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Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion with complications Cost in North Carolina

Medicare DRG 519. What each hospital charges and what Medicare pays.

Avg charge in NC
$84,067
Range (lowest–highest)
$60,231$117,592
Avg Medicare pays
$15,512
Hospitals
5
HospitalStaysAvg chargeAvg total payment
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER/BEHAV HEALTH · CHARLOTTE18$117,592$24,941
NOVANT HEALTH PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER · CHARLOTTE15$92,470$14,920
DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL · DURHAM15$87,705$28,543
NOVANT HEALTH NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER · WILMINGTON16$62,339$16,626
NOVANT HEALTH FORSYTH MEDICAL CENTER · WINSTON-SALEM14$60,231$14,873

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).