US Health Care Costs

Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures with Cc or Peripheral Neur in North Carolina

MS-DRG 041: Peripheral, cranial nerve and other nervous system procedures with cc or peripheral neur

$79,946typical hospital bill
$18,434typical amount paid
$16,944–$19,924range paid across 2 hospitals

North Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $79,946 for this stay in 2024, about 4.3 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
Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery CeAsheville18$88,408$16,944
Ecu Health Medical CenterGreenville24$71,484$19,924

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.