US Health Care Costs

Bronchitis and Asthma with Cc/Mcc in Missouri

MS-DRG 202: Bronchitis and asthma with cc/mcc

$35,484typical hospital bill
$7,347typical amount paid
$6,138–$9,229range paid across 13 hospitals

Missouri hospitals billed Medicare a typical $35,484 for this stay in 2024, about 4.8 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
Saint Luke's East HospitalLees Summit19$55,610$6,138
Barnes-Jewish St Peters HospitalSaint Peters11$34,377$6,276
Liberty HospitalLiberty15$26,877$6,873
Mercy Hospital SouthSaint Louis27$23,275$7,003
St Lukes HospitalChesterfield26$35,772$7,253
Saint Lukes North HospitalKansas City12$59,500$7,291
Missouri Baptist Medical CenterSaint Louis32$37,498$7,347
Nkc HealthNorth Kansas City20$35,484$7,424
Mercy Hospital St LouisSaint Louis31$34,033$8,148
Cox Medical CentersSpringfield19$38,468$8,279
Mosaic Life Care at St JosephSaint Joseph21$28,011$8,830
Christian Hospital NortheastSaint Louis16$27,635$8,958
University of Missouri Health CareColumbia19$40,340$9,229

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.