US Health Care Costs

Seizures in Delaware

MS-DRG 101: Seizures without mcc

$33,672typical hospital bill
$8,070typical amount paid
$7,463–$8,868range paid across 4 hospitals

Delaware hospitals billed Medicare a typical $33,672 for this stay in 2024, about 4.2 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$34,859$7,463
Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex CampusMilford15$42,849$7,912
Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent CampusDover30$27,671$8,228
Christiana HospitalNewark79$32,485$8,868

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.