US Health Care Costs

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

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

$145,034typical hospital bill
$11,502typical amount paid
$10,039–$17,232range paid across 4 hospitals

Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $145,034 for this stay in 2024, about 12.6 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
Bon Secours St Marys HospitalRichmond12$64,677$10,039
Henrico Doctors' HospitalRichmond16$222,754$10,829
Cjw Medical CenterRichmond33$199,440$12,174
Medical College of Virginia HospitalsRichmond13$90,627$17,232

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.