US Health Care Costs

Major Chest Procedures Without Cc/Mcc in Virginia

MS-DRG 165: Major chest procedures without cc/mcc

$54,565typical hospital bill
$17,488typical amount paid
$13,936–$22,907range paid across 7 hospitals

Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $54,565 for this stay in 2024, about 3.1 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Mary Washington HospitalFredericksburg14$26,439$13,936
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Reston Hospital CenterReston13$163,414$14,011
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Winchester Medical CenterWinchester22$40,310$15,014
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Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church52$54,565$17,488
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Sentara Leigh HospitalNorfolk14$81,165$17,951
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Medical College of Virginia HospitalsRichmond26$106,137$22,576
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University of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesville18$53,453$22,907
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Sentara Virginia Beach General HospitalVirginia Beach––––$41,458$35,439–$51,974 · 9 plans

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.