US Health Care Costs

Bronchitis and Asthma with Cc/Mcc in Delaware

MS-DRG 202: Bronchitis and asthma with cc/mcc

$31,411typical hospital bill
$8,619typical amount paid
$8,237–$9,389range paid across 4 hospitals

Delaware hospitals billed Medicare a typical $31,411 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
Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex CampusMilford13$34,794$8,237
Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent CampusDover11$31,108$8,607
Beebe Medical CenterLewes22$31,713$8,631
Christiana HospitalNewark66$29,186$9,389

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.