Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications in Kentucky
MS-DRG 699: Other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses with cc
$30,528typical hospital bill
$7,781typical amount paid
$6,503–$12,388range paid across 16 hospitals
Kentucky hospitals billed Medicare a typical $30,528 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)
| Hospital | City | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Lexington | Lexington | 14 | $47,050 | $6,503 | |
| Baptist Health Louisville | Louisville | 27 | $29,436 | $6,531 | |
| Baptist Health Hardin | Elizabethtown | 17 | $29,596 | $6,706 | |
| Saint Joseph Hospital | Lexington | 11 | $22,296 | $7,065 | |
| St Elizabeth Florence | Florence | 23 | $17,529 | $7,070 | |
| Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital | Paducah | 11 | $33,439 | $7,210 | |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center | Ashland | 14 | $21,732 | $7,238 | |
| The Medical Center (bowling Green) | Bowling Green | 17 | $31,461 | $7,750 | |
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital | Henderson | 19 | $22,338 | $7,812 | |
| Norton Hospitals, Inc | Louisville | 74 | $40,404 | $7,833 | |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville | Madisonville | 12 | $53,402 | $7,914 | |
| Pikeville Medical Center | Pikeville | 15 | $36,496 | $9,467 | |
| Owensboro Health Regional Hospital | Owensboro | 16 | $25,467 | $9,476 | |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood | Edgewood | 32 | $22,195 | $9,796 | |
| Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital | Louisville | 35 | $40,374 | $11,426 | |
| University of Kentucky Hospital | Lexington | 24 | $46,700 | $12,388 |
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.