US Health Care Costs

Hypertension with Mcc in Delaware

MS-DRG 304: Hypertension with mcc

$40,896typical hospital bill
$12,222typical amount paid
$10,373–$12,525range paid across 3 hospitals

Delaware hospitals billed Medicare a typical $40,896 for this stay in 2024, about 3.3 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 CampusDover19$40,896$10,373
Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex CampusMilford13$33,777$12,222
Christiana HospitalNewark18$44,577$12,525

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.