US Health Care Costs

Stomach, Esophageal and Duodenal Procedures with Mcc in Virginia

MS-DRG 326: Stomach, esophageal and duodenal procedures with mcc

$206,613typical hospital bill
$48,312typical amount paid
$32,653–$78,888range paid across 7 hospitals

Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $206,613 for this stay in 2024, about 4.3 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
Sentara Leigh HospitalNorfolk18$143,882$32,653
Henrico Doctors' HospitalRichmond16$534,793$42,765
Winchester Medical CenterWinchester18$109,095$45,919
Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church26$124,807$48,312
Sentara Norfolk General HospitalNorfolk12$237,295$49,493
University of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesville24$206,613$75,936
Medical College of Virginia HospitalsRichmond20$338,749$78,888

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.