US Health Care Costs

Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour with Mcc in North Carolina

MS-DRG 085: Traumatic stupor and coma <1 hour with mcc

$60,541typical hospital bill
$18,460typical amount paid
$15,256–$26,511range paid across 6 hospitals

North Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $60,541 for this stay in 2024, about 3.3 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
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterCharlotte12$61,027$15,256
Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery CeAsheville27$60,055$16,877
Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem14$76,960$17,740
Ecu Health Medical CenterGreenville11$53,634$19,181
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington14$62,429$19,298
Unc HospitalsChapel Hill12$52,329$26,511

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.