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Digestive malignancy with major complications in Virginia

What 11 hospitals in Virginia charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for digestive malignancy with major complications (DRG 374), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 374 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $61,808 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $18,835 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $14,584 Average per stay
State rank #9 of 28 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Virginia billed an average of $61,808 for digestive malignancy with major complications, about 3.3 times the average total payment of $18,835. That payment is 19% below the U.S. average of $23,203.

These are averages for patients with original (fee-for-service) Medicare. Private insurance pays different, negotiated prices, and what you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Use these figures to compare hospitals, not as a quote.

Paid $18,835Billed $61,808

About 30¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Virginia billed for this stay.

Medicare prices this stay in 2 versions, by how sick the patient was. Compare them in Virginia:

Virginia hospitals: digestive malignancy with major complications

Every Virginia hospital that billed Medicare for this stay at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.

Hospital Stays Avg charge Avg payment Medicare paid
Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church 49 $50,396 $20,542 $16,373
Carilion Medical CenterRoanoke 25 $76,442 $20,120 $13,388
Winchester Medical Center INCWinchester 15 $33,651 $18,381 $14,453
Inova Alexandria HospitalAlexandria 14 $48,127 $14,296 $13,201
Mary Washington Hospital, INCFredericksburg 12 $45,712 $16,364 $12,822
Bon Secours - St Marys Hospital of RichmondRichmond 12 $63,343 $15,612 $11,699
Cjw Medical CenterRichmond 12 $152,128 $14,904 $11,462
University of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesville 11 $51,275 $26,580 $20,735
Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen HospitalLynchburg 11 $65,128 $16,146 $14,470
Medical College of Virginia HospitalsRichmond 11 $78,825 $25,613 $16,330
Bon Secours - St Francis Medical CenterMidlothian 11 $42,750 $13,372 $11,966
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Lowest and highest payments in Virginia

Among hospitals with at least 11 Medicare hospital stays. Differences reflect local wage costs, teaching status and how sick patients were, as well as price.

Lowest

Highest

University of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesville, VA$26,580
Medical College of Virginia HospitalsRichmond, VA$25,613
Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church, VA$20,542
Carilion Medical CenterRoanoke, VA$20,120
Winchester Medical Center INCWinchester, VA$18,381

Digestive malignancy with major complications in other states

Questions

How much does digestive malignancy with major complications cost in Virginia?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for digestive malignancy with major complications (DRG 374) at 11 hospitals in Virginia was billed at $61,808 on average, while the average total payment was $18,835, of which Medicare paid $14,584. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.

Why are hospital charges so much higher than payments?

Charges are a hospital's list prices. Medicare pays fixed rates set in advance, and private insurers negotiate their own discounts, so almost nobody pays the full charge. For this stay in Virginia, average charges were 3.3 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.

Source: CMS, Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. Average total payment includes Medicare's payment, the patient's deductible and coinsurance, and any other payer. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 hospital stays for privacy. About the data.