US Health Care Costs

Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.r. Procedures Without Cc/Mcc in Michigan

MS-DRG 517: Other musculoskeletal system and connective tissue o.r. procedures without cc/mcc

$38,350typical hospital bill
$12,982typical amount paid
$11,420–$14,804range paid across 5 hospitals

Michigan hospitals billed Medicare a typical $38,350 for this stay in 2024, about 3.0 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
Beaumont Hospital, TroyTroy16$73,968$11,420
Mymichigan Medical Center MidlandMidland11$36,013$12,552
Munson Medical CenterTraverse City15$38,350$12,982
Spectrum HealthGrand Rapids16$37,492$13,169
Beaumont Hospital Royal OakRoyal Oak15$59,574$14,804

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.