US Health Care Costs

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

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

$53,486typical hospital bill
$18,506typical amount paid
$18,485–$23,218range paid across 3 hospitals

Oregon hospitals billed Medicare a typical $53,486 for this stay in 2024, about 2.9 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
St Charles Medical Center - BendBend32$47,910$18,485
Providence St Vincent Medical CenterPortland17$53,486$18,506
Ohsu Hospital and ClinicsPortland14$70,608$23,218

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.