US Health Care Costs

Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour Without Cc/Mcc in North Carolina

MS-DRG 087: Traumatic stupor and coma <1 hour without cc/mcc

$39,012typical hospital bill
$8,151typical amount paid
$7,494–$8,808range paid across 2 hospitals

North Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $39,012 for this stay in 2024, about 4.8 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
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington23$25,109$7,494
Wakemed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh17$52,916$8,808

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.