US Health Care Costs

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Without C.d.e. Without Cc/Mcc in Virginia

MS-DRG 419: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy without c.d.e. without cc/mcc

$125,113typical hospital bill
$11,007typical amount paid
$10,069–$13,695range paid across 6 hospitals

Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $125,113 for this stay in 2024, about 11.4 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
Cjw Medical CenterRichmond18$207,531$10,069
Henrico Doctors' HospitalRichmond14$184,744$10,479
Carilion Medical CenterRoanoke13$75,704$10,859
Lewisgale Medical CenterSalem13$149,204$11,156
Winchester Medical CenterWinchester38$33,421$11,683
Augusta HealthFishersville13$101,021$13,695

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.