Bowel obstruction, with complications in Virginia
MS-DRG 389: Gastrointestinal obstruction with cc
$25,805typical hospital bill
$6,871typical amount paid
$5,290–$15,442range paid across 41 hospitals
Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $25,805 for this stay in 2024, about 3.8 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital | Charlottesville | 15 | $19,807 | $5,290 | – | – | |
| Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center | Williamsburg | 14 | $24,340 | $5,768 | – | – | |
| Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen Hospital | Lynchburg | 17 | $31,541 | $5,875 | – | – | |
| Chesapeake General Hospital | Chesapeake | 19 | $20,298 | $5,927 | – | – | |
| John Randolph Medical Center | Hopewell | 13 | $46,257 | $5,987 | – | – | |
| Cjw Medical Center | Richmond | 54 | $65,508 | $6,053 | – | – | |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital | Virginia Beach | 47 | $25,805 | $6,077 | – | – | |
| Uva Health Haymarket Medical Center | Haymarket | 13 | $23,758 | $6,209 | – | – | |
| Augusta Health | Fishersville | 30 | $19,908 | $6,243 | – | – | |
| Reston Hospital Center | Reston | 17 | $41,435 | $6,330 | – | – | |
| Community Memorial Hospital | South Hill | 16 | $23,547 | $6,349 | – | – | |
| Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center | Fredericksburg | 14 | $30,916 | $6,376 | – | – | |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital | Leesburg | 25 | $22,467 | $6,385 | – | – | |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center | Midlothian | 21 | $25,354 | $6,443 | – | – | |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center | Petersburg | 18 | $81,237 | $6,446 | – | – | |
| Sentara Obici Hospital | Suffolk | 19 | $32,965 | $6,462 | – | – | |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center | Mechanicsville | 18 | $22,428 | $6,485 | – | – | |
| Henrico Doctors' Hospital | Richmond | 26 | $67,697 | $6,693 | – | – | |
| Virginia Hospital Center | Arlington | 26 | $26,363 | $6,820 | – | – | |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital | Richmond | 31 | $33,283 | $6,838 | – | – | |
| Winchester Medical Center | Winchester | 38 | $17,221 | $6,871 | – | – | |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital | Norfolk | 23 | $29,618 | $6,907 | – | – | |
| Sentara Rmh Medical Center | Harrisonburg | 30 | $18,739 | $6,923 | – | – | |
| Mary Washington Hospital | Fredericksburg | 23 | $17,848 | $7,079 | – | – | |
| Carilion Medical Center | Roanoke | 22 | $29,075 | $7,224 | – | – | |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital | Alexandria | 26 | $22,861 | $7,243 | – | – | |
| Carilion New River Valley Medical Center | Christiansburg | 13 | $21,180 | $7,286 | – | – | |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital | Fairfax | 33 | $19,833 | $7,308 | – | – | |
| Johnston Memorial Hospital | Abingdon | 17 | $20,364 | $7,329 | – | – | |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital | Virginia Beach | 42 | $33,213 | $7,355 | – | $17,105$14,622–$21,445 · 9 plans | |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center | Woodbridge | 24 | $28,309 | $7,394 | – | – | |
| Riverside Regional Medical Center | Newport News | 21 | $23,759 | $7,474 | – | – | |
| Lewisgale Medical Center | Salem | 34 | $55,804 | $7,713 | – | – | |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital | Alexandria | 20 | $22,394 | $7,767 | – | – | |
| Uva Health Culpeper Medical Center | Culpeper | 20 | $24,742 | $7,850 | – | – | |
| Lewisgale Hospital Montgomery | Blacksburg | 15 | $29,927 | $8,048 | – | – | |
| Sovah Health Danville | Danville | 15 | $44,926 | $8,276 | – | – | |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital | Falls Church | 32 | $20,654 | $8,532 | – | – | |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital | Norfolk | 14 | $36,275 | $9,457 | – | – | |
| Medical College of Virginia Hospitals | Richmond | 28 | $42,748 | $13,261 | – | – | |
| University of Virginia Medical Center | Charlottesville | 28 | $41,200 | $15,442 | – | – |
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.