US Health Care Costs

Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with Mcc in District of Columbia

MS-DRG 432: Cirrhosis and alcoholic hepatitis with mcc

$153,083typical hospital bill
$31,935typical amount paid
$24,707–$34,840range paid across 3 hospitals

District of Columbia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $153,083 for this stay in 2024, about 4.8 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
Medstar Washington Hospital CenterWashington11$97,016$24,707
Medstar Georgetown University HospitalWashington35$153,083$31,935
George Washington Univ HospitalWashington12$291,668$34,840

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.