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Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 561

Aftercare, musculoskeletal system and connective tissue without CC/MCC

In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $23,765 per stay at 9 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $6,849 and $28,157.

Limited data: use with caution

Only 9 hospitals reported this in 2024 (380 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
$23,765
Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
$6,849–$28,157
Medicare’s share
$22,23794% of the payment
Average billed charge
$30,351
Hospitals reporting
9380 stays

Hospitals in Florida

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Location
Florida
Specific hospitals up to 10
Average payment (1 hospital)
$6,849National $23,765 · Florida $6,849
Too few hospitals to compare
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Medicare stays
11

1 hospital reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024. Download as CSV

Medicare payments per case for Aftercare, musculoskeletal system and connective tissue without CC/MCC by hospital, 2024
HospitalCasesAverage paymentvs national averageMedicare paidBilled charge
Marion Communtiy HospitalOcala, FL · CCN 10021211$6,84971% below the national average$5,601$66,094

National trend

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

  • Average payment
  • Average billed charge
2020: 374 stays at 9 hospitals · 2021: 391 stays at 8 hospitals · 2022: 321 stays at 8 hospitals · 2023: 435 stays at 10 hospitals · 2024: 380 stays at 9 hospitals
View data as a table
National average payment and billed charge for Aftercare, musculoskeletal system and connective tissue without CC/MCC
Year of careAverage paymentAverage billed charge
2020$22K$24K
2021$24K$26K
2022$25K$28K
2023$26K$30K
2024$24K$30K

By state, 2024

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

Show all 4 states
Average payment by state for Aftercare, musculoskeletal system and connective tissue without CC/MCC, 2024
StateHospitalsCasesAverage paymentTypical range
Michigan135$5,704$5,704–$5,704
Texas112$6,429$6,429–$6,429
Florida111$6,849$6,849–$6,849
Maryland6322$26,952$24,677–$29,012

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.