US Health Care Costs

Digestive Malignancy with Mcc in District of Columbia

MS-DRG 374: Digestive malignancy with mcc

$85,654typical hospital bill
$25,077typical amount paid
$16,431–$26,456range paid across 3 hospitals

District of Columbia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $85,654 for this stay in 2024, about 3.4 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
Sibley Memorial HospitalWashington21$66,333$16,431
Medstar Washington Hospital CenterWashington19$105,950$25,077
Medstar Georgetown University HospitalWashington19$85,654$26,456

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.