Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug in Missouri
MS-DRG 065: Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with cc or tpa in 24 hours
$42,850typical hospital bill
$7,844typical amount paid
$6,416–$17,198range paid across 39 hospitals
Missouri hospitals billed Medicare a typical $42,850 for this stay in 2024, about 5.5 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)
| Hospital | City | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boone Hospital Center | Columbia | 61 | $28,024 | $6,416 | |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center | Lees Summit | 12 | $99,389 | $6,730 | |
| Saint Luke's East Hospital | Lees Summit | 42 | $69,144 | $6,741 | |
| Barnes-Jewish St Peters Hospital | Saint Peters | 35 | $35,900 | $6,793 | |
| Ssm St Joseph Hospital West | Lake Saint Louis | 25 | $32,560 | $6,956 | |
| Missouri Baptist Medical Center | Saint Louis | 62 | $37,478 | $7,019 | |
| St Lukes Hospital | Chesterfield | 36 | $30,845 | $7,040 | |
| St Mary's Medical Center | Blue Springs | 13 | $57,598 | $7,237 | |
| Saint Lukes North Hospital | Kansas City | 25 | $55,925 | $7,345 | |
| Liberty Hospital | Liberty | 25 | $37,270 | $7,412 | |
| Ozarks Healthcare | West Plains | 25 | $29,793 | $7,461 | |
| Nkc Health | North Kansas City | 51 | $44,762 | $7,501 | |
| Centerpoint Medical Center | Independence | 25 | $113,627 | $7,554 | |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin | Joplin | 36 | $39,509 | $7,563 | |
| Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center | Poplar Bluff | 26 | $64,504 | $7,585 | |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson | Crystal City | 20 | $39,027 | $7,701 | |
| Ssm St Clare Health Center | Fenton | 27 | $29,432 | $7,739 | |
| Mercy Hospital South | Saint Louis | 84 | $32,689 | $7,769 | |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West | Joplin | 69 | $52,496 | $7,781 | |
| Parkland Health Center | Farmington | 17 | $27,186 | $7,844 | |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield | Springfield | 73 | $35,033 | $7,953 | |
| Ssm St Joseph Health Center | Saint Charles | 13 | $45,364 | $8,137 | |
| Saint Francis Medical Center | Cape Girardeau | 29 | $51,284 | $8,186 | |
| Hannibal Regional Hospital | Hannibal | 13 | $44,156 | $8,212 | |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast | Cape Girardeau | 32 | $35,210 | $8,218 | |
| Ssm Health Depaul Hospital St Louis | Bridgeton | 46 | $36,044 | $8,356 | |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis | Saint Louis | 66 | $36,203 | $8,617 | |
| Mercy Hospital Washington | Washington | 15 | $34,387 | $8,692 | |
| Lake Regional Health System | Osage Beach | 22 | $50,552 | $8,704 | |
| Cox Medical Centers | Springfield | 111 | $42,850 | $8,787 | |
| Cox Medical Center Branson | Branson | 16 | $39,391 | $8,961 | |
| Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph | Saint Joseph | 50 | $36,204 | $9,144 | |
| Phelps County Regional Medical Center | Rolla | 12 | $54,970 | $9,182 | |
| Christian Hospital Northeast | Saint Louis | 16 | $46,756 | $9,572 | |
| University of Missouri Health Care | Columbia | 81 | $56,382 | $10,741 | |
| St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City | Kansas City | 83 | $66,925 | $10,993 | |
| Ssm Health Saint Louis University Hospital | Saint Louis | 44 | $50,042 | $13,410 | |
| Barnes Jewish Hospital | Saint Louis | 73 | $66,718 | $13,846 | |
| Research Medical Center | Kansas City | 31 | $210,199 | $17,198 |
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.