US Health Care Costs

Inflammatory Bowel Disease with Cc in North Carolina

MS-DRG 386: Inflammatory bowel disease with cc

$38,046typical hospital bill
$8,317typical amount paid
$8,066–$8,568range paid across 2 hospitals

North Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $38,046 for this stay in 2024, about 4.6 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
Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery CeAsheville11$38,037$8,066
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington12$38,055$8,568

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.