US Health Care Costs

Endocrine Disorders with Mcc in Kentucky

MS-DRG 643: Endocrine disorders with mcc

$58,317typical hospital bill
$11,225typical amount paid
$11,097–$11,353range paid across 2 hospitals

Kentucky hospitals billed Medicare a typical $58,317 for this stay in 2024, about 5.2 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
King's Daughters' Medical CenterAshland14$49,640$11,097
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Norton Hospitals, IncLouisville24$66,994$11,353
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Baptist Health LouisvilleLouisville–––$50,019$22,002$11,248–$43,349 · 28 plans

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.