US Health Care Costs

Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence Without Rehabilitation Therapy Without Mcc in Kansas

MS-DRG 897: Alcohol, drug abuse or dependence without rehabilitation therapy without mcc

$35,182typical hospital bill
$7,685typical amount paid
$6,259–$8,679range paid across 4 hospitals

Kansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $35,182 for this stay in 2024, about 4.6 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 staysBilledPaid
Stormont Vail HospitalTopeka19$37,230$6,259
Wesley Medical CenterWichita16$91,848$7,466
Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.Wichita11$20,074$7,904
University of Kansas HospitalKansas City18$33,134$8,679

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.