US Health Care Costs

Non-Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Cc in North Carolina

MS-DRG 988: Non-extensive o.r. procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with cc

$72,408average hospital bill
$15,794average amount paid

One North Carolina hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $72,408, about 4.6 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington12$72,408$15,794

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.