US Health Care Costs

Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications in Vermont

MS-DRG 480: Hip and femur procedures except major joint with mcc

$95,736average hospital bill
$22,942average amount paid

One Vermont hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $95,736, about 4.2 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health CareBurlington20$95,736$22,942

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.