US Health Care Costs

Pancreas, Liver and Shunt Procedures with Mcc in Washington

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

$274,434typical hospital bill
$58,449typical amount paid
$48,593–$83,636range paid across 4 hospitals

Washington hospitals billed Medicare a typical $274,434 for this stay in 2024, about 4.7 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
Prov Sacred Hrt Med Ctr & Childs Hosp.Spokane14$233,487$48,593
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle11$176,857$54,769
St Joseph Medical CenterTacoma12$396,356$62,130
University of Washington Medical CtrSeattle19$315,382$83,636

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.