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Amputation of Lower Limb for Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders with complications
Medicare DRG 617. What hospitals charge and what Medicare pays, 2024.
Avg hospital charge
$82,773
Avg total payment
$18,999
Avg Medicare pays
$14,634
Hospitals reporting
284
The "charge" is the hospital's list price — almost nobody pays it. "Total payment" is what the hospital actually received (Medicare plus patient copays and other payers). These figures cover Medicare fee-for-service inpatient stays only.
| State | Hospitals | Avg charge | Avg Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 9 | $136,742 | $15,289 |
| California | 24 | $125,862 | $18,816 |
| Nevada | 2 | $123,510 | $16,286 |
| Alabama | 2 | $120,189 | $10,981 |
| New York | 11 | $118,354 | $18,466 |
| Nebraska | 2 | $116,167 | $20,221 |
| Florida | 17 | $109,773 | $14,118 |
| Texas | 16 | $99,730 | $12,936 |
| Georgia | 5 | $99,014 | $13,902 |
| Pennsylvania | 21 | $97,225 | $13,585 |
| Alaska | 1 | $92,568 | $16,135 |
| Kansas | 4 | $87,129 | $14,659 |
| South Carolina | 7 | $85,408 | $12,671 |
| South Dakota | 2 | $84,567 | $14,826 |
| Connecticut | 4 | $83,685 | $16,386 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | $82,242 | $11,983 |
| Ohio | 8 | $81,667 | $13,312 |
| Indiana | 4 | $81,139 | $12,732 |
| Arizona | 5 | $79,799 | $14,456 |
| West Virginia | 2 | $79,781 | $12,958 |
| Washington | 5 | $78,164 | $14,386 |
| Delaware | 2 | $75,008 | $15,313 |
| Kentucky | 6 | $74,929 | $10,889 |
| Louisiana | 2 | $73,528 | $12,188 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | $71,693 | $15,648 |
| Vermont | 2 | $69,620 | $7,523 |
| Idaho | 3 | $69,332 | $15,397 |
| Illinois | 12 | $67,992 | $12,550 |
| Colorado | 1 | $65,902 | $12,050 |
| Virginia | 14 | $64,720 | $13,049 |
| Missouri | 8 | $64,308 | $12,387 |
| North Carolina | 18 | $63,842 | $13,359 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | $57,589 | $16,493 |
| Mississippi | 4 | $53,574 | $10,518 |
| Michigan | 8 | $53,498 | $12,946 |
| Minnesota | 9 | $53,403 | $14,198 |
| Massachusetts | 8 | $53,320 | $16,661 |
| Maine | 1 | $52,901 | $12,912 |
| Oregon | 3 | $52,894 | $16,816 |
| New Mexico | 1 | $51,776 | $17,286 |
| Tennessee | 3 | $50,716 | $12,006 |
| Arkansas | 1 | $50,705 | $10,664 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | $50,027 | $12,016 |
| Iowa | 1 | $48,150 | $11,841 |
| Montana | 1 | $47,615 | $13,755 |
| Utah | 1 | $46,191 | $15,802 |
| Maryland | 14 | $26,549 | $21,411 |
Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service. A DRG (Diagnosis Related Group) is how Medicare classifies an inpatient stay for payment; the description is Medicare's, not a diagnosis for any individual.