US Health Care Costs

Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures Without Cc/Mcc in Virginia

MS-DRG 027: Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures without cc/mcc

$122,604typical hospital bill
$23,714typical amount paid
$16,908–$28,408range paid across 7 hospitals

Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $122,604 for this stay in 2024, about 5.2 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
Cjw Medical CenterRichmond17$423,474$16,908
Riverside Regional Medical CenterNewport News14$89,704$17,936
Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church19$105,255$22,643
Sentara Norfolk General HospitalNorfolk18$112,609$23,714
Carilion Medical CenterRoanoke28$122,604$23,924
Medical College of Virginia HospitalsRichmond29$145,574$26,505
University of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesville33$133,167$28,408

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.