US Health Care Costs

Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy with Intraluminal Device Without Mcc in Kentucky

MS-DRG 324: Coronary intravascular lithotripsy with intraluminal device without mcc

$179,467typical hospital bill
$23,059typical amount paid
$22,378–$34,081range paid across 3 hospitals

Kentucky hospitals billed Medicare a typical $179,467 for this stay in 2024, about 7.8 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
Norton Hospitals, IncLouisville13$205,862$22,378
Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth HospitalLouisville13$143,802$23,059
Owensboro Health Regional HospitalOwensboro14$179,467$34,081

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.