US Health Care Costs

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

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

$52,307average hospital bill
$14,052average amount paid

One Iowa hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $52,307, about 3.7 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Mercyone Dubuque Medical CenterDubuque24$52,307$14,052

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.