Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Mcc in Kentucky

MS-DRG 025: Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures with mcc

$153,041typical hospital bill

$36,369typical amount paid

$29,886–$54,505range paid across 8 hospitals

Kentucky hospitals billed Medicare a typical $153,041 for this stay in 2024, about 4.2 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Saint Joseph Hospital	Lexington	14	$108,324	$29,886
Norton Hospitals, Inc	Louisville	60	$165,088	$31,164
Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital	Louisville	11	$153,368	$33,427
Baptist Health Louisville	Louisville	30	$300,943	$36,244
St Elizabeth Edgewood	Edgewood	17	$152,714	$36,493
University of Kentucky Hospital	Lexington	60	$135,965	$40,275
Owensboro Health Regional Hospital	Owensboro	11	$141,723	$41,614
University of Louisville Hospital	Louisville	35	$305,776	$54,505

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.