US Health Care Costs

O.r. Procedures for Obesity Without Cc/Mcc in New York

MS-DRG 621: O.r. procedures for obesity without cc/mcc

$108,707typical hospital bill
$18,339typical amount paid
$14,680–$21,998range paid across 2 hospitals

New York hospitals billed Medicare a typical $108,707 for this stay in 2024, about 5.9 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
Crouse HospitalSyracuse12$28,992$14,680
Nyu Langone HospitalsNew York16$188,423$21,998

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.