US Health Care Costs

Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement Without Cc/Mcc in Montana

MS-DRG 468: Revision of hip or knee replacement without cc/mcc

$79,159typical hospital bill
$20,938typical amount paid
$19,630–$23,750range paid across 5 hospitals

Montana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $79,159 for this stay in 2024, about 3.8 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
Bozeman Health Deaconess HospitalBozeman11$79,159$19,630
Community Medical CenterMissoula12$95,467$20,068
Billings Clinic HospitalBillings12$56,284$20,938
St. Patrick HospitalMissoula32$57,819$20,990
Intermountain Health St Vincent Regional HospitalBillings33$119,544$23,750

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.