US Health Care Costs

Amputation of Lower Limb for Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders with Cc in Virginia

MS-DRG 617: Amputation of lower limb for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disorders with cc

$62,597typical hospital bill
$16,037typical amount paid
$13,033–$28,544range paid across 14 hospitals

Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $62,597 for this stay in 2024, about 3.9 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
Henrico Doctors' HospitalRichmond15$148,934$13,033
Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen HospitalLynchburg17$60,924$14,038
Sentara Leigh HospitalNorfolk25$47,052$14,335
Inova Fair Oaks HospitalFairfax16$42,233$14,765
Bon Secours St Marys HospitalRichmond12$66,117$14,879
Augusta HealthFishersville13$35,390$15,375
Sentara Princess Anne HospitalVirginia Beach13$67,345$15,959
Lewisgale Medical CenterSalem12$112,194$16,115
Carilion Medical CenterRoanoke17$64,270$16,285
Winchester Medical CenterWinchester25$37,449$16,647
Lewisgale Hospital MontgomeryBlacksburg12$85,216$18,265
Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church14$35,967$18,461
Sentara Rmh Medical CenterHarrisonburg11$37,452$20,550
University of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesville12$65,533$28,544

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.