US Health Care Costs

Cardiac Congenital and Valvular Disorders with Mcc in Virginia

MS-DRG 306: Cardiac congenital and valvular disorders with mcc

$87,688typical hospital bill
$24,453typical amount paid
$20,291–$28,615range paid across 2 hospitals

Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $87,688 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
Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church14$58,926$20,291
University of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesville17$116,450$28,615

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.