Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Mcc in North Carolina
MS-DRG 981: Extensive o.r. procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with mcc
$164,201typical hospital bill
$38,867typical amount paid
$31,057–$64,304range paid across 20 hospitals
North Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $164,201 for this stay in 2024, about 4.2 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)
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.