US Health Care Costs

Kidney Transplant with Hemodialysis with Mcc in Missouri

MS-DRG 650: Kidney transplant with hemodialysis with mcc

$424,762typical hospital bill
$37,669typical amount paid
$37,298–$60,157range paid across 3 hospitals

Missouri hospitals billed Medicare a typical $424,762 for this stay in 2024, about 11.3 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
Research Medical CenterKansas City15$862,354$37,298
St Lukes Hospital of Kansas CityKansas City11$424,762$37,669
Barnes Jewish HospitalSaint Louis27$344,239$60,157

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.