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Non-extensive operating room procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with complications in Virginia

What 1 hospital in Virginia charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for non-extensive operating room procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with complications (DRG 988), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 988 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $76,157 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $13,209 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $10,874 Average per stay
Volume 11 Medicare hospital stays

Hospitals in Virginia billed an average of $76,157 for non-extensive operating room procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with complications, about 5.8 times the average total payment of $13,209. That payment is 32% below the U.S. average of $19,534.

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 $13,209Billed $76,157

About 17¢ 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: non-extensive operating room procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with 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
Carilion Medical CenterRoanoke 11 $76,157 $13,209 $10,874
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Questions

How much does non-extensive operating room procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with complications cost in Virginia?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for non-extensive operating room procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with complications (DRG 988) at 1 hospital in Virginia was billed at $76,157 on average, while the average total payment was $13,209, of which Medicare paid $10,874. 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 5.8 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.