US Health Care Costs

Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures with Cc or Peripheral Neur in Kansas

MS-DRG 041: Peripheral, cranial nerve and other nervous system procedures with cc or peripheral neur

$103,290typical hospital bill
$17,433typical amount paid
$16,606–$18,503range paid across 4 hospitals

Kansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $103,290 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
Overland Park Reg Med CtrOverland Park11$164,676$16,606
Stormont Vail HospitalTopeka25$78,357$16,728
Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.Wichita18$71,054$18,137
University of Kansas HospitalKansas City12$128,222$18,503

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.