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Non-extensive burns in Florida

What 2 hospitals in Florida charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for non-extensive burns (DRG 935), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 935 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $104,788 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $22,054 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $15,961 Average per stay
Volume 35 Medicare hospital stays

Hospitals in Florida billed an average of $104,788 for non-extensive burns, about 4.8 times the average total payment of $22,054. That payment is 23% below the U.S. average of $28,598.

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 $22,054Billed $104,788

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

Florida hospitals: non-extensive burns

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

Hospital Stays Avg charge Avg payment Medicare paid
Shands Hospital at the University of FloridaGainesville 22 $95,196 $24,539 $15,793
Orlando Regional HealthcareOrlando 13 $121,020 $17,849 $16,244
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Non-extensive burns in other states

Questions

How much does non-extensive burns cost in Florida?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for non-extensive burns (DRG 935) at 2 hospitals in Florida was billed at $104,788 on average, while the average total payment was $22,054, of which Medicare paid $15,961. 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 Florida, 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.