US Health Care Costs

Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with Cc in Kentucky

MS-DRG 433: Cirrhosis and alcoholic hepatitis with cc

$34,724typical hospital bill
$8,316typical amount paid
$7,748–$10,859range paid across 4 hospitals

Kentucky hospitals billed Medicare a typical $34,724 for this stay in 2024, about 4.2 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
Norton Hospitals, IncLouisville14$36,630$7,748
King's Daughters' Medical CenterAshland11$34,997$7,897
Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth HospitalLouisville17$34,450$8,734
University of Kentucky HospitalLexington13$30,191$10,859

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.