US Health Care Costs

Other Factors Influencing Health Status in Indiana

MS-DRG 951: Other factors influencing health status

$20,012typical hospital bill
$5,196typical amount paid
$4,170–$5,969range paid across 3 hospitals

Indiana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $20,012 for this stay in 2024, about 3.9 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
Baptist Health FloydNew Albany13$15,290$4,170
Indiana University Health Ball Memorial HospitalMuncie11$20,012$5,196
Ascension St Vincent HospitalIndianapolis15$24,828$5,969

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.