US Health Care Costs

Other Cardiothoracic Procedures with Mcc in Missouri

MS-DRG 228: Other cardiothoracic procedures with mcc

$212,700typical hospital bill
$36,031typical amount paid
$36,001–$41,637range paid across 3 hospitals

Missouri hospitals billed Medicare a typical $212,700 for this stay in 2024, about 5.9 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
Saint Francis Medical CenterCape Girardeau12$238,509$36,001
Freeman Health System - Freeman WestJoplin18$212,700$36,031
Missouri Baptist Medical CenterSaint Louis14$166,878$41,637

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.