US Health Care Costs

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

MS-DRG 897: Alcohol, drug abuse or dependence without rehabilitation therapy without mcc

$22,104typical hospital bill
$7,672typical amount paid
$5,945–$13,269range paid across 14 hospitals

North Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $22,104 for this stay in 2024, about 2.9 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
Wilmington Treatment CenterWilmington409$5,242$5,945
Pardee Hospital Henderson CountyHendersonville35$15,715$6,568
Unc Health NashRocky Mount16$18,857$6,600
Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery CeAsheville29$33,926$7,193
High Point Regional Health SystemHigh Point17$20,434$7,244
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington30$24,807$7,302
Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem19$29,970$7,385
Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville11$20,135$7,958
Firsthealth Moore Regional HospitalPinehurst20$33,546$8,038
Wakemed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh20$28,084$8,632
Ecu Health Medical CenterGreenville14$20,631$9,542
Carolinas Medical Center/Behav HealthCharlotte36$21,947$12,010
Duke University HospitalDurham11$31,733$12,467
Unc HospitalsChapel Hill15$22,260$13,269

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.