US Health Care Costs

Pancreas, Liver and Shunt Procedures with Mcc in District of Columbia

MS-DRG 405: Pancreas, liver and shunt procedures with mcc

$491,221typical hospital bill
$74,117typical amount paid
$71,533–$76,702range paid across 2 hospitals

District of Columbia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $491,221 for this stay in 2024, about 6.6 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 Georgetown University HospitalWashington28$332,476$71,533
George Washington Univ HospitalWashington14$649,967$76,702

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.