Tracheostomy with Mv >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except Face, Mouth and Neck Withou in North Carolina

MS-DRG 004: Tracheostomy with mv >96 hours or principal diagnosis except face, mouth and neck withou

$356,959typical hospital bill

$120,854typical amount paid

$83,364–$188,982range paid across 6 hospitals

North Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $356,959 for this stay in 2024, about 3.0 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital	Greensboro	12	$216,044	$83,364
Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery Ce	Asheville	19	$348,891	$91,695
Ecu Health Medical Center	Greenville	17	$236,461	$102,024
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center	Wilmington	14	$365,027	$139,683
North Carolina Baptist Hospital	Winston-Salem	14	$408,893	$150,070
Unc Hospitals	Chapel Hill	11	$478,799	$188,982

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.