US Health Care Costs

Major Chest Trauma with Mcc in Missouri

MS-DRG 183: Major chest trauma with mcc

$58,177typical hospital bill
$11,445typical amount paid
$11,101–$22,440range paid across 3 hospitals

Missouri hospitals billed Medicare a typical $58,177 for this stay in 2024, about 5.1 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
Mercy Hospital SouthSaint Louis12$34,013$11,101
Nkc HealthNorth Kansas City13$58,177$11,445
Barnes Jewish HospitalSaint Louis23$80,095$22,440

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.