US Health Care Costs

Disorders of the Biliary Tract with Cc in Washington

MS-DRG 445: Disorders of the biliary tract with cc

$52,896typical hospital bill
$11,207typical amount paid
$9,207–$12,917range paid across 10 hospitals

Washington hospitals billed Medicare a typical $52,896 for this stay in 2024, about 4.7 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
St Anthony HospitalGig Harbor11$54,487$9,207
Multicare Good Samaritan HospitalPuyallup15$33,522$9,867
Skagit Valley HospitalMount Vernon12$51,306$10,192
St Joseph Medical CenterTacoma20$64,582$10,929
Peacehealth St Joseph Medical CenterBellingham23$51,278$11,061
Tacoma General Allenmore HospitalTacoma16$39,324$11,352
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle31$55,745$11,842
Swedish Medical CenterSeattle15$57,028$11,844
University of Washington Medical CtrSeattle29$49,718$12,637
Overlake Hospital Medical Center & ClinicsBellevue11$61,410$12,917

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.