US Health Care Costs

Pneumothorax with Cc in Missouri

MS-DRG 200: Pneumothorax with cc

$39,246typical hospital bill
$9,244typical amount paid
$9,163–$13,332range paid across 3 hospitals

Missouri hospitals billed Medicare a typical $39,246 for this stay in 2024, about 4.2 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
Cox Medical CentersSpringfield16$44,498$9,163
Mercy Hospital St LouisSaint Louis16$39,246$9,244
University of Missouri Health CareColumbia16$35,574$13,332

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.