US Health Care Costs

Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy Without Cc/Mcc in Delaware

MS-DRG 195: Simple pneumonia and pleurisy without cc/mcc

$22,925typical hospital bill
$5,926typical amount paid
$5,729–$6,122range paid across 2 hospitals

Delaware hospitals billed Medicare a typical $22,925 for this stay in 2024, about 3.9 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 CenterLewes22$26,648$5,729
Christiana HospitalNewark27$19,202$6,122

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.