US Health Care Costs

Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Malignancy with Mcc in Iowa

MS-DRG 542: Pathological fractures and musculoskeletal and connective tissue malignancy with mcc

$114,216average hospital bill
$19,869average amount paid

One Iowa hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $114,216, about 5.7 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
University of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsIowa City17$114,216$19,869

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.