DRG

BIOPSIES OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITH CC

DRG Code: 478

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Key Metrics

Total Discharges
1,356
Avg Medicare Payment ($)
$18,064.37
Avg Total Payment ($)
$21,718.46
Avg Covered Charge ($)
$127,363.38
Number of Hospitals
85

Payment Range (Avg Medicare Payment)

Minimum
$11,960.61
25th Percentile
$15,265.91
Median
$16,807.50
75th Percentile
$18,959.73
Maximum
$36,225.80

Top 20 Hospitals by Discharges

Rank Hospital Discharges Avg Medicare Payment
1 Adventhealth Orlando 49 $15,862.08
2 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 37 $23,530.81
3 Christianacare 30 $18,279.17
4 Baptist Hospital Of Miami 30 $16,920.57
5 Sarasota Memorial Hospital 24 $14,749.50
6 Cooper University Hospital 24 $21,306.71
7 New York-Presbyterian Hospital 24 $28,166.21
8 Nyu Langone Hospitals 23 $26,975.65
9 Medical City Plano 23 $18,981.83
10 Torrance Memorial Medical Center 22 $17,233.68
11 Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc 22 $14,327.09
12 Barnes Jewish Hospital 22 $18,879.77
13 Riverside Methodist Hospital 22 $15,265.91
14 Baylor Scott And White Medical Center Lake Pointe 21 $15,273.10
15 Eisenhower Medical Center 20 $20,815.40
16 Holmes Regional Medical Center 20 $13,164.90
17 Ecu Health Medical Center 20 $15,644.90
18 Musc Medical Center 20 $17,113.45
19 Massachusetts General Hospital 19 $24,895.95
20 Methodist Hospital 19 $15,776.79

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Methodology

Data source: Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (DRG) (dataset ID: inpatient-by-drg). Vintage: 2023. Downloaded: 2026-04-13. Rows in source: 146,427.

Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service reports charges and payments for hospital inpatient stays by DRG (Diagnosis Related Group). Payment amounts reflect what Medicare actually paid, while covered charges are the hospital's list price before adjustments.

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