US Health Care Costs

Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Mcc in Kentucky

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

$54,653typical hospital bill
$12,394typical amount paid
$11,563–$20,551range paid across 5 hospitals

Kentucky hospitals billed Medicare a typical $54,653 for this stay in 2024, about 4.4 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
Baptist Health LouisvilleLouisville14$54,653$11,563
Norton Hospitals, IncLouisville20$51,841$11,567
The Medical Center (bowling Green)Bowling Green13$40,487$12,394
University of Louisville HospitalLouisville12$67,276$16,009
University of Kentucky HospitalLexington14$90,447$20,551

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.