US Health Care Costs

Limb Reattachment, Hip and Femur Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma in Delaware

MS-DRG 956: Limb reattachment, hip and femur procedures for multiple significant trauma

$93,305typical hospital bill
$29,888typical amount paid
$22,877–$36,898range paid across 2 hospitals

Delaware hospitals billed Medicare a typical $93,305 for this stay in 2024, about 3.1 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent CampusDover11$72,846$22,877
Christiana HospitalNewark25$113,763$36,898

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.