Bowel obstruction, with complications in Kentucky
MS-DRG 389: Gastrointestinal obstruction with cc
$23,845typical hospital bill
$6,142typical amount paid
$5,378–$9,398range paid across 20 hospitals
Kentucky hospitals billed Medicare a typical $23,845 for this stay in 2024, about 3.9 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)
| Hospital | City | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | Cash price | Insurers (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Louisville | Louisville | 42 | $27,346 | $5,378 | $20,475 | $10,985$5,476–$23,564 · 28 plans | |
| Baptist Health Hardin | Elizabethtown | 22 | $37,895 | $5,500 | – | – | |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center | Hopkinsville | 15 | $27,465 | $5,573 | – | – | |
| Baptist Health Lexington | Lexington | 33 | $29,133 | $5,616 | – | – | |
| St Elizabeth Ft Thomas | Fort Thomas | 15 | $16,150 | $5,650 | – | – | |
| Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center | Danville | 12 | $16,353 | $5,654 | – | – | |
| St Elizabeth Florence | Florence | 15 | $17,470 | $5,701 | – | – | |
| Baptist Health Paducah | Paducah | 15 | $22,289 | $5,748 | – | – | |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center | Ashland | 16 | $24,372 | $6,101 | – | – | |
| Norton Hospitals, Inc | Louisville | 71 | $23,317 | $6,122 | – | – | |
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital | Henderson | 11 | $17,642 | $6,162 | – | – | |
| Saint Joseph Hospital | Lexington | 11 | $20,148 | $6,341 | – | – | |
| Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital | Somerset | 14 | $46,112 | $6,379 | – | – | |
| Murray-Calloway County Hospital | Murray | 15 | $34,351 | $6,502 | – | – | |
| The Medical Center (bowling Green) | Bowling Green | 17 | $24,774 | $6,553 | – | – | |
| Chi Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital | Bardstown | 12 | $22,360 | $6,567 | – | – | |
| Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital | Louisville | 17 | $19,223 | $6,704 | – | – | |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood | Edgewood | 49 | $20,065 | $7,705 | – | – | |
| University of Kentucky Hospital | Lexington | 17 | $28,279 | $8,816 | – | – | |
| University of Louisville Hospital | Louisville | 17 | $44,141 | $9,398 | – | – |
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.