US Health Care Costs

Major Chest Procedures with Mcc in Indiana

MS-DRG 163: Major chest procedures with mcc

$170,201typical hospital bill
$37,544typical amount paid
$32,555–$48,049range paid across 9 hospitals

Indiana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $170,201 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
Lutheran Hospital of IndianaFort Wayne11$268,789$32,555
Parkview Regional Medical CenterFort Wayne26$176,078$33,760
Franciscan Health IndianapolisIndianapolis26$178,090$35,253
Community HospitalMunster20$135,797$36,026
Memorial Hospital of South BendSouth Bend18$167,648$37,544
Community Hospital EastIndianapolis16$149,402$38,923
Ascension St Vincent HospitalIndianapolis44$170,201$38,925
Deaconess Hospital IncEvansville35$113,692$38,968
Indiana University HealthIndianapolis37$193,903$48,049

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.