US Health Care Costs

Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with Mcc in Delaware

MS-DRG 432: Cirrhosis and alcoholic hepatitis with mcc

$69,096typical hospital bill
$19,186typical amount paid
$16,344–$22,029range paid across 2 hospitals

Delaware hospitals billed Medicare a typical $69,096 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
Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent CampusDover11$47,169$16,344
Christiana HospitalNewark35$91,023$22,029

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.