US Health Care Costs

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

MS-DRG 464: Wound debridement and skin graft except hand for musculoskeletal and connective tissue d

$152,079typical hospital bill
$24,940typical amount paid
$18,652–$30,026range paid across 5 hospitals

Ohio hospitals billed Medicare a typical $152,079 for this stay in 2024, about 6.1 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
Bethesda NorthCincinnati11$61,404$18,652
Summa Health SystemAkron13$147,125$22,912
Mercy St Vincent Medical CenterToledo12$155,290$24,940
Cleveland ClinicCleveland19$158,045$29,861
Ohio State University State Health SystemColumbus22$152,079$30,026

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.