US Health Care Costs

Coagulation Disorders in Kentucky

MS-DRG 813: Coagulation disorders

$56,781typical hospital bill
$12,742typical amount paid
$10,483–$14,742range paid across 3 hospitals

Kentucky hospitals billed Medicare a typical $56,781 for this stay in 2024, about 4.5 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
King's Daughters' Medical CenterAshland23$40,373$10,483
Norton Hospitals, IncLouisville28$59,711$12,742
University of Kentucky HospitalLexington12$56,781$14,742

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.