US Health Care Costs

Coronary Bypass Without Cardiac Catheterization Without Mcc in North Carolina

MS-DRG 236: Coronary bypass without cardiac catheterization without mcc

$151,459typical hospital bill
$34,479typical amount paid
$29,088–$47,298range paid across 14 hospitals

North Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $151,459 for this stay in 2024, about 4.4 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
Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem31$137,686$29,088
Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery CeAsheville49$203,157$29,462
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterCharlotte49$171,431$29,672
Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcord11$227,539$29,760
Rex HospitalRaleigh42$98,088$31,233
Atrium Health PinevilleCharlotte18$208,235$32,805
Carolina East Medical CenterNew Bern32$95,011$34,372
Wakemed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh42$155,444$34,586
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington39$147,473$34,730
Carolinas Medical Center/Behav HealthCharlotte11$207,576$35,330
Ecu Health Medical CenterGreenville36$101,781$37,971
The Moses H. Cone Memorial HospitalGreensboro17$143,018$38,065
Duke University HospitalDurham82$124,474$42,976
North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem43$200,063$47,298

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.