US Health Care Costs

Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale in Kansas

MS-DRG 175: Pulmonary embolism with mcc or acute cor pulmonale

$52,076typical hospital bill
$11,202typical amount paid
$9,524–$15,846range paid across 10 hospitals

Kansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $52,076 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
University of Kansas Health System Olathe HospitalOlathe15$53,604$9,524
Stormont Vail HospitalTopeka41$48,519$9,744
Saint Luke's South HospitalOverland Park11$72,492$10,190
LmhLawrence15$37,174$10,564
Overland Park Reg Med CtrOverland Park13$131,209$11,066
Hutchinson Regional Medical Center IncHutchinson14$28,325$11,338
Wesley Medical CenterWichita29$150,858$11,608
Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.Wichita17$50,548$11,994
Hays Medical CenterHays16$36,099$12,356
University of Kansas HospitalKansas City45$99,021$15,846

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.