Bowel obstruction, with complications in North Carolina
MS-DRG 389: Gastrointestinal obstruction with cc
$24,570typical hospital bill
$6,888typical amount paid
$5,369–$13,943range paid across 39 hospitals
North Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $24,570 for this stay in 2024, about 3.6 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.
Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)
| Hospital | City | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | Cash price | Insurers (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wakemed, Cary Hospital | Cary | 24 | $35,366 | $5,369 | – | – | |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Inc | Statesville | 12 | $21,888 | $5,871 | – | – | |
| Novant Health Matthews Medical Center | Matthews | 20 | $21,177 | $6,162 | – | – | |
| Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center | Supply | 18 | $26,898 | $6,223 | – | – | |
| Rex Hospital | Raleigh | 44 | $21,800 | $6,225 | – | – | |
| Pardee Hospital Henderson County | Hendersonville | 23 | $21,493 | $6,229 | – | – | |
| Unc Health Nash | Rocky Mount | 22 | $24,501 | $6,237 | – | – | |
| Haywood Regional Medical Center | Clyde | 19 | $31,322 | $6,265 | – | – | |
| Atrium Health Pineville | Charlotte | 25 | $31,760 | $6,413 | – | – | |
| Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center | Huntersville | 16 | $31,857 | $6,445 | – | – | |
| Novant Health Rowan Medical Center | Salisbury | 11 | $20,578 | $6,545 | – | – | |
| Atrium Health Cleveland | Shelby | 12 | $33,376 | $6,687 | – | – | |
| Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery Ce | Asheville | 34 | $24,469 | $6,740 | – | – | |
| Carolina East Medical Center | New Bern | 18 | $22,986 | $6,744 | – | – | |
| Firsthealth Moore Regional Hospital | Pinehurst | 44 | $35,715 | $6,753 | – | – | |
| Atrium Health Union | Monroe | 22 | $29,182 | $6,757 | – | – | |
| Carteret General Hospital | Morehead City | 18 | $19,973 | $6,767 | – | – | |
| Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | Winston-Salem | 29 | $21,701 | $6,882 | – | – | |
| AdventHealth Hendersonville | Hendersonville | 20 | $20,487 | $6,886 | – | – | |
| Sentara Albemarle Medical Center | Elizabeth City | 26 | $21,490 | $6,888 | – | – | |
| Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center | Wilmington | 50 | $25,351 | $6,901 | – | $9,920$6,950–$13,696 · 13 plans | |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital | Elkin | 11 | $22,213 | $6,969 | – | – | |
| Caromont Regional Medical Center | Gastonia | 23 | $31,190 | $7,154 | – | – | |
| Johnston Health | Smithfield | 17 | $26,985 | $7,163 | – | – | |
| Catawba Valley Medical Center | Hickory | 15 | $23,790 | $7,181 | – | – | |
| Unc Health Care Wayne | Goldsboro | 29 | $20,916 | $7,257 | – | – | |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | Fayetteville | 34 | $19,056 | $7,536 | – | – | |
| High Point Regional Health System | High Point | 13 | $31,090 | $7,795 | – | – | |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham | 12 | $19,966 | $8,005 | – | – | |
| The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital | Greensboro | 35 | $21,720 | $8,199 | – | – | |
| Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, Inc | Morganton | 13 | $38,136 | $8,217 | – | – | |
| Wakemed, Raleigh Campus | Raleigh | 30 | $30,764 | $8,368 | – | – | |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast | Concord | 17 | $29,281 | $8,691 | – | – | |
| Ecu Health Medical Center | Greenville | 36 | $20,477 | $9,049 | $19,247 | $12,666$7,808–$20,341 · 5 plans | |
| Alamance Regional Medical Center | Burlington | 16 | $36,842 | $10,325 | – | – | |
| Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health | Charlotte | 28 | $37,253 | $11,297 | – | – | |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham | 44 | $25,093 | $11,596 | $6,091 | $9,451$4,198–$19,754 · 9 plans | |
| Unc Hospitals | Chapel Hill | 19 | $32,089 | $12,126 | – | – | |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital | Winston-Salem | 20 | $24,570 | $13,943 | – | – |
Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.