US Health Care Costs

Major Chest Procedures Without Cc/Mcc in Missouri

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

$83,400typical hospital bill
$20,337typical amount paid
$19,772–$20,902range paid across 2 hospitals

Missouri hospitals billed Medicare a typical $83,400 for this stay in 2024, about 4.1 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)
Barnes Jewish HospitalSaint Louis24$57,883$19,772
$40,319$38,535$30,612–$42,510 · 24 plans
St Lukes Hospital of Kansas CityKansas City16$108,916$20,902
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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.