US Health Care Costs

Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns Principal Diagnosis with Mcc O in District of Columbia

MS-DRG 023: Craniotomy with major device implant or acute complex cns principal diagnosis with mcc o

$283,436typical hospital bill
$72,370typical amount paid
$67,608–$87,651range paid across 3 hospitals

District of Columbia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $283,436 for this stay in 2024, about 3.9 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
George Washington Univ HospitalWashington22$524,739$67,608
Medstar Washington Hospital CenterWashington31$283,436$72,370
Medstar Georgetown University HospitalWashington26$272,818$87,651

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.