US Health Care Costs

Complicated Peptic Ulcer with Mcc in Virginia

MS-DRG 380: Complicated peptic ulcer with mcc

$56,632typical hospital bill
$18,277typical amount paid
$17,987–$18,567range paid across 2 hospitals

Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $56,632 for this stay in 2024, about 3.1 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
Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church13$37,339$17,987
Carilion Medical CenterRoanoke11$75,924$18,567

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.