US Health Care Costs

Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Mcc in North Carolina

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

$45,955typical hospital bill
$13,780typical amount paid
$11,004–$21,975range paid across 11 hospitals

North Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $45,955 for this stay in 2024, about 3.3 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
Firsthealth Moore Regional HospitalPinehurst12$59,075$11,004
Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia16$45,922$12,098
Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville19$33,592$12,152
Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery CeAsheville22$45,955$12,408
The Moses H. Cone Memorial HospitalGreensboro22$47,425$13,708
Wakemed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh35$57,287$13,780
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington25$59,406$13,803
Ecu Health Medical CenterGreenville29$40,521$15,054
Atrium Health PinevilleCharlotte14$76,448$16,672
Duke University HospitalDurham15$41,112$19,382
Unc HospitalsChapel Hill12$42,277$21,975

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.