US Health Care Costs

Intracranial Vascular Procedures with Principal Diagnosis Hemorrhage with Mcc in North Carolina

MS-DRG 020: Intracranial vascular procedures with principal diagnosis hemorrhage with mcc

$206,693typical hospital bill
$66,622typical amount paid
$60,246–$92,088range paid across 3 hospitals

North Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $206,693 for this stay in 2024, about 3.1 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
Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery CeAsheville17$206,693$60,246
Carolinas Medical Center/Behav HealthCharlotte11$327,974$66,622
Unc HospitalsChapel Hill16$185,865$92,088

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.