US Health Care Costs

Atherosclerosis Without Mcc in North Carolina

MS-DRG 303: Atherosclerosis without mcc

$24,509typical hospital bill
$6,890typical amount paid
$5,723–$11,998range paid across 4 hospitals

North Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $24,509 for this stay in 2024, about 3.6 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 CeAsheville11$23,431$5,723
Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville13$22,131$6,004
Ecu Health Medical CenterGreenville22$25,587$7,775
North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem17$28,966$11,998

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.