US Health Care Costs

Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with Mcc in North Carolina

MS-DRG 082: Traumatic stupor and coma >1 hour with mcc

$85,135typical hospital bill
$21,294typical amount paid
$17,268–$26,883range paid across 8 hospitals

North Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $85,135 for this stay in 2024, about 4.0 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)
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterCharlotte17$84,021$17,268
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Wakemed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh15$107,736$19,912
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Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington30$90,700$20,041
–$28,707$20,112–$39,635 · 13 plans
Ecu Health Medical CenterGreenville38$47,607$21,199
$40,743$28,867$27,329–$35,097 · 3 plans
Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem11$77,514$21,390
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Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery CeAsheville11$86,250$23,007
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Carolinas Medical Center/Behav HealthCharlotte29$111,140$26,051
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North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem19$82,563$26,883
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Duke University HospitalDurham–––$24,749$34,282$12,149–$43,265 · 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.