US Health Care Costs

Fracture or sprain (not hip or thigh) in Montana

MS-DRG 563: Fracture, sprain, strain and dislocation except femur, hip, pelvis and thigh without mcc

$17,175average hospital bill
$6,745average amount paid

One Montana hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $17,175, about 2.5 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Intermountain Health St Vincent Regional HospitalBillings11$17,175$6,745

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.