US Health Care Costs

Carotid Artery Stent Procedures with Cc in Delaware

MS-DRG 035: Carotid artery stent procedures with cc

$73,335typical hospital bill
$19,609typical amount paid
$19,323–$19,895range paid across 2 hospitals

Delaware hospitals billed Medicare a typical $73,335 for this stay in 2024, about 3.7 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 Medical Center, Kent CampusDover19$71,838$19,323
Christiana HospitalNewark14$74,832$19,895

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.