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Bone diseases and arthropathies with MCC

In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $16,721 per stay at 9 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $14,160 and $19,003.

Limited data: use with caution

Only 9 hospitals reported this in 2024 (148 stays). Medicare covers few patients for some procedures (births, for example), and CMS leaves out hospitals with fewer than 11 cases, so these figures may not represent typical costs.

National figures, 2024

Average payment per case
$16,721
Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
$14,160–$19,003
Medicare’s share
$13,24379% of the payment
Average billed charge
$84,843
Hospitals reporting
9148 stays

Hospitals in California

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Location
California
Specific hospitals up to 10
Average payment across these 2 hospitals
$14,252National $16,721 · California $14,252
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Medicare stays
46

2 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024. Download as CSV

Medicare payments per case for Bone diseases and arthropathies with MCC by hospital, 2024
HospitalCasesAverage paymentvs national averageMedicare paidBilled charge
Southern California Hospital At HollywoodHollywood, CA · CCN 05013524$14,16015% below the national average$12,732$47,025
Los Angeles Community HospitalLos Angeles, CA · CCN 05066322$14,35114% below the national average$13,165$34,228

National trend

Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.

  • Average payment
  • Average billed charge
2020: 38 stays at 3 hospitals · 2021: 90 stays at 7 hospitals · 2022: 114 stays at 8 hospitals · 2023: 94 stays at 7 hospitals · 2024: 148 stays at 9 hospitals
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National average payment and billed charge for Bone diseases and arthropathies with MCC
Year of careAverage paymentAverage billed charge
2020$16K$90K
2021$16K$65K
2022$18K$92K
2023$17K$72K
2024$17K$85K

By state, 2024

Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.

Show all 4 states
Average payment by state for Bone diseases and arthropathies with MCC, 2024
StateHospitalsCasesAverage paymentTypical range
Florida112$10,400$10,400–$10,400
Pennsylvania115$12,129$12,129–$12,129
California246$14,252$14,208–$14,304
New York575$20,165$18,807–$20,491

About these numbers

Average payment is what Medicare paid plus the patient’s deductible and coinsurance (and any other insurer), averaged over the hospital’s Medicare cases. It covers the hospital’s part of the care; doctors bill separately. Billed charges are the hospital’s list prices, which few patients pay.

Medicare sets its payments by formula, adjusting for local wages, teaching programs, the share of low-income patients and unusually costly cases. Those adjustments drive most differences between hospitals, so a lower payment doesn’t mean better or worse care, and Medicare patients’ own costs usually vary much less than the totals. Private insurance pays different, usually higher, prices.

Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (Medicare fee-for-service claims). CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 stays. More in the glossary.