US Health Care Costs

Non-Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Mcc in Virginia

MS-DRG 987: Non-extensive o.r. procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with mcc

$102,598typical hospital bill
$30,180typical amount paid
$28,209–$32,150range paid across 2 hospitals

Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $102,598 for this stay in 2024, about 3.4 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
Carilion Medical CenterRoanoke16$122,554$28,209
Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church18$82,642$32,150

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.