US Health Care Costs

Cellulitis with Mcc in Missouri

MS-DRG 602: Cellulitis with mcc

$40,308typical hospital bill
$10,538typical amount paid
$9,237–$19,987range paid across 15 hospitals

Missouri hospitals billed Medicare a typical $40,308 for this stay in 2024, about 3.8 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
St Joseph Medical CenterKansas City13$55,715$9,237
Saint Luke's East HospitalLees Summit15$68,263$9,738
Missouri Baptist Medical CenterSaint Louis14$37,219$9,950
Ssm St Clare Health CenterFenton11$23,900$10,128
Mercy Hospital SouthSaint Louis37$34,770$10,189
Mercy Hospital JeffersonCrystal City12$32,673$10,296
Centerpoint Medical CenterIndependence15$91,634$10,407
St Lukes HospitalChesterfield17$24,637$10,538
Nkc HealthNorth Kansas City31$53,560$10,608
Mercy Hospital SpringfieldSpringfield19$40,308$11,302
Mercy Hospital St LouisSaint Louis38$33,148$12,327
Mosaic Life Care at St JosephSaint Joseph17$36,509$13,486
University of Missouri Health CareColumbia17$44,552$13,753
Cox Medical CentersSpringfield14$61,272$14,203
Barnes Jewish HospitalSaint Louis23$58,636$19,987

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.