US Health Care Costs

Amputation for Circulatory System Disorders Except Upper Limb and Toe with Cc in Missouri

MS-DRG 240: Amputation for circulatory system disorders except upper limb and toe with cc

$105,543typical hospital bill
$29,108typical amount paid
$18,860–$39,356range paid across 2 hospitals

Missouri hospitals billed Medicare a typical $105,543 for this stay in 2024, about 3.6 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
Mercy Hospital SpringfieldSpringfield12$72,121$18,860
Barnes Jewish HospitalSaint Louis12$138,965$39,356

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.