US Health Care Costs

Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis with Mcc in Delaware

MS-DRG 441: Disorders of liver except malignancy, cirrhosis or alcoholic hepatitis with mcc

$65,804typical hospital bill
$15,958typical amount paid
$14,312–$17,604range paid across 2 hospitals

Delaware hospitals billed Medicare a typical $65,804 for this stay in 2024, about 4.1 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
Beebe Medical CenterLewes13$63,600$14,312
Christiana HospitalNewark27$68,008$17,604

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.