US Health Care Costs

Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open Ablation with Mcc in Missouri

MS-DRG 233: Coronary bypass with cardiac catheterization or open ablation with mcc

$266,934typical hospital bill
$56,597typical amount paid
$44,533–$98,514range paid across 4 hospitals

Missouri hospitals billed Medicare a typical $266,934 for this stay in 2024, about 4.7 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 Lukes HospitalChesterfield18$183,283$44,533
Mercy Hospital SpringfieldSpringfield18$270,479$54,959
Nkc HealthNorth Kansas City11$263,388$58,234
Barnes Jewish HospitalSaint Louis12$364,384$98,514

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.