Kidney failure, with complications in Kansas
MS-DRG 683: Renal failure with cc
$29,243typical hospital bill
$7,484typical amount paid
$5,717–$10,201range paid across 22 hospitals
Kansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $29,243 for this stay in 2024, about 3.9 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.