US Health Care Costs

Complications of Treatment with Cc in District of Columbia

MS-DRG 920: Complications of treatment with cc

$70,807typical hospital bill
$17,757typical amount paid
$14,246–$21,268range paid across 2 hospitals

District of Columbia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $70,807 for this stay in 2024, about 4.0 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 CenterWashington13$54,846$14,246
Medstar Georgetown University HospitalWashington26$86,768$21,268

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.