US Health Care Costs

Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities in Indiana

MS-DRG 483: Major joint or limb reattachment procedures of upper extremities

$74,567typical hospital bill
$17,992typical amount paid
$16,416–$21,912range paid across 10 hospitals

Indiana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $74,567 for this stay in 2024, about 4.1 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
Franciscan Health Orthopedic Hospital CarmelCarmel16$78,412$16,416
Orthoindy HospitalIndianapolis11$49,589$16,858
The Orthopaedic Hospital of Lutheran Health NetworFt Wayne14$193,125$16,878
Iu Health West HospitalAvon12$173,030$17,762
Deaconess Hospital IncEvansville16$55,337$17,929
Community HospitalMunster17$70,197$18,055
Ascension St Vincent EvansvilleEvansville62$111,798$18,669
Reid HealthRichmond14$69,873$20,481
St Mary Medical Center IncHobart13$70,722$21,502
Ascension St Vincent HospitalIndianapolis19$125,099$21,912

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.