US Health Care Costs

Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc in District of Columbia

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

$167,178typical hospital bill
$27,257typical amount paid
$25,253–$29,260range paid across 2 hospitals

District of Columbia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $167,178 for this stay in 2024, about 6.1 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
George Washington Univ HospitalWashington12$169,030$25,253
Medstar Washington Hospital CenterWashington20$165,326$29,260

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.