US Health Care Costs

Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Cc in Kentucky

MS-DRG 982: Extensive o.r. procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with cc

$153,470typical hospital bill
$24,469typical amount paid
$17,316–$31,975range paid across 3 hospitals

Kentucky hospitals billed Medicare a typical $153,470 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
Baptist Health LouisvilleLouisville16$135,819$17,316
Norton Hospitals, IncLouisville27$153,470$24,469
University of Louisville HospitalLouisville12$195,753$31,975

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.