US Health Care Costs

Ms-Drg 538 in North Carolina

MS-DRG 538: Ms-drg 538

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Duke University HospitalDurham–––$1,285$3,505only 2 plans
Ecu Health Medical CenterGreenville–––$14,842$11,284$6,002–$20,341 · 6 plans
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington––––$9,047$6,338–$12,491 · 13 plans

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.