US Health Care Costs

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

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

$61,337typical hospital bill
$26,129typical amount paid
$25,463–$27,258range paid across 3 hospitals

Michigan hospitals billed Medicare a typical $61,337 for this stay in 2024, about 2.3 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
Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and NoviSouthfield11$61,337$25,463
Spectrum HealthGrand Rapids12$47,762$26,129
Munson Medical CenterTraverse City17$91,137$27,258

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.