US Health Care Costs

Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) in North Carolina

MS-DRG 057: Degenerative nervous system disorders without mcc

$39,358typical hospital bill
$10,535typical amount paid
$8,426–$20,838range paid across 23 hospitals

North Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $39,358 for this stay in 2024, about 3.7 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
Pardee Hospital Henderson CountyHendersonville17$28,617$8,426
Wakemed, Cary HospitalCary13$29,926$8,900
Unc Health NashRocky Mount12$32,205$9,352
Atrium Health PinevilleCharlotte34$52,724$9,508
Rex HospitalRaleigh43$31,307$9,653
Firsthealth Moore Regional HospitalPinehurst13$42,934$9,860
Atrium Health ClevelandShelby13$62,296$10,084
Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery CeAsheville34$35,275$10,187
Johnston HealthSmithfield12$33,528$10,206
Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia23$47,323$10,305
Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem15$37,267$10,423
Atrium Health UnionMonroe13$42,591$10,535
Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcord28$42,266$10,707
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterCharlotte17$52,839$10,829
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington77$33,780$11,926
Duke Regional HospitalDurham14$27,063$11,972
Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville24$47,430$12,288
Wakemed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh19$43,244$13,576
Ecu Health Medical CenterGreenville44$40,867$14,697
North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem20$31,286$17,710
Duke University HospitalDurham69$29,855$17,853
Unc HospitalsChapel Hill26$39,358$19,642
Carolinas Medical Center/Behav HealthCharlotte38$58,272$20,838

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.