US Health Care Costs

Major Chest Trauma with Mcc in Kansas

MS-DRG 183: Major chest trauma with mcc

$121,122typical hospital bill
$13,143typical amount paid
$11,920–$20,671range paid across 4 hospitals

Kansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $121,122 for this stay in 2024, about 9.2 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
Overland Park Reg Med CtrOverland Park11$135,298$11,920
Wesley Medical CenterWichita14$147,107$12,661
Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.Wichita15$71,444$13,624
University of Kansas HospitalKansas City17$106,946$20,671

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.