US Health Care Costs

Other Respiratory System Diagnoses with Mcc in Missouri

MS-DRG 205: Other respiratory system diagnoses with mcc

$59,001typical hospital bill
$12,927typical amount paid
$12,676–$24,002range paid across 4 hospitals

Missouri hospitals billed Medicare a typical $59,001 for this stay in 2024, about 4.6 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 Louis14$53,222$12,676
Nkc HealthNorth Kansas City11$64,781$12,801
Missouri Baptist Medical CenterSaint Louis18$50,070$13,054
Barnes Jewish HospitalSaint Louis57$83,840$24,002

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.