US Health Care Costs

Nervous System Neoplasms with Mcc in Washington

MS-DRG 054: Nervous system neoplasms with mcc

$63,646typical hospital bill
$17,694typical amount paid
$14,159–$21,373range paid across 4 hospitals

Washington hospitals billed Medicare a typical $63,646 for this stay in 2024, about 3.6 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
Prov Sacred Hrt Med Ctr & Childs Hosp.Spokane16$55,385$14,159
Providence Regional Medical Center EverettEverett15$89,903$14,175
University of Washington Medical CtrSeattle20$59,707$21,213
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle12$67,585$21,373

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.