US Health Care Costs

Major Hematological and Immunological Diagnoses Except Sickle Cell Crisis and Coagulatio in Virginia

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

$78,628typical hospital bill
$24,922typical amount paid
$19,984–$28,360range paid across 4 hospitals

Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $78,628 for this stay in 2024, about 3.2 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
Lewisgale Medical CenterSalem11$193,086$19,984
Winchester Medical CenterWinchester13$35,281$21,819
Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church22$75,058$28,026
Medical College of Virginia HospitalsRichmond11$82,199$28,360

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.