US Health Care Costs

Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Procedures with Mcc in North Carolina

MS-DRG 673: Other kidney and urinary tract procedures with mcc

$91,626typical hospital bill
$34,193typical amount paid
$28,944–$50,814range paid across 7 hospitals

North Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $91,626 for this stay in 2024, about 2.7 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 Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem21$91,626$28,944
The Moses H. Cone Memorial HospitalGreensboro18$76,354$31,261
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington17$114,004$33,175
Ecu Health Medical CenterGreenville17$75,745$34,193
Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery CeAsheville18$181,447$34,444
North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem21$89,272$48,671
Duke University HospitalDurham24$118,826$50,814

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.