US Health Care Costs

Trauma to the Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Without Mcc in North Carolina

MS-DRG 605: Trauma to the skin, subcutaneous tissue and breast without mcc

$33,199typical hospital bill
$8,717typical amount paid
$8,084–$13,098range paid across 6 hospitals

North Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $33,199 for this stay in 2024, about 3.8 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
Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery CeAsheville20$32,298$8,084
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington24$26,474$8,156
Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville14$28,590$8,426
Wakemed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh11$44,263$9,008
Ecu Health Medical CenterGreenville12$37,830$10,227
Duke University HospitalDurham11$34,101$13,098

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.