Kidney failure, with complications in Kentucky
MS-DRG 683: Renal failure with cc
$31,322typical hospital bill
$6,733typical amount paid
$5,909–$10,148range paid across 37 hospitals
Kentucky hospitals billed Medicare a typical $31,322 for this stay in 2024, about 4.7 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.