US Health Care Costs

Postoperative and Post-Traumatic Infections Without Mcc in Virginia

MS-DRG 863: Postoperative and post-traumatic infections without mcc

$24,688typical hospital bill
$10,947typical amount paid
$8,414–$17,485range paid across 5 hospitals

Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $24,688 for this stay in 2024, about 2.3 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
Mary Washington HospitalFredericksburg13$20,132$8,414
Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church11$24,688$10,296
Carilion Medical CenterRoanoke18$24,063$10,947
Medical College of Virginia HospitalsRichmond13$44,848$15,884
University of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesville18$42,237$17,485

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.