US Health Care Costs

Gastrointestinal Obstruction Without Cc/Mcc in Kansas

MS-DRG 390: Gastrointestinal obstruction without cc/mcc

$29,864typical hospital bill
$4,946typical amount paid
$4,299–$6,276range paid across 4 hospitals

Kansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $29,864 for this stay in 2024, about 6.0 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
LmhLawrence11$21,146$4,299
AdventHealth Shawnee MissionShawnee Mission13$28,649$4,642
Wesley Medical CenterWichita31$57,169$5,250
University of Kansas HospitalKansas City12$31,080$6,276

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.