US Health Care Costs

Pneumothorax with Cc in Virginia

MS-DRG 200: Pneumothorax with cc

$40,185typical hospital bill
$9,684typical amount paid
$8,416–$17,721range paid across 10 hospitals

Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $40,185 for this stay in 2024, about 4.1 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)
Reston Hospital CenterReston12$60,217$8,416
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Riverside Regional Medical CenterNewport News14$21,501$9,217
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Cjw Medical CenterRichmond18$84,804$9,327
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Winchester Medical CenterWinchester11$20,439$9,610
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Carilion Medical CenterRoanoke17$39,296$9,619
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Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen HospitalLynchburg11$32,795$9,749
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Sentara Norfolk General HospitalNorfolk17$41,074$11,245
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Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church25$32,702$11,563
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Medical College of Virginia HospitalsRichmond16$65,670$14,376
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University of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesville20$66,661$17,721
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Sentara Virginia Beach General HospitalVirginia Beach––––$23,809$20,352–$29,848 · 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.