US Health Care Costs

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

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

$138,849typical hospital bill
$30,569typical amount paid
$26,196–$42,693range paid across 3 hospitals

Indiana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $138,849 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
Deaconess Hospital IncEvansville17$131,581$26,196
Ascension St Vincent HospitalIndianapolis15$138,849$30,569
Indiana University HealthIndianapolis15$254,384$42,693

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.