US Health Care Costs

Major Chest Procedures Without Cc/Mcc in Kentucky

MS-DRG 165: Major chest procedures without cc/mcc

$92,603typical hospital bill
$13,943typical amount paid
$12,083–$17,669range paid across 4 hospitals

Kentucky hospitals billed Medicare a typical $92,603 for this stay in 2024, about 6.6 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)
Baptist Health LouisvilleLouisville18$125,639$12,083
$92,886$24,392$13,009–$52,229 · 28 plans
Baptist Health LexingtonLexington13$104,723$12,834
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St Elizabeth EdgewoodEdgewood18$62,928$15,052
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University of Kentucky HospitalLexington17$80,484$17,669
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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.