US Health Care Costs

Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns Principal Diagnosis with Mcc O in Kansas

MS-DRG 023: Craniotomy with major device implant or acute complex cns principal diagnosis with mcc o

$281,140typical hospital bill
$44,832typical amount paid
$41,472–$50,108range paid across 3 hospitals

Kansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $281,140 for this stay in 2024, about 6.3 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
Wesley Medical CenterWichita23$569,062$41,472
Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.Wichita37$179,159$44,832
University of Kansas HospitalKansas City68$281,140$50,108

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.