US Health Care Costs

Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour with Mcc in Kentucky

MS-DRG 085: Traumatic stupor and coma <1 hour with mcc

$85,879typical hospital bill
$17,852typical amount paid
$16,363–$19,340range paid across 2 hospitals

Kentucky hospitals billed Medicare a typical $85,879 for this stay in 2024, about 4.8 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
Norton Hospitals, IncLouisville19$75,508$16,363
University of Kentucky HospitalLexington19$96,249$19,340

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.