US Health Care Costs

Major Chest Trauma Without Cc/Mcc in New York

MS-DRG 185: Major chest trauma without cc/mcc

$54,288typical hospital bill
$10,634typical amount paid
$10,278–$10,990range paid across 2 hospitals

New York hospitals billed Medicare a typical $54,288 for this stay in 2024, about 5.1 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
North Shore University HospitalManhasset12$48,821$10,278
Suny/Stony Brook University HospitalStony Brook14$59,756$10,990

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.