US Health Care Costs

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

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

$89,732typical hospital bill
$20,511typical amount paid
$17,049–$26,777range paid across 4 hospitals

Missouri hospitals billed Medicare a typical $89,732 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Mercy Hospital St LouisSaint Louis17$60,537$17,049
Cox Medical CentersSpringfield12$89,404$18,034
Mosaic Life Care at St JosephSaint Joseph14$90,060$22,989
Barnes Jewish HospitalSaint Louis14$105,881$26,777

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.