US Health Care Costs

Pancreas, Liver and Shunt Procedures with Mcc in Virginia

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

$162,519typical hospital bill
$63,785typical amount paid
$46,370–$81,200range paid across 2 hospitals

Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $162,519 for this stay in 2024, about 2.5 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
Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church17$114,872$46,370
University of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesville14$210,166$81,200

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.