US Health Care Costs

Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with Cc in North Carolina

MS-DRG 433: Cirrhosis and alcoholic hepatitis with cc

$32,500typical hospital bill
$9,617typical amount paid
$7,451–$14,467range paid across 6 hospitals

North Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $32,500 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
Rex HospitalRaleigh12$31,056$7,451
Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery CeAsheville30$29,538$8,772
Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville12$33,046$9,547
Wakemed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh12$39,577$9,687
Ecu Health Medical CenterGreenville11$38,059$10,914
Duke University HospitalDurham18$31,954$14,467

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.