US Health Care Costs

Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc in Delaware

MS-DRG 854: Infectious and parasitic diseases with o.r. procedures with cc

$73,636typical hospital bill
$17,990typical amount paid
$16,127–$18,660range paid across 3 hospitals

Delaware hospitals billed Medicare a typical $73,636 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Beebe Medical CenterLewes11$73,636$16,127
Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent CampusDover21$80,081$17,990
Christiana HospitalNewark28$56,705$18,660

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.