US Health Care Costs

Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours in Indiana

MS-DRG 207: Respiratory system diagnosis with ventilator support >96 hours

$233,646typical hospital bill
$50,838typical amount paid
$36,703–$58,220range paid across 7 hospitals

Indiana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $233,646 for this stay in 2024, about 4.6 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
Parkview Regional Medical CenterFort Wayne15$131,840$36,703
Deaconess Hospital IncEvansville14$127,126$46,337
Union Hospital IncTerre Haute16$164,508$46,713
Community Hospital NorthIndianapolis14$234,558$50,838
Indiana University Health Ball Memorial HospitalMuncie11$238,365$51,620
Indiana University HealthIndianapolis20$233,646$56,277
Ascension St Vincent HospitalIndianapolis14$262,932$58,220

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.