US Health Care Costs

Tendonitis, Myositis and Bursitis Without Mcc in North Carolina

MS-DRG 558: Tendonitis, myositis and bursitis without mcc

$34,004typical hospital bill
$8,087typical amount paid
$7,579–$8,595range paid across 2 hospitals

North Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $34,004 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
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington11$34,883$7,579
Wakemed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh15$33,124$8,595

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.