US Health Care Costs

Skin Debridement with Cc in New York

MS-DRG 571: Skin debridement with cc

$133,706typical hospital bill
$21,708typical amount paid
$18,725–$24,691range paid across 2 hospitals

New York hospitals billed Medicare a typical $133,706 for this stay in 2024, about 6.2 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
Staten Island University HospitalStaten Island21$78,236$18,725
Nyu Langone HospitalsNew York17$189,177$24,691

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.