LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC
Medicare inpatient claims for MS-DRG 418. National volume + top hospitals + geographic distribution. Sourced from CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider; refreshed annually.
What is MS-DRG 418?
MS-DRG 418 is the Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Group for LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC. When a Medicare patient is discharged, the hospital stay is grouped into a single MS-DRG, and Medicare reimburses the hospital a fixed, predetermined amount for that group rather than itemizing each service.
Across the CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider dataset, 731 hospitals reported 21,827 discharges for MS-DRG 418. The average hospital submitted charge was $90K, while the average amount Medicare actually paid was $12K — a 7.6× gap between list price and reimbursement, which is typical for Medicare inpatient claims.