US Health Care Costs

Other Respiratory System O.r. Procedures with Mcc in Missouri

MS-DRG 166: Other respiratory system o.r. procedures with mcc

$129,330typical hospital bill
$36,335typical amount paid
$31,113–$59,781range paid across 4 hospitals

Missouri hospitals billed Medicare a typical $129,330 for this stay in 2024, about 3.6 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 St LouisSaint Louis11$77,716$31,113
Mosaic Life Care at St JosephSaint Joseph13$85,455$36,177
St Lukes Hospital of Kansas CityKansas City14$195,891$36,492
Barnes Jewish HospitalSaint Louis21$173,205$59,781

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.