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Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures Except Hip, Foot and Femur without with Complications/with major complications Cost in North Carolina

Medicare DRG 494. What each hospital charges and what Medicare pays.

Avg charge in NC
$88,883
Range (lowest–highest)
$68,226$116,404
Avg Medicare pays
$14,181
Hospitals
5
HospitalStaysAvg chargeAvg total payment
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER/BEHAV HEALTH · CHARLOTTE12$116,404$20,645
MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL AND ASHEVILLE SURGERY CE · ASHEVILLE23$95,587$14,095
DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL · DURHAM12$85,911$22,504
WAKEMED, RALEIGH CAMPUS · RALEIGH11$78,286$15,894
NOVANT HEALTH NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER · WILMINGTON14$68,226$15,682

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).