US Health Care Costs

Coronary Bypass Without Cardiac Catheterization with Mcc in Missouri

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

$207,723typical hospital bill
$46,207typical amount paid
$36,679–$63,799range paid across 8 hospitals

Missouri hospitals billed Medicare a typical $207,723 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
Boone Hospital CenterColumbia11$131,718$36,679
Cox Medical CentersSpringfield15$195,370$42,741
Missouri Baptist Medical CenterSaint Louis12$186,099$43,057
St Lukes HospitalChesterfield13$154,717$44,310
Christian Hospital NortheastSaint Louis22$220,077$48,104
St Lukes Hospital of Kansas CityKansas City27$268,060$48,640
Ssm Health Saint Louis University HospitalSaint Louis18$286,299$61,649
Barnes Jewish HospitalSaint Louis37$265,394$63,799

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.