US Health Care Costs

Respiratory Signs and Symptoms in Kentucky

MS-DRG 204: Respiratory signs and symptoms

$40,500average hospital bill
$5,369average amount paid

One Kentucky hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $40,500, about 7.5 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Baptist Health LouisvilleLouisville12$40,500$5,369

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.