US Health Care Costs

Major Chest Procedures with Mcc in Virginia

MS-DRG 163: Major chest procedures with mcc

$162,766typical hospital bill
$39,803typical amount paid
$35,633–$72,651range paid across 11 hospitals

Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $162,766 for this stay in 2024, about 4.1 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
Cjw Medical CenterRichmond16$513,544$35,633
Mary Washington HospitalFredericksburg42$89,097$37,203
Carilion Medical CenterRoanoke24$162,766$37,340
Lewisgale Medical CenterSalem11$280,820$37,599
Sentara Leigh HospitalNorfolk13$109,127$38,429
Riverside Regional Medical CenterNewport News21$92,927$39,803
Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church35$89,312$43,574
Winchester Medical CenterWinchester19$68,515$45,957
Sentara Norfolk General HospitalNorfolk22$190,798$51,346
Medical College of Virginia HospitalsRichmond35$196,755$63,094
University of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesville16$253,934$72,651

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.