US Health Care Costs

Malignancy of Hepatobiliary System or Pancreas with Mcc in North Carolina

MS-DRG 435: Malignancy of hepatobiliary system or pancreas with mcc

$59,489typical hospital bill
$15,750typical amount paid
$12,812–$26,029range paid across 12 hospitals

North Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $59,489 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
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterCharlotte11$85,476$12,812
Rex HospitalRaleigh27$40,990$12,854
Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery CeAsheville31$66,413$13,928
Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville17$56,220$15,223
Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem15$60,306$15,266
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington12$58,672$15,313
Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcord12$72,924$16,187
Ecu Health Medical CenterGreenville17$47,152$18,373
Duke University HospitalDurham33$57,999$21,422
Unc HospitalsChapel Hill18$55,585$23,005
Carolinas Medical Center/Behav HealthCharlotte22$102,900$25,046
North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem27$74,450$26,029

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.