US Health Care Costs

Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Mcc in North Carolina

MS-DRG 371: Major gastrointestinal disorders and peritoneal infections with mcc

$54,189typical hospital bill
$14,313typical amount paid
$11,730–$30,063range paid across 12 hospitals

North Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $54,189 for this stay in 2024, about 3.8 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
Unc Health NashRocky Mount12$37,991$11,730
Rex HospitalRaleigh19$47,004$11,852
Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery CeAsheville21$61,078$12,800
Firsthealth Moore Regional HospitalPinehurst16$67,814$13,047
Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem17$52,771$13,420
Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia14$59,470$14,021
Carolina East Medical CenterNew Bern13$38,060$14,605
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington18$43,273$14,919
Carolinas Medical Center/Behav HealthCharlotte17$62,718$19,775
North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem11$54,306$23,790
Duke University HospitalDurham18$54,072$28,546
Unc HospitalsChapel Hill21$80,463$30,063

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.