US Health Care Costs

Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.r. Procedures with Mcc in Indiana

MS-DRG 515: Other musculoskeletal system and connective tissue o.r. procedures with mcc

$78,379typical hospital bill
$22,307typical amount paid
$21,388–$23,227range paid across 2 hospitals

Indiana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $78,379 for this stay in 2024, about 3.5 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
Deaconess Hospital IncEvansville22$81,072$21,388
Parkview Regional Medical CenterFort Wayne17$75,686$23,227

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.