US Health Care Costs

Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns Principal Diagnosis with Mcc O in New Hampshire

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

$342,573typical hospital bill
$74,673typical amount paid
$72,202–$77,143range paid across 2 hospitals

New Hampshire hospitals billed Medicare a typical $342,573 for this stay in 2024, about 4.6 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
Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalLebanon43$217,312$72,202
Portsmouth Regional HospitalPortsmouth13$467,833$77,143

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.