US Health Care Costs

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

MS-DRG 516: Other musculoskeletal system and connective tissue o.r. procedures with cc

$87,313typical hospital bill
$15,567typical amount paid
$15,142–$24,485range paid across 6 hospitals

Indiana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $87,313 for this stay in 2024, about 5.6 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 IncEvansville55$56,624$15,142
Parkview Regional Medical CenterFort Wayne25$75,653$15,235
Lutheran Hospital of IndianaFort Wayne18$113,223$15,480
Indiana University Health Arnett HospitalLafayette14$87,105$15,654
Ascension St Vincent HospitalIndianapolis13$87,521$17,570
Indiana University HealthIndianapolis11$116,790$24,485

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.