US Health Care Costs

Complications of Treatment with Mcc in District of Columbia

MS-DRG 919: Complications of treatment with mcc

$143,763typical hospital bill
$35,354typical amount paid
$21,695–$49,012range paid across 2 hospitals

District of Columbia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $143,763 for this stay in 2024, about 4.1 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
Medstar Washington Hospital CenterWashington16$62,926$21,695
Medstar Georgetown University HospitalWashington19$224,601$49,012

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.