US Health Care Costs

Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Mcc in Missouri

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

$69,677typical hospital bill
$14,642typical amount paid
$10,950–$24,283range paid across 9 hospitals

Missouri hospitals billed Medicare a typical $69,677 for this stay in 2024, about 4.8 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
Mercy Hospital SouthSaint Louis27$43,589$10,950
Mercy Hospital JoplinJoplin13$69,677$11,420
Nkc HealthNorth Kansas City14$83,144$12,076
Cox Medical CentersSpringfield15$44,053$12,325
Mercy Hospital SpringfieldSpringfield11$75,092$14,642
Mosaic Life Care at St JosephSaint Joseph18$38,916$14,674
Mercy Hospital St LouisSaint Louis15$69,429$14,838
Ssm Health Saint Louis University HospitalSaint Louis11$82,461$21,153
Barnes Jewish HospitalSaint Louis15$104,717$24,283

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.