US Health Care Costs

Hernia Procedures Except Inguinal and Femoral Without Cc/Mcc in New York

MS-DRG 355: Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral without cc/mcc

$81,165typical hospital bill
$17,856typical amount paid
$11,600–$20,496range paid across 5 hospitals

New York hospitals billed Medicare a typical $81,165 for this stay in 2024, about 4.5 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
St Peter's HospitalAlbany14$38,122$11,600
St Francis Hospital - the Heart CenterRoslyn29$79,105$12,778
Nyu Langone HospitalsNew York17$155,296$17,856
New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York43$81,165$17,910
Suny/Stony Brook University HospitalStony Brook19$119,471$20,496

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.