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Other digestive system operating room procedures with major complications in Michigan

What 3 hospitals in Michigan charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for other digestive system operating room procedures with major complications (DRG 356), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 356 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $170,724 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $44,825 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $36,398 Average per stay
State rank #15 of 19 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Michigan billed an average of $170,724 for other digestive system operating room procedures with major complications, about 3.8 times the average total payment of $44,825. That payment is 2% above the U.S. average of $44,107.

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 $44,825Billed $170,724

About 26¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Michigan billed for this stay.

Medicare prices this stay in 2 versions, by how sick the patient was. Compare them in Michigan:

Michigan hospitals: other digestive system operating room procedures with major complications

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

Hospital Stays Avg charge Avg payment Medicare paid
Univ of Michigan HospitalsAnn Arbor 15 $215,861 $55,990 $42,037
William Beaumont HospitalRoyal Oak 13 $200,681 $41,264 $36,969
Spectrum Health - Butterworth CampusGrand Rapids 12 $81,849 $34,727 $28,732
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Lowest and highest payments in Michigan

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

Spectrum Health - Butterworth CampusGrand Rapids, MI$34,727
William Beaumont HospitalRoyal Oak, MI$41,264
Univ of Michigan HospitalsAnn Arbor, MI$55,990

Highest

Univ of Michigan HospitalsAnn Arbor, MI$55,990
William Beaumont HospitalRoyal Oak, MI$41,264
Spectrum Health - Butterworth CampusGrand Rapids, MI$34,727

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Questions

How much does other digestive system operating room procedures with major complications cost in Michigan?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for other digestive system operating room procedures with major complications (DRG 356) at 3 hospitals in Michigan was billed at $170,724 on average, while the average total payment was $44,825, of which Medicare paid $36,398. 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 Michigan, average charges were 3.8 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.