US Health Care Costs

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

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

$99,201typical hospital bill
$18,508typical amount paid
$16,259–$26,624range paid across 5 hospitals

Washington hospitals billed Medicare a typical $99,201 for this stay in 2024, about 5.4 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
Overlake Hospital Medical Center & ClinicsBellevue11$115,158$16,259
Kadlec Regional Medical CenterRichland14$93,498$17,188
Providence St Peter HospitalOlympia14$83,450$18,508
Harborview Medical CenterSeattle31$99,201$24,408
University of Washington Medical CtrSeattle13$113,553$26,624

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.