US Health Care Costs

Other circulation problems, with major complications in District of Columbia

MS-DRG 314: Other circulatory system diagnoses with mcc

$104,769typical hospital bill
$26,829typical amount paid
$17,463–$31,405range paid across 4 hospitals

District of Columbia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $104,769 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Sibley Memorial HospitalWashington14$56,824$17,463
George Washington Univ HospitalWashington16$232,619$25,999
Medstar Washington Hospital CenterWashington75$107,326$27,658
Medstar Georgetown University HospitalWashington27$102,212$31,405

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.