US Health Care Costs

Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Mcc in Kansas

MS-DRG 917: Poisoning and toxic effects of drugs with mcc

$57,873typical hospital bill
$12,527typical amount paid
$11,518–$14,837range paid across 3 hospitals

Kansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $57,873 for this stay in 2024, about 4.6 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
Stormont Vail HospitalTopeka22$57,873$11,518
Wesley Medical CenterWichita20$136,857$12,527
Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.Wichita19$52,297$14,837

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.