US Health Care Costs

Extracranial Procedures with Cc in Kentucky

MS-DRG 038: Extracranial procedures with cc

$59,923typical hospital bill
$13,458typical amount paid
$11,650–$16,044range paid across 3 hospitals

Kentucky hospitals billed Medicare a typical $59,923 for this stay in 2024, about 4.5 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
Norton Hospitals, IncLouisville16$59,923$11,650
Baptist Health LexingtonLexington15$89,805$13,458
St Elizabeth EdgewoodEdgewood24$44,616$16,044

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.