US Health Care Costs

Gastrointestinal Obstruction Without Cc/Mcc in Delaware

MS-DRG 390: Gastrointestinal obstruction without cc/mcc

$19,268typical hospital bill
$5,626typical amount paid
$5,191–$6,580range paid across 4 hospitals

Delaware hospitals billed Medicare a typical $19,268 for this stay in 2024, about 3.4 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
Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent CampusDover11$17,741$5,191
Beebe Medical CenterLewes38$24,719$5,202
Christiana HospitalNewark35$17,390$6,051
Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex CampusMilford15$20,795$6,580

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.