Diabetes, with major complications in Kentucky
MS-DRG 637: Diabetes with mcc
$46,883typical hospital bill
$10,630typical amount paid
$9,279–$16,722range paid across 10 hospitals
Kentucky hospitals billed Medicare a typical $46,883 for this stay in 2024, about 4.4 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Louisville | Louisville | 25 | $64,542 | $9,279 | |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center | Ashland | 22 | $31,264 | $9,798 | |
| Baptist Health Hardin | Elizabethtown | 21 | $40,908 | $9,914 | |
| Baptist Health Lexington | Lexington | 17 | $51,703 | $10,270 | |
| Norton Hospitals, Inc | Louisville | 52 | $45,102 | $10,279 | |
| Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital | Somerset | 12 | $86,298 | $10,981 | |
| Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital | Louisville | 13 | $42,194 | $11,458 | |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood | Edgewood | 14 | $39,230 | $11,996 | |
| University of Kentucky Hospital | Lexington | 12 | $73,590 | $15,047 | |
| Pikeville Medical Center | Pikeville | 11 | $48,664 | $16,722 |
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.