US Health Care Costs

Respiratory Neoplasms with Cc in Missouri

MS-DRG 181: Respiratory neoplasms with cc

$56,343typical hospital bill
$10,775typical amount paid
$7,659–$13,891range paid across 2 hospitals

Missouri hospitals billed Medicare a typical $56,343 for this stay in 2024, about 5.2 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
Missouri Baptist Medical CenterSaint Louis13$44,310$7,659
Barnes Jewish HospitalSaint Louis16$68,376$13,891

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.