Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications in North Carolina
MS-DRG 480: Hip and femur procedures except major joint with mcc
$96,880typical hospital bill
$23,465typical amount paid
$18,664–$39,374range paid across 24 hospitals
North Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $96,880 for this stay in 2024, about 4.1 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.