US Health Care Costs

Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Cc in Missouri

MS-DRG 026: Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures with cc

$130,073typical hospital bill
$30,570typical amount paid
$20,516–$39,178range paid across 4 hospitals

Missouri hospitals billed Medicare a typical $130,073 for this stay in 2024, about 4.3 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
Mercy Hospital SpringfieldSpringfield14$80,551$20,516
St Lukes Hospital of Kansas CityKansas City21$171,520$28,155
Ssm Health Saint Louis University HospitalSaint Louis12$127,477$32,985
Barnes Jewish HospitalSaint Louis39$132,670$39,178

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.