US Health Care Costs

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

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

$256,782typical hospital bill
$43,792typical amount paid
$42,141–$45,444range paid across 2 hospitals

New York hospitals billed Medicare a typical $256,782 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
New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York13$221,666$42,141
Nyu Langone HospitalsNew York24$291,898$45,444

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.