US Health Care Costs

Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures Without Cc/Mcc in North Carolina

MS-DRG 272: Other major cardiovascular procedures without cc/mcc

$67,781typical hospital bill
$20,848typical amount paid
$18,378–$23,319range paid across 2 hospitals

North Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $67,781 for this stay in 2024, about 3.3 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
Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery CeAsheville11$63,844$18,378
Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem11$71,719$23,319

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.