US Health Care Costs

Appendix Procedures Without Cc/Mcc in North Carolina

MS-DRG 399: Appendix procedures without cc/mcc

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Duke University HospitalDurham–––$9,122$14,392$5,780–$17,746 · 9 plans
Ecu Health Medical CenterGreenville–––$28,750$18,358$10,554–$34,500 · 5 plans
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington––––$14,377$10,073–$19,850 · 13 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.