Fainting in Kentucky
MS-DRG 312: Syncope and collapse
$32,168typical hospital bill
$6,558typical amount paid
$5,678–$9,780range paid across 20 hospitals
Kentucky hospitals billed Medicare a typical $32,168 for this stay in 2024, about 4.9 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)
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.