Inpatient stays / DRG 517
MS-DRG 517 · 130 hospitals · 6,423 stays
DRG 517: Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures without CC/MCC
Medicare patients had 6,423 stays in DRG 517 in 2024. Hospitals charged an average of $78,157 per stay and were paid $14,001 — a ratio of 5.6 to 1 — of which Medicare's own share averaged $10,949. Average charges ran from $15,843 at the least expensive hospital to $236,357 at the most; half of hospitals charged between $50,449 and $91,830.
- 1Average charge $78,157
- 2Average paid $14,001
- 3Reporting hospitals 130
- 4Medicare stays 6,423
By state
Average charges for DRG 517 were highest in Alaska ($137,046) and lowest in Maryland ($22,812). Payments vary far less than charges, because Medicare sets them: they range across states from $10,559 to $20,390.
| State | Stays | Avg charge | Avg paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 19 | $137,046 | $17,672 | 7.8× |
| Nevada | 51 | $127,867 | $14,348 | 8.9× |
| California | 640 | $117,272 | $18,422 | 6.4× |
| Colorado | 99 | $113,825 | $13,106 | 8.7× |
| Florida | 687 | $111,988 | $12,246 | 9.1× |
| Texas | 510 | $99,972 | $12,989 | 7.7× |
| Virginia | 213 | $99,670 | $12,390 | 8× |
| New Mexico | 24 | $93,086 | $14,613 | 6.4× |
| Arizona | 127 | $82,990 | $14,023 | 5.9× |
| New Jersey | 113 | $81,514 | $14,360 | 5.7× |
| Washington | 75 | $79,162 | $15,098 | 5.2× |
| Georgia | 164 | $79,122 | $14,096 | 5.6× |
| Indiana | 134 | $73,156 | $11,828 | 6.2× |
| District of Columbia | 27 | $72,676 | $16,950 | 4.3× |
| Pennsylvania | 262 | $72,547 | $13,713 | 5.3× |
| New York | 333 | $71,735 | $17,602 | 4.1× |
| Alabama | 90 | $71,442 | $12,799 | 5.6× |
| South Carolina | 111 | $70,274 | $12,758 | 5.5× |
| Illinois | 270 | $66,867 | $14,543 | 4.6× |
| Tennessee | 136 | $64,596 | $12,495 | 5.2× |
| Oklahoma | 110 | $64,118 | $11,793 | 5.4× |
| Idaho | 45 | $63,958 | $12,118 | 5.3× |
| Ohio | 239 | $61,392 | $12,626 | 4.9× |
| Louisiana | 83 | $61,327 | $10,559 | 5.8× |
| Kansas | 143 | $58,676 | $11,033 | 5.3× |
| Missouri | 127 | $58,572 | $12,611 | 4.6× |
| Kentucky | 86 | $58,517 | $11,384 | 5.1× |
| Mississippi | 49 | $57,980 | $11,588 | 5× |
| New Hampshire | 49 | $57,875 | $12,700 | 4.6× |
| Hawaii | 14 | $57,741 | $19,948 | 2.9× |
| Connecticut | 22 | $55,867 | $16,253 | 3.4× |
| West Virginia | 40 | $54,614 | $13,504 | 4× |
| Oregon | 44 | $52,010 | $15,986 | 3.3× |
| North Carolina | 176 | $51,604 | $13,595 | 3.8× |
| South Dakota | 33 | $51,477 | $11,937 | 4.3× |
| Wisconsin | 71 | $51,015 | $13,480 | 3.8× |
| Nebraska | 68 | $50,651 | $11,561 | 4.4× |
| Maine | 16 | $50,200 | $13,115 | 3.8× |
| Michigan | 192 | $49,772 | $13,695 | 3.6× |
| Delaware | 23 | $48,097 | $13,554 | 3.5× |
| Massachusetts | 219 | $47,693 | $15,814 | 3× |
| Utah | 49 | $47,616 | $13,258 | 3.6× |
| Iowa | 46 | $43,499 | $10,791 | 4× |
| Minnesota | 126 | $41,885 | $14,375 | 2.9× |
| Arkansas | 74 | $40,006 | $10,717 | 3.7× |
| Montana | 32 | $37,622 | $12,005 | 3.1× |
| Rhode Island | 13 | $36,455 | $16,383 | 2.2× |
| North Dakota | 31 | $35,253 | $12,237 | 2.9× |
| Maryland | 111 | $22,812 | $20,390 | 1.1× |
Highest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · 15 stays | $236,357 | $18,961 |
| HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital Port Charlotte, FL · 12 stays | $232,581 | $9,781 |
| Henrico Doctors' Hospital Richmond, VA · 16 stays | $222,754 | $10,829 |
| Cjw Medical Center Richmond, VA · 33 stays | $199,440 | $12,174 |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · 17 stays | $194,872 | $26,105 |
| HCA Healthone Sky Ridge Lone Tree, CO · 11 stays | $193,944 | $13,537 |
| HCA Florida Jfk Hospital Atlantis, FL · 13 stays | $190,659 | $12,429 |
| HCA Florida North Florida Hospital Gainesville, FL · 31 stays | $182,971 | $13,070 |
| Longview Regional Medical Center Longview, TX · 12 stays | $170,888 | $10,110 |
| Baptist Medical Center San Antonio, TX · 20 stays | $166,820 | $11,965 |
Lowest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Surgical Hospital No Little Rock, AR · 15 stays | $15,843 | $9,569 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA · 13 stays | $20,229 | $17,113 |
| Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital, LLC Wichita, KS · 27 stays | $20,848 | $9,453 |
| Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Baltimore, MD · 17 stays | $30,541 | $27,201 |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston, MA · 11 stays | $32,326 | $12,923 |
| Duke University Hospital Durham, NC · 21 stays | $32,744 | $16,879 |
| Billings Clinic Hospital Billings, MT · 11 stays | $33,540 | $12,100 |
| Sanford Fargo, ND · 13 stays | $35,129 | $12,265 |
| Mymichigan Medical Center Midland Midland, MI · 11 stays | $36,013 | $12,552 |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN · 29 stays | $36,370 | $11,896 |
These are averages over each hospital's Medicare stays in this DRG, which mix simple and complicated cases. A high average charge is the hospital's pricing, not a sign of better or worse care, and not what a patient pays: Medicare patients owe the inpatient deductible, and people with other coverage pay their plan's negotiated rate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024. Hospitals with fewer than 11 stays are suppressed by CMS. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.