Major Hematological and Immunological Diagnoses Except Sickle Cell Crisis and Coagulatio in North Carolina

MS-DRG 808: Major hematological and immunological diagnoses except sickle cell crisis and coagulatio

$81,404typical hospital bill

$23,405typical amount paid

$15,102–$41,962range paid across 6 hospitals

North Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $81,404 for this stay in 2024, about 3.5 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Rex Hospital	Raleigh	12	$34,988	$15,102
Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery Ce	Asheville	11	$60,603	$16,732
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center	Wilmington	11	$68,083	$19,158
Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health	Charlotte	12	$105,850	$27,651
Duke University Hospital	Durham	14	$94,724	$32,252
North Carolina Baptist Hospital	Winston-Salem	13	$153,966	$41,962

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.