US Health Care Costs

Hernia Procedures Except Inguinal and Femoral with Cc in Virginia

MS-DRG 354: Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral with cc

$100,386typical hospital bill
$18,655typical amount paid
$12,465–$25,363range paid across 4 hospitals

Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $100,386 for this stay in 2024, about 5.4 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
Henrico Doctors' HospitalRichmond12$273,122$12,465
Carilion Medical CenterRoanoke11$84,685$13,802
University of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesville16$66,047$23,509
Medical College of Virginia HospitalsRichmond16$116,086$25,363

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.