US Health Care Costs

Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture with Mcc in Delaware

MS-DRG 521: Hip replacement with principal diagnosis of hip fracture with mcc

$92,027typical hospital bill
$24,830typical amount paid
$22,851–$26,809range paid across 2 hospitals

Delaware hospitals billed Medicare a typical $92,027 for this stay in 2024, about 3.7 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
Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent CampusDover11$99,270$22,851
Christiana HospitalNewark41$84,784$26,809

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.