US Health Care Costs

Adrenal and Pituitary Procedures with Cc/Mcc in North Carolina

MS-DRG 614: Adrenal and pituitary procedures with cc/mcc

$71,878typical hospital bill
$30,649typical amount paid
$24,867–$36,432range paid across 2 hospitals

North Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $71,878 for this stay in 2024, about 2.3 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 staysBilledPaid
Duke University HospitalDurham11$60,236$24,867
Unc HospitalsChapel Hill14$83,520$36,432

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.