US Health Care Costs

Other Respiratory System O.r. Procedures with Mcc in District of Columbia

MS-DRG 166: Other respiratory system o.r. procedures with mcc

$216,178typical hospital bill
$62,093typical amount paid
$56,877–$67,309range paid across 2 hospitals

District of Columbia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $216,178 for this stay in 2024, about 3.5 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
Medstar Washington Hospital CenterWashington11$192,683$56,877
Medstar Georgetown University HospitalWashington15$239,674$67,309

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.