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Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures Except Hip, Foot and Femur with major complications Cost in North Carolina

Medicare DRG 492. What each hospital charges and what Medicare pays.

Avg charge in NC
$147,789
Range (lowest–highest)
$125,725$172,470
Avg Medicare pays
$23,528
Hospitals
3
HospitalStaysAvg chargeAvg total payment
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER/BEHAV HEALTH · CHARLOTTE15$172,470$38,755
MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL AND ASHEVILLE SURGERY CE · ASHEVILLE20$145,172$27,379
WAKEMED, RALEIGH CAMPUS · RALEIGH11$125,725$29,827

Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service. The "charge" is the hospital's list price; "total payment" is what it actually received. Medicare fee-for-service inpatient stays only. A hospital with very few stays for this DRG may not appear (CMS suppresses counts under 11).