US Health Care Costs

Pleural Effusion with Mcc in Kentucky

MS-DRG 186: Pleural effusion with mcc

$54,781average hospital bill
$10,980average amount paid

One Kentucky hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $54,781, about 5.0 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Norton Hospitals, IncLouisville19$54,781$10,980

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.