US Health Care Costs

Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders with Mcc in North Carolina

MS-DRG 073: Cranial and peripheral nerve disorders with mcc

$38,544typical hospital bill
$13,238typical amount paid
$11,677–$14,800range paid across 2 hospitals

North Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $38,544 for this stay in 2024, about 2.9 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
Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville11$30,588$11,677
Ecu Health Medical CenterGreenville19$46,500$14,800

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.