Kidney failure, with major complications in Missouri
MS-DRG 682: Renal failure with mcc
$44,015typical hospital bill
$10,974typical amount paid
$9,233–$20,694range paid across 46 hospitals
Missouri hospitals billed Medicare a typical $44,015 for this stay in 2024, about 4.0 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)
| Hospital | City | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boone Hospital Center | Columbia | 63 | $31,097 | $9,233 | |
| Saint Luke's East Hospital | Lees Summit | 28 | $94,580 | $9,317 | |
| Belton Regional Medical Center | Belton | 15 | $83,300 | $9,434 | |
| Barnes-Jewish St Peters Hospital | Saint Peters | 25 | $34,860 | $9,459 | |
| St Joseph Medical Center | Kansas City | 46 | $47,715 | $9,862 | |
| Ssm St Joseph Hospital West | Lake Saint Louis | 42 | $33,707 | $9,870 | |
| Ssm St Clare Health Center | Fenton | 31 | $31,743 | $9,911 | |
| Missouri Baptist Medical Center | Saint Louis | 46 | $43,165 | $9,957 | |
| Liberty Hospital | Liberty | 17 | $45,586 | $10,019 | |
| St Mary's Medical Center | Blue Springs | 24 | $43,766 | $10,065 | |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center | Lees Summit | 28 | $86,925 | $10,182 | |
| St Lukes Hospital | Chesterfield | 39 | $31,807 | $10,209 | |
| Ssm Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City | Jefferson City | 16 | $29,664 | $10,248 | |
| Mercy Hospital South | Saint Louis | 87 | $33,630 | $10,308 | |
| Ozarks Healthcare | West Plains | 14 | $50,975 | $10,583 | |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West | Joplin | 31 | $55,929 | $10,610 | |
| Saint Francis Medical Center | Cape Girardeau | 43 | $56,001 | $10,693 | |
| Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center | Poplar Bluff | 38 | $100,999 | $10,725 | |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin | Joplin | 38 | $34,104 | $10,747 | |
| Ssm Health Depaul Hospital St Louis | Bridgeton | 46 | $38,497 | $10,834 | |
| Ssm St Joseph Health Center | Saint Charles | 25 | $38,387 | $10,952 | |
| Nkc Health | North Kansas City | 35 | $62,502 | $10,958 | |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield | Springfield | 61 | $40,482 | $10,972 | |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast | Cape Girardeau | 28 | $37,453 | $10,977 | |
| Cox Medical Center Branson | Branson | 21 | $53,064 | $11,085 | |
| Parkland Health Center | Farmington | 24 | $33,279 | $11,137 | |
| Mercy Hospital Washington | Washington | 18 | $30,075 | $11,155 | |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson | Crystal City | 30 | $38,392 | $11,234 | |
| Centerpoint Medical Center | Independence | 57 | $105,698 | $11,263 | |
| Bothwell Regional Health Center | Sedalia | 16 | $26,179 | $11,296 | |
| Progress West Hospital | Ofallon | 12 | $54,837 | $11,788 | |
| Cox Medical Centers | Springfield | 74 | $44,264 | $11,939 | |
| Hannibal Regional Hospital | Hannibal | 18 | $28,669 | $12,038 | |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis | Saint Louis | 95 | $47,293 | $12,051 | |
| Christian Hospital Northeast | Saint Louis | 33 | $57,397 | $12,599 | |
| Missouri Delta Medical Center | Sikeston | 15 | $39,694 | $12,731 | |
| Saint Lukes North Hospital | Kansas City | 13 | $61,384 | $12,732 | |
| Lake Regional Health System | Osage Beach | 15 | $40,175 | $12,767 | |
| Phelps County Regional Medical Center | Rolla | 27 | $49,840 | $13,560 | |
| Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph | Saint Joseph | 25 | $39,306 | $13,643 | |
| University of Missouri Health Care | Columbia | 59 | $46,668 | $13,853 | |
| Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital - St Louis | Saint Louis | 31 | $31,591 | $15,056 | |
| St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City | Kansas City | 23 | $93,236 | $15,812 | |
| Research Medical Center | Kansas City | 44 | $126,891 | $16,213 | |
| Ssm Health Saint Louis University Hospital | Saint Louis | 26 | $54,520 | $18,579 | |
| Barnes Jewish Hospital | Saint Louis | 78 | $67,311 | $20,694 |
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.