US Health Care Costs

Non-Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Cc in New York

MS-DRG 988: Non-extensive o.r. procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with cc

$142,970typical hospital bill
$23,940typical amount paid
$19,534–$27,471range paid across 5 hospitals

New York hospitals billed Medicare a typical $142,970 for this stay in 2024, about 6.0 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
Staten Island University HospitalStaten Island11$61,734$19,534
North Shore University HospitalManhasset13$134,278$23,355
New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York25$142,970$23,940
Nyu Langone HospitalsNew York11$182,510$25,227
Suny/Stony Brook University HospitalStony Brook20$165,452$27,471

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.