US Health Care Costs

Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence Without Rehabilitation Therapy with Mcc in North Carolina

MS-DRG 896: Alcohol, drug abuse or dependence without rehabilitation therapy with mcc

$60,464typical hospital bill
$14,450typical amount paid
$13,851–$16,681range paid across 3 hospitals

North Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $60,464 for this stay in 2024, about 4.2 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
Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery CeAsheville26$57,644$13,851
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington17$63,033$14,450
The Moses H. Cone Memorial HospitalGreensboro11$60,464$16,681

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.