US Health Care Costs

Non-Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Mcc in Missouri

MS-DRG 987: Non-extensive o.r. procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with mcc

$122,884typical hospital bill
$31,455typical amount paid
$26,786–$49,400range paid across 4 hospitals

Missouri hospitals billed Medicare a typical $122,884 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Cox Medical CentersSpringfield13$111,904$26,786
Mosaic Life Care at St JosephSaint Joseph12$76,912$31,367
University of Missouri Health CareColumbia12$133,864$31,543
Barnes Jewish HospitalSaint Louis16$148,606$49,400

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.