US Health Care Costs

Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures Without Cc/Mcc in Kansas

MS-DRG 027: Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures without cc/mcc

$117,740typical hospital bill
$19,225typical amount paid
$17,906–$21,779range paid across 3 hospitals

Kansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $117,740 for this stay in 2024, about 6.1 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
Menorah Medical CenterOverland Park17$117,740$17,906
Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.Wichita14$91,538$19,225
University of Kansas HospitalKansas City32$134,237$21,779

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.