US Health Care Costs

Dysequilibrium in Indiana

MS-DRG 149: Dysequilibrium

$27,576typical hospital bill
$5,787typical amount paid
$5,348–$7,595range paid across 6 hospitals

Indiana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $27,576 for this stay in 2024, about 4.8 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Baptist Health FloydNew Albany12$41,427$5,348
Northwest Health - PorterValparaiso15$42,005$5,418
Deaconess Hospital IncEvansville17$19,647$5,591
Union Hospital IncTerre Haute12$29,510$5,983
Memorial Hospital of South BendSouth Bend11$20,021$6,242
Ascension St Vincent HospitalIndianapolis12$25,642$7,595

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.