US Health Care Costs

Pneumothorax with Mcc in Virginia

MS-DRG 199: Pneumothorax with mcc

$94,573typical hospital bill
$18,620typical amount paid
$15,323–$25,270range paid across 4 hospitals

Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $94,573 for this stay in 2024, about 5.1 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 Church11$37,908$15,323
Lewisgale Medical CenterSalem12$134,217$16,967
Sentara Norfolk General HospitalNorfolk13$71,725$20,273
Medical College of Virginia HospitalsRichmond11$117,420$25,270

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.