US Health Care Costs

Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Mcc in Delaware

MS-DRG 917: Poisoning and toxic effects of drugs with mcc

$48,649typical hospital bill
$13,407typical amount paid
$12,772–$14,819range paid across 3 hospitals

Delaware hospitals billed Medicare a typical $48,649 for this stay in 2024, about 3.6 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
Beebe Medical CenterLewes15$59,202$12,772
Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent CampusDover13$42,717$13,407
Christiana HospitalNewark37$48,649$14,819

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.