US Health Care Costs

Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders Without Mcc in Missouri

MS-DRG 074: Cranial and peripheral nerve disorders without mcc

$32,311typical hospital bill
$8,106typical amount paid
$6,908–$13,498range paid across 8 hospitals

Missouri hospitals billed Medicare a typical $32,311 for this stay in 2024, about 4.0 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 CenterColumbia13$24,162$6,908
Mercy Hospital SouthSaint Louis13$28,057$7,526
Ssm St Clare Health CenterFenton12$19,115$7,555
Nkc HealthNorth Kansas City12$39,380$7,894
Missouri Baptist Medical CenterSaint Louis15$40,706$8,319
Mercy Hospital St LouisSaint Louis22$31,498$8,434
Ssm Health Saint Louis University HospitalSaint Louis11$33,125$13,187
Barnes Jewish HospitalSaint Louis28$39,351$13,498

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.