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Other respiratory system diagnoses with major complications in Indiana

What 5 hospitals in Indiana charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for other respiratory system diagnoses with major complications (DRG 205), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 205 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $68,170 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $15,860 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $13,337 Average per stay
State rank #2 of 21 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Indiana billed an average of $68,170 for other respiratory system diagnoses with major complications, about 4.3 times the average total payment of $15,860. That payment is 30% below the U.S. average of $22,775.

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 $15,860Billed $68,170

About 23¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Indiana billed for this stay.

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

Indiana hospitals: other respiratory system diagnoses 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 33 $79,775 $19,873 $15,459
Deaconess Hospital INCEvansville 20 $47,709 $13,085 $11,734
Parkview HospitalFort Wayne 15 $62,971 $14,333 $12,946
Community HospitalMunster 14 $42,523 $13,242 $12,027
Franciscan Health IndianapolisIndianapolis 11 $110,283 $14,282 $12,089
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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$13,085
Community HospitalMunster, IN$13,242
Franciscan Health IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN$14,282
Parkview HospitalFort Wayne, IN$14,333
Clarian Health PartnersIndianapolis, IN$19,873

Highest

Clarian Health PartnersIndianapolis, IN$19,873
Parkview HospitalFort Wayne, IN$14,333
Franciscan Health IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN$14,282
Community HospitalMunster, IN$13,242
Deaconess Hospital INCEvansville, IN$13,085

Other respiratory system diagnoses with major complications in other states

Questions

How much does other respiratory system diagnoses with major complications cost in Indiana?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for other respiratory system diagnoses with major complications (DRG 205) at 5 hospitals in Indiana was billed at $68,170 on average, while the average total payment was $15,860, of which Medicare paid $13,337. 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 4.3 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.