US Health Care Costs

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

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

$249,393typical hospital bill
$55,474typical amount paid
$51,259–$68,774range paid across 8 hospitals

Washington hospitals billed Medicare a typical $249,393 for this stay in 2024, about 4.5 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
Prov Sacred Hrt Med Ctr & Childs Hosp.Spokane81$153,807$51,259
Tacoma General Allenmore HospitalTacoma33$183,434$52,282
St Joseph Medical CenterTacoma23$252,636$53,464
Providence Regional Medical Center EverettEverett19$246,150$53,739
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle13$206,588$57,210
Valley Medical CenterRenton13$282,299$62,445
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry HillSeattle38$304,303$67,181
Harborview Medical CenterSeattle59$258,770$68,774

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.