US Health Care Costs

Other Respiratory System Diagnoses with Mcc in Delaware

MS-DRG 205: Other respiratory system diagnoses with mcc

$48,104typical hospital bill
$15,248typical amount paid
$13,952–$16,544range paid across 2 hospitals

Delaware hospitals billed Medicare a typical $48,104 for this stay in 2024, about 3.2 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
Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex CampusMilford11$43,624$13,952
Christiana HospitalNewark25$52,584$16,544

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.