Headaches Without Mcc in Virginia

MS-DRG 103: Headaches without mcc

$32,141typical hospital bill

$7,284typical amount paid

$6,307–$7,466range paid across 5 hospitals

Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $32,141 for this stay in 2024, about 4.4 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Chesapeake General Hospital	Chesapeake	11	$17,941	$6,307
Bon Secours St Marys Hospital	Richmond	13	$32,141	$6,564
Inova Alexandria Hospital	Alexandria	11	$22,611	$7,284
Lewisgale Medical Center	Salem	14	$46,381	$7,427
Cjw Medical Center	Richmond	24	$66,347	$7,466

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.