US Health Care Costs

Respiratory Infections and Inflammations Without Cc/Mcc in North Carolina

MS-DRG 179: Respiratory infections and inflammations without cc/mcc

$20,857average hospital bill
$5,559average amount paid

One North Carolina hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $20,857, about 3.8 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Rex HospitalRaleigh12$20,857$5,559

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.