US Health Care Costs

Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures Except Hip, Foot and Femur with Mcc in Ohio

MS-DRG 492: Lower extremity and humerus procedures except hip, foot and femur with mcc

$150,002typical hospital bill
$30,124typical amount paid
$23,359–$37,349range paid across 3 hospitals

Ohio hospitals billed Medicare a typical $150,002 for this stay in 2024, about 5.0 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
Bethesda NorthCincinnati18$69,003$23,359
Miami Valley HospitalDayton12$150,002$30,124
Ohio State University State Health SystemColumbus12$163,571$37,349

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.