US Health Care Costs

Coronary Bypass Without Cardiac Catheterization with Mcc in North Carolina

MS-DRG 235: Coronary bypass without cardiac catheterization with mcc

$214,565typical hospital bill
$52,668typical amount paid
$37,895–$73,197range paid across 11 hospitals

North Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $214,565 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
Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery CeAsheville11$239,131$37,895
Ecu Health Medical CenterGreenville30$114,743$45,209
Atrium Health PinevilleCharlotte18$214,565$47,005
Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcord14$263,226$48,073
Wakemed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh11$191,480$52,025
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington16$227,523$52,668
Carolinas Medical Center/Behav HealthCharlotte12$277,236$53,362
Rex HospitalRaleigh14$132,896$54,478
North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem24$236,104$65,641
Duke University HospitalDurham22$191,352$67,569
Unc HospitalsChapel Hill11$136,787$73,197

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.