Infection needing surgery, with major complications in Indiana
MS-DRG 853: Infectious and parasitic diseases with o.r. procedures with mcc
$150,233typical hospital bill
$36,338typical amount paid
$24,917–$60,036range paid across 37 hospitals
Indiana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $150,233 for this stay in 2024, about 4.1 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)
| Hospital | City | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Elizabeth Dearborn Hospital | Lawrenceburg | 17 | $70,811 | $24,917 | |
| Norton Clark Hospital | Jeffersonville | 21 | $128,916 | $29,446 | |
| Baptist Health Floyd | New Albany | 40 | $164,296 | $30,019 | |
| Franciscan Health Michigan City | Michigan City | 28 | $148,230 | $32,454 | |
| Franciscan Health Lafayette | Lafayette | 28 | $163,200 | $32,753 | |
| Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital | Bloomington | 56 | $165,756 | $33,869 | |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana | Fort Wayne | 72 | $347,226 | $34,600 | |
| Indiana University Health North Hospital | Carmel | 21 | $135,265 | $34,615 | |
| Community Hospital North | Indianapolis | 21 | $160,442 | $34,797 | |
| Columbus Regional Hospital | Columbus | 44 | $95,709 | $34,924 | |
| Northwest Health - Porter | Valparaiso | 41 | $242,144 | $35,154 | |
| Franciscan Health Indianapolis | Indianapolis | 84 | $147,202 | $35,262 | |
| St Catherine Hospital Inc | East Chicago | 23 | $123,667 | $35,653 | |
| Union Hospital Inc | Terre Haute | 40 | $101,504 | $35,727 | |
| Community Hospital | Munster | 67 | $111,110 | $35,807 | |
| Community Hospital South, Inc. | Indianapolis | 23 | $113,244 | $36,071 | |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center | Fort Wayne | 139 | $158,029 | $36,086 | |
| Ascension St Vincent Evansville | Evansville | 35 | $127,700 | $36,195 | |
| Iu Health West Hospital | Avon | 21 | $210,658 | $36,338 | |
| St Mary Medical Center Inc | Hobart | 29 | $150,233 | $36,427 | |
| Hendricks Regional Health | Danville | 17 | $115,431 | $36,527 | |
| Indiana University Health Arnett Hospital | Lafayette | 26 | $166,585 | $36,672 | |
| Deaconess Hospital Inc | Evansville | 162 | $140,017 | $36,789 | |
| Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center | Mishawaka | 53 | $132,729 | $37,056 | |
| Good Samaritan Hospital | Vincennes | 22 | $85,803 | $37,485 | |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point | Crown Point | 41 | $156,904 | $37,599 | |
| Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital | Muncie | 49 | $172,256 | $38,492 | |
| Reid Health | Richmond | 49 | $89,316 | $40,719 | |
| Elkhart General Hospital | Elkhart | 16 | $141,613 | $42,271 | |
| Terre Haute Regional Hospital | Terre Haute | 14 | $370,330 | $42,985 | |
| Franciscan Health Munster | Munster | 20 | $165,760 | $43,310 | |
| Memorial Hospital of South Bend | South Bend | 31 | $182,162 | $43,486 | |
| Ascension St Vincent Hospital | Indianapolis | 82 | $228,481 | $46,768 | |
| Methodist Hospitals Inc | Gary | 26 | $295,891 | $48,746 | |
| Franciscan Health Dyer | Dyer | 36 | $145,263 | $53,500 | |
| Eskenazi Health | Indianapolis | 21 | $192,040 | $54,952 | |
| Indiana University Health | Indianapolis | 88 | $294,856 | $60,036 |
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.