US Health Care Costs

Other circulation problems, with major complications in Delaware

MS-DRG 314: Other circulatory system diagnoses with mcc

$62,585typical hospital bill
$18,174typical amount paid
$15,652–$22,498range paid across 4 hospitals

Delaware hospitals billed Medicare a typical $62,585 for this stay in 2024, about 3.4 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
Beebe Medical CenterLewes34$71,216$15,652
Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex CampusMilford14$48,419$17,051
Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent CampusDover16$58,770$19,297
Christiana HospitalNewark68$66,401$22,498

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.