Respiratory failure in Missouri
MS-DRG 189: Pulmonary edema and respiratory failure
$42,042typical hospital bill
$9,651typical amount paid
$7,695–$22,639range paid across 46 hospitals
Missouri hospitals billed Medicare a typical $42,042 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)
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.