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Extensive operating room procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with major complications in Indiana

What 17 hospitals in Indiana charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for extensive operating room procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with major complications (DRG 981), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 981 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $175,537 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $36,641 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $33,422 Average per stay
State rank #8 of 42 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Indiana billed an average of $175,537 for extensive operating room procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with major complications, about 4.8 times the average total payment of $36,641. That payment is 22% below the U.S. average of $47,051.

These are averages for patients with original (fee-for-service) Medicare. Private insurance pays different, negotiated prices, and what you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Use these figures to compare hospitals, not as a quote.

Paid $36,641Billed $175,537

About 21¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Indiana billed for this stay.

Indiana hospitals: extensive operating room procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with major complications

Every Indiana hospital that billed Medicare for this stay at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.

Hospital Stays Avg charge Avg payment Medicare paid
Clarian Health PartnersIndianapolis 45 $238,197 $48,302 $40,922
Deaconess Hospital INCEvansville 32 $111,308 $31,019 $29,787
St Vincent Hospital & Health ServicesIndianapolis 29 $249,410 $44,806 $39,521
Franciscan Health IndianapolisIndianapolis 27 $211,698 $32,136 $30,786
Lutheran Hospital of IndianaFort Wayne 22 $204,584 $32,818 $31,158
Community Hospital NorthIndianapolis 22 $143,834 $34,504 $33,467
Parkview HospitalFort Wayne 21 $137,905 $33,316 $32,426
Franciscan Health LafayetteLafayette 19 $122,689 $32,130 $27,282
Bloomington HospitalBloomington 18 $187,583 $34,061 $32,985
Community HospitalMunster 18 $94,439 $32,671 $27,341
Union Hospital INCTerre Haute 16 $110,390 $32,862 $31,253
Floyd Memorial Hospital and Health ServicesNew Albany 13 $271,995 $33,183 $32,347
Community Hospital EastIndianapolis 13 $113,866 $35,980 $34,654
Community Hospital SouthIndianapolis 13 $151,503 $33,485 $32,425
Franciscan St Anthony Health - Crown PointCrown Point 12 $166,385 $40,137 $32,507
St Mary Medical Center INCHobart 11 $153,496 $35,483 $27,675
Memorial Hospital of South BendSouth Bend 11 $218,032 $43,044 $42,206
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Lowest and highest payments in Indiana

Among hospitals with at least 11 Medicare hospital stays. Differences reflect local wage costs, teaching status and how sick patients were, as well as price.

Lowest

Deaconess Hospital INCEvansville, IN$31,019
Franciscan Health LafayetteLafayette, IN$32,130
Franciscan Health IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN$32,136
Community HospitalMunster, IN$32,671
Lutheran Hospital of IndianaFort Wayne, IN$32,818

Highest

Clarian Health PartnersIndianapolis, IN$48,302
St Vincent Hospital & Health ServicesIndianapolis, IN$44,806
Memorial Hospital of South BendSouth Bend, IN$43,044
Franciscan St Anthony Health - Crown PointCrown Point, IN$40,137
Community Hospital EastIndianapolis, IN$35,980

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Questions

How much does extensive operating room procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with major complications cost in Indiana?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for extensive operating room procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with major complications (DRG 981) at 17 hospitals in Indiana was billed at $175,537 on average, while the average total payment was $36,641, of which Medicare paid $33,422. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.

Why are hospital charges so much higher than payments?

Charges are a hospital's list prices. Medicare pays fixed rates set in advance, and private insurers negotiate their own discounts, so almost nobody pays the full charge. For this stay in Indiana, average charges were 4.8 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.

Source: CMS, Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. Average total payment includes Medicare's payment, the patient's deductible and coinsurance, and any other payer. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 hospital stays for privacy. About the data.