US Health Care Costs

Degenerative Nervous System Disorders with Mcc in District of Columbia

MS-DRG 056: Degenerative nervous system disorders with mcc

$91,581typical hospital bill
$29,127typical amount paid
$28,717–$29,537range paid across 2 hospitals

District of Columbia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $91,581 for this stay in 2024, about 3.1 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
Medstar Georgetown University HospitalWashington13$65,853$28,717
Medstar Washington Hospital CenterWashington17$117,310$29,537

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.