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Major small and large bowel procedures with major complications in Indiana

What 18 hospitals in Indiana charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for major small and large bowel procedures with major complications (DRG 329), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 329 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $177,702 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $36,776 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $31,695 Average per stay
State rank #9 of 47 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Indiana billed an average of $177,702 for major small and large bowel procedures with major complications, about 4.8 times the average total payment of $36,776. That payment is 16% below the U.S. average of $43,910.

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 $36,776Billed $177,702

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

Indiana hospitals: major small and large bowel procedures 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
Deaconess Hospital INCEvansville 62 $122,975 $38,443 $28,633
Clarian Health PartnersIndianapolis 40 $239,464 $52,018 $43,911
Franciscan Health IndianapolisIndianapolis 39 $114,953 $31,220 $26,449
St Vincent Hospital & Health ServicesIndianapolis 34 $319,582 $47,139 $41,859
Parkview HospitalFort Wayne 30 $186,045 $38,520 $30,181
Community HospitalMunster 27 $109,905 $31,814 $30,447
Floyd Memorial Hospital and Health ServicesNew Albany 26 $178,772 $29,451 $26,537
Bloomington HospitalBloomington 22 $185,415 $31,947 $30,547
Lutheran Hospital of IndianaFort Wayne 21 $278,892 $31,043 $25,978
Community Hospital NorthIndianapolis 18 $146,670 $33,102 $31,659
Union Hospital INCTerre Haute 15 $128,986 $36,059 $33,297
Porter, Valparaiso HospitalValparaiso 15 $258,689 $30,587 $29,162
Indiana University Health North HospitalCarmel 15 $100,276 $30,182 $28,769
St Mary Medical Center INCHobart 14 $121,444 $30,894 $29,304
Ball Memorial Hospital INCMuncie 14 $199,337 $35,734 $33,278
St Mary's Medical Center of Evansville INCEvansville 14 $184,084 $28,895 $27,830
Saint Joseph Reg Medical CtrSouth Bend 12 $113,282 $39,752 $31,309
Memorial Hospital of South BendSouth Bend 12 $195,035 $44,296 $35,628
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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.

Highest

Clarian Health PartnersIndianapolis, IN$52,018
St Vincent Hospital & Health ServicesIndianapolis, IN$47,139
Memorial Hospital of South BendSouth Bend, IN$44,296
Saint Joseph Reg Medical CtrSouth Bend, IN$39,752
Parkview HospitalFort Wayne, IN$38,520

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Questions

How much does major small and large bowel procedures with major complications cost in Indiana?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for major small and large bowel procedures with major complications (DRG 329) at 18 hospitals in Indiana was billed at $177,702 on average, while the average total payment was $36,776, of which Medicare paid $31,695. 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.