US Health Care Costs

Ms-Drg 688 in North Carolina

MS-DRG 688: Ms-drg 688

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Duke University HospitalDurham–––$5,583$8,809$4,201–$15,269 · 9 plans
Ecu Health Medical CenterGreenville–––$29,106$12,624$11,951–$12,664 · 3 plans
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington––––$9,926$6,954–$13,705 · 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.