US Health Care Costs

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

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

$297,002typical hospital bill
$21,604typical amount paid
$20,689–$36,170range paid across 3 hospitals

Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $297,002 for this stay in 2024, about 13.7 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
Cjw Medical CenterRichmond22$377,797$20,689
Henrico Doctors' HospitalRichmond20$297,002$21,604
Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church11$85,484$36,170

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.