US Health Care Costs

Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with Cc in Missouri

MS-DRG 433: Cirrhosis and alcoholic hepatitis with cc

$38,981typical hospital bill
$10,120typical amount paid
$8,223–$14,330range paid across 5 hospitals

Missouri hospitals billed Medicare a typical $38,981 for this stay in 2024, about 3.9 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 SpringfieldSpringfield16$38,981$8,223
Mercy Hospital St LouisSaint Louis14$27,530$9,335
St Lukes Hospital of Kansas CityKansas City14$59,848$10,120
University of Missouri Health CareColumbia11$29,069$10,781
Barnes Jewish HospitalSaint Louis12$58,012$14,330

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.