Chest pain in North Carolina
MS-DRG 313: Chest pain
$25,025typical hospital bill
$6,480typical amount paid
$5,231–$9,968range paid across 17 hospitals
North Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $25,025 for this stay in 2024, about 3.9 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)
| Hospital | City | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Hospital | Raleigh | 12 | $24,910 | $5,231 | |
| Frye Regional Medical Center | Hickory | 26 | $59,762 | $5,479 | |
| Haywood Regional Medical Center | Clyde | 11 | $25,025 | $5,657 | |
| Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery Ce | Asheville | 41 | $24,287 | $5,660 | |
| Unc Health Nash | Rocky Mount | 20 | $18,523 | $5,829 | |
| Atrium Health Pineville | Charlotte | 21 | $34,891 | $5,994 | |
| Atrium Health Cleveland | Shelby | 13 | $38,374 | $6,244 | |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | Charlotte | 11 | $22,681 | $6,451 | |
| Caromont Regional Medical Center | Gastonia | 25 | $27,676 | $6,480 | |
| Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | Winston-Salem | 16 | $23,408 | $6,540 | |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast | Concord | 27 | $35,028 | $6,957 | |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | Fayetteville | 14 | $26,206 | $7,033 | |
| Wakemed, Raleigh Campus | Raleigh | 13 | $22,485 | $7,514 | |
| Unc Health Care Wayne | Goldsboro | 17 | $21,887 | $7,699 | |
| Ecu Health Medical Center | Greenville | 27 | $23,404 | $7,787 | |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham | 11 | $28,413 | $9,906 | |
| Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health | Charlotte | 18 | $35,602 | $9,968 |
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.