US Health Care Costs

Major Chest Trauma with Cc in Virginia

MS-DRG 184: Major chest trauma with cc

$36,593typical hospital bill
$9,201typical amount paid
$7,689–$16,726range paid across 15 hospitals

Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $36,593 for this stay in 2024, about 4.0 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
Sentara Virginia Beach General HospitalVirginia Beach15$33,452$7,689
Henrico Doctors' HospitalRichmond20$65,521$7,768
Chesapeake General HospitalChesapeake11$23,486$8,027
Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen HospitalLynchburg11$31,850$8,172
Winchester Medical CenterWinchester23$19,756$8,566
Virginia Hospital CenterArlington16$28,373$8,578
Riverside Regional Medical CenterNewport News13$25,083$8,607
Lewisgale Medical CenterSalem18$70,990$9,201
Inova Loudoun HospitalLeesburg14$37,332$9,348
Carilion Medical CenterRoanoke13$36,593$9,931
Cjw Medical CenterRichmond53$114,526$10,123
Sentara Norfolk General HospitalNorfolk39$37,221$11,189
Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church49$29,876$11,318
Medical College of Virginia HospitalsRichmond28$84,495$16,261
University of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesville27$62,244$16,726

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.