US Health Care Costs

Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Cc in Iowa

MS-DRG 467: Revision of hip or knee replacement with cc

$100,601typical hospital bill
$24,521typical amount paid
$23,513–$32,670range paid across 6 hospitals

Iowa hospitals billed Medicare a typical $100,601 for this stay in 2024, about 4.1 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
University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center DownIowa City13$103,413$23,513
Mercyone Des Moines Medical CenterDes Moines23$85,535$23,816
Genesis Medical Center-DavenportDavenport28$97,788$24,463
Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist MediDes Moines36$118,519$24,580
St Lukes HospitalCedar Rapids11$62,527$25,042
University of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsIowa City34$147,888$32,670

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.