US Health Care Costs

Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis with Cc in Virginia

MS-DRG 442: Disorders of liver except malignancy, cirrhosis or alcoholic hepatitis with cc

$43,013typical hospital bill
$9,720typical amount paid
$6,757–$16,037range paid across 6 hospitals

Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $43,013 for this stay in 2024, about 4.4 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
Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen HospitalLynchburg12$32,573$6,757
Carilion Medical CenterRoanoke12$37,271$8,601
Lewisgale Medical CenterSalem11$62,229$9,659
Winchester Medical CenterWinchester18$29,382$9,781
University of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesville17$48,755$14,685
Medical College of Virginia HospitalsRichmond26$63,518$16,037

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.