US Health Care Costs

Nervous System Neoplasms with Mcc in North Carolina

MS-DRG 054: Nervous system neoplasms with mcc

$41,695typical hospital bill
$15,998typical amount paid
$10,185–$19,520range paid across 9 hospitals

North Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $41,695 for this stay in 2024, about 2.6 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
Rex HospitalRaleigh19$39,527$10,185
Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem15$63,979$11,533
Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery CeAsheville37$41,193$11,554
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington22$35,608$12,546
Ecu Health Medical CenterGreenville32$46,078$15,998
Carolinas Medical Center/Behav HealthCharlotte16$41,864$18,157
Duke University HospitalDurham36$51,522$18,560
North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem18$39,451$18,589
Unc HospitalsChapel Hill19$41,695$19,520

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.