US Health Care Costs

Postoperative and Post-Traumatic Infections with Mcc in Kansas

MS-DRG 862: Postoperative and post-traumatic infections with mcc

$106,219typical hospital bill
$17,412typical amount paid
$15,755–$17,931range paid across 3 hospitals

Kansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $106,219 for this stay in 2024, about 6.1 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
Wesley Medical CenterWichita16$137,657$15,755
University of Kansas HospitalKansas City44$106,219$17,412
Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.Wichita16$101,116$17,931

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.