US Health Care Costs

Postoperative or Post-Traumatic Infections with O.r. Procedures with Mcc in Indiana

MS-DRG 856: Postoperative or post-traumatic infections with o.r. procedures with mcc

$161,630typical hospital bill
$36,099typical amount paid
$32,714–$42,611range paid across 4 hospitals

Indiana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $161,630 for this stay in 2024, about 4.5 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
Parkview Regional Medical CenterFort Wayne11$173,538$32,714
Deaconess Hospital IncEvansville17$100,981$33,245
Ascension St Vincent HospitalIndianapolis14$199,119$38,952
Indiana University HealthIndianapolis12$149,722$42,611

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.