US Health Care Costs

Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with Mcc in North Carolina

MS-DRG 432: Cirrhosis and alcoholic hepatitis with mcc

$58,655typical hospital bill
$16,482typical amount paid
$13,422–$32,228range paid across 13 hospitals

North Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $58,655 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
Rex HospitalRaleigh11$37,905$13,422
Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem14$70,300$15,254
Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcord13$58,655$15,459
Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery CeAsheville29$57,409$15,477
Atrium Health PinevilleCharlotte14$105,014$16,176
Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia12$51,986$16,464
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington38$57,042$16,482
Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville24$47,077$16,634
Wakemed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh13$76,634$17,774
Ecu Health Medical CenterGreenville25$60,115$19,744
Carolinas Medical Center/Behav HealthCharlotte15$75,282$19,900
North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem11$50,097$25,021
Duke University HospitalDurham43$89,220$32,228

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.