Other digestive problems, with complications in Kentucky
MS-DRG 394: Other digestive system diagnoses with cc
$36,562typical hospital bill
$6,858typical amount paid
$6,389–$11,782range paid across 13 hospitals
Kentucky hospitals billed Medicare a typical $36,562 for this stay in 2024, about 5.3 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)
| Hospital | City | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Louisville | Louisville | 31 | $37,049 | $6,389 | |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital | Bowling Green | 12 | $57,966 | $6,402 | |
| Baptist Health Lexington | Lexington | 18 | $41,863 | $6,525 | |
| Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital | Paducah | 18 | $37,625 | $6,667 | |
| Baptist Health Paducah | Paducah | 12 | $26,186 | $6,724 | |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center | Ashland | 24 | $36,562 | $6,757 | |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood | Edgewood | 14 | $17,558 | $6,858 | |
| Norton Hospitals, Inc | Louisville | 77 | $31,344 | $7,021 | |
| Pikeville Medical Center | Pikeville | 11 | $37,685 | $8,251 | |
| Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital | Louisville | 21 | $34,662 | $8,358 | |
| The Medical Center (bowling Green) | Bowling Green | 13 | $35,906 | $8,458 | |
| University of Louisville Hospital | Louisville | 13 | $33,903 | $10,599 | |
| University of Kentucky Hospital | Lexington | 30 | $43,062 | $11,782 |
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.