US Health Care Costs

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Without C.d.e. with Mcc in Virginia

MS-DRG 417: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy without c.d.e. with mcc

$73,089typical hospital bill
$19,561typical amount paid
$16,224–$25,718range paid across 8 hospitals

Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $73,089 for this stay in 2024, about 3.7 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 HospitalChesapeake11$69,077$16,224
Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical CenterMechanicsville12$77,102$17,081
Winchester Medical CenterWinchester16$44,541$18,725
Carilion Medical CenterRoanoke26$93,959$19,243
Mary Washington HospitalFredericksburg20$65,441$19,880
Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church15$55,502$22,787
Lewisgale Medical CenterSalem20$214,302$24,900
Cjw Medical CenterRichmond20$317,453$25,718

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.