US Health Care Costs

Coronary Bypass Without Cardiac Catheterization with Mcc in Kansas

MS-DRG 235: Coronary bypass without cardiac catheterization with mcc

$276,877typical hospital bill
$52,306typical amount paid
$45,460–$54,508range paid across 3 hospitals

Kansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $276,877 for this stay in 2024, about 5.3 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
Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.Wichita45$168,264$45,460
University of Kansas HospitalKansas City47$276,877$52,306
Wesley Medical CenterWichita15$720,373$54,508

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.