US Health Care Costs

Hypertension with Mcc in Virginia

MS-DRG 304: Hypertension with mcc

$36,390typical hospital bill
$9,360typical amount paid
$8,214–$11,776range paid across 10 hospitals

Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $36,390 for this stay in 2024, about 3.9 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
Chesapeake General HospitalChesapeake13$26,232$8,214
Cjw Medical CenterRichmond14$115,632$8,347
Bon Secours St Marys HospitalRichmond16$36,407$8,834
Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen HospitalLynchburg11$48,464$9,009
Henrico Doctors' HospitalRichmond18$63,370$9,122
Winchester Medical CenterWinchester12$19,566$9,597
Riverside Regional Medical CenterNewport News15$31,684$9,601
Inova Alexandria HospitalAlexandria11$36,374$9,830
Sentara Norfolk General HospitalNorfolk12$59,979$10,982
Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church15$35,948$11,776

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.