US Health Care Costs

Signs and Symptoms Without Mcc in Delaware

MS-DRG 948: Signs and symptoms without mcc

$31,471typical hospital bill
$7,087typical amount paid
$6,446–$8,229range paid across 3 hospitals

Delaware hospitals billed Medicare a typical $31,471 for this stay in 2024, about 4.4 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 CenterLewes12$27,350$6,446
Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent CampusDover16$34,837$7,087
Christiana HospitalNewark45$31,471$8,229

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.