US Health Care Costs

Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity with Mcc or Tota in Michigan

MS-DRG 469: Major hip and knee joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity with mcc or tota

$98,550typical hospital bill
$29,463typical amount paid
$26,726–$32,201range paid across 2 hospitals

Michigan hospitals billed Medicare a typical $98,550 for this stay in 2024, about 3.3 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
Beaumont Hospital Royal OakRoyal Oak20$117,574$26,726
Trinity Health Ann Arbor HospitalAnn Arbor11$79,525$32,201

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.