US Health Care Costs

Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Mcc in District of Columbia

MS-DRG 025: Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures with mcc

$263,110typical hospital bill
$56,227typical amount paid
$55,169–$62,657range paid across 3 hospitals

District of Columbia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $263,110 for this stay in 2024, about 4.7 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 CenterWashington58$263,110$55,169
George Washington Univ HospitalWashington30$477,881$56,227
Medstar Georgetown University HospitalWashington69$218,782$62,657

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.