US Health Care Costs

Non-Extensive Burns in New York

MS-DRG 935: Non-extensive burns

$239,963typical hospital bill
$29,187typical amount paid
$25,042–$33,333range paid across 2 hospitals

New York hospitals billed Medicare a typical $239,963 for this stay in 2024, about 8.2 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
Westchester Medical CenterValhalla14$273,967$25,042
New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York17$205,960$33,333

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.