US Health Care Costs

Major Hematological and Immunological Diagnoses Except Sickle Cell Crisis and Coagulatio in Missouri

MS-DRG 809: Major hematological and immunological diagnoses except sickle cell crisis and coagulatio

$69,553typical hospital bill
$12,734typical amount paid
$9,280–$31,325range paid across 3 hospitals

Missouri hospitals billed Medicare a typical $69,553 for this stay in 2024, about 5.5 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 SpringfieldSpringfield14$48,081$9,280
University of Missouri Health CareColumbia19$69,553$12,734
Barnes Jewish HospitalSaint Louis29$102,452$31,325

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.