US Health Care Costs

Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders Without Mcc in District of Columbia

MS-DRG 074: Cranial and peripheral nerve disorders without mcc

$78,561typical hospital bill
$14,415typical amount paid
$13,734–$15,096range paid across 2 hospitals

District of Columbia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $78,561 for this stay in 2024, about 5.4 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
George Washington Univ HospitalWashington13$88,080$13,734
Medstar Georgetown University HospitalWashington18$69,041$15,096

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.