US Health Care Costs

Renal Failure Without Cc/Mcc in Delaware

MS-DRG 684: Renal failure without cc/mcc

$22,713typical hospital bill
$5,728typical amount paid
$5,290–$6,166range paid across 2 hospitals

Delaware hospitals billed Medicare a typical $22,713 for this stay in 2024, about 4.0 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$26,968$5,290
Christiana HospitalNewark24$18,457$6,166

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.