US Health Care Costs

Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures with Mcc in Kentucky

MS-DRG 273: Percutaneous and other intracardiac procedures with mcc

$128,660typical hospital bill
$30,223typical amount paid
$26,280–$30,539range paid across 3 hospitals

Kentucky hospitals billed Medicare a typical $128,660 for this stay in 2024, about 4.3 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
King's Daughters' Medical CenterAshland11$107,529$26,280
Norton Hospitals, IncLouisville15$206,983$30,223
St Elizabeth EdgewoodEdgewood13$128,660$30,539

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.