Bowel obstruction, with complications in Missouri
MS-DRG 389: Gastrointestinal obstruction with cc
$26,856typical hospital bill
$6,544typical amount paid
$5,004–$11,872range paid across 32 hospitals
Missouri hospitals billed Medicare a typical $26,856 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)
| Hospital | City | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boone Hospital Center | Columbia | 25 | $15,276 | $5,004 | |
| Saint Luke's East Hospital | Lees Summit | 31 | $57,153 | $5,137 | |
| Missouri Baptist Medical Center | Saint Louis | 40 | $27,478 | $5,271 | |
| Ssm St Clare Health Center | Fenton | 14 | $22,386 | $5,731 | |
| Liberty Hospital | Liberty | 12 | $20,367 | $5,832 | |
| Ssm St Joseph Hospital West | Lake Saint Louis | 15 | $16,579 | $5,835 | |
| St Lukes Hospital | Chesterfield | 32 | $24,870 | $5,943 | |
| Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital | Creve Coeur | 19 | $27,074 | $5,974 | |
| Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center | Poplar Bluff | 11 | $69,835 | $6,041 | |
| Mercy Hospital South | Saint Louis | 29 | $17,814 | $6,104 | |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center | Lees Summit | 16 | $56,337 | $6,215 | |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin | Joplin | 17 | $27,445 | $6,329 | |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West | Joplin | 15 | $26,966 | $6,386 | |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson | Crystal City | 16 | $20,114 | $6,466 | |
| Hannibal Regional Hospital | Hannibal | 22 | $31,442 | $6,475 | |
| Progress West Hospital | Ofallon | 12 | $34,020 | $6,483 | |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield | Springfield | 26 | $23,937 | $6,605 | |
| Ssm St Joseph Health Center | Saint Charles | 11 | $28,653 | $6,653 | |
| Nkc Health | North Kansas City | 50 | $33,903 | $6,739 | |
| Lake Regional Health System | Osage Beach | 12 | $19,306 | $6,742 | |
| Centerpoint Medical Center | Independence | 19 | $74,542 | $6,812 | |
| Ssm Health Depaul Hospital St Louis | Bridgeton | 12 | $20,800 | $6,817 | |
| Parkland Health Center | Farmington | 15 | $20,388 | $6,822 | |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis | Saint Louis | 21 | $27,405 | $6,867 | |
| Saint Lukes North Hospital | Kansas City | 19 | $57,129 | $6,945 | |
| Cox Medical Centers | Springfield | 24 | $26,745 | $7,086 | |
| Phelps County Regional Medical Center | Rolla | 14 | $41,492 | $7,225 | |
| Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph | Saint Joseph | 21 | $24,568 | $7,241 | |
| Christian Hospital Northeast | Saint Louis | 21 | $26,703 | $7,891 | |
| University of Missouri Health Care | Columbia | 38 | $25,163 | $8,190 | |
| Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital - St Louis | Saint Louis | 11 | $18,137 | $9,177 | |
| Barnes Jewish Hospital | Saint Louis | 42 | $39,295 | $11,872 |
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.