US Health Care Costs

Pneumothorax with Cc in Kentucky

MS-DRG 200: Pneumothorax with cc

$36,487typical hospital bill
$11,465typical amount paid
$7,997–$11,564range paid across 3 hospitals

Kentucky hospitals billed Medicare a typical $36,487 for this stay in 2024, about 3.2 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)
Norton Hospitals, IncLouisville15$28,374$7,997
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University of Kentucky HospitalLexington11$46,005$11,465
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University of Louisville HospitalLouisville12$36,487$11,564
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Baptist Health LouisvilleLouisville–––$25,689$14,793$7,562–$29,564 · 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.