US Health Care Costs

Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy with Cc in North Carolina

MS-DRG 439: Disorders of pancreas except malignancy with cc

$32,665typical hospital bill
$8,501typical amount paid
$6,110–$14,522range paid across 13 hospitals

North Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $32,665 for this stay in 2024, about 3.8 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
Rex HospitalRaleigh21$21,586$6,110
Firsthealth Moore Regional HospitalPinehurst13$52,667$6,702
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington27$28,324$7,590
Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem27$32,665$7,660
Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery CeAsheville16$36,061$7,791
Atrium Health PinevilleCharlotte19$38,809$7,889
Wakemed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh17$37,214$8,501
The Moses H. Cone Memorial HospitalGreensboro13$24,851$8,864
Ecu Health Medical CenterGreenville17$29,323$9,757
Unc HospitalsChapel Hill11$29,785$13,220
North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem27$29,802$13,746
Carolinas Medical Center/Behav HealthCharlotte18$40,045$13,879
Duke University HospitalDurham21$36,301$14,522

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.