US Health Care Costs

Wound Debridement and Skin Graft Except Hand for Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue D in Florida

MS-DRG 463: Wound debridement and skin graft except hand for musculoskeletal and connective tissue d

$385,105typical hospital bill
$38,304typical amount paid
$34,853–$58,788range paid across 3 hospitals

Florida hospitals billed Medicare a typical $385,105 for this stay in 2024, about 10.1 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 staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Baptist Health Medical Center - JacksonvilleJacksonville12$215,329$34,853
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Orlando HealthOrlando15$385,105$38,304
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AdventHealth OrlandoOrlando20$487,136$58,788
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Jackson Health SystemMiami–––$39,628$70,210$55,549–$189,095 · 44 plans
Tampa General HospitalTampa––––$85,120$48,953–$118,364 · 19 plans
UF Health Shands HospitalGainesville––––$65,434$30,061–$88,014 · 18 plans

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.