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Interstitial lung disease with major complications in Kansas

What 2 hospitals in Kansas charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for interstitial lung disease with major complications (DRG 196), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 196 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $114,695 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $16,469 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $14,172 Average per stay
Volume 42 Medicare hospital stays

Hospitals in Kansas billed an average of $114,695 for interstitial lung disease with major complications, about 7.0 times the average total payment of $16,469. That payment is 22% below the U.S. average of $21,088.

These are averages for patients with original (fee-for-service) Medicare. Private insurance pays different, negotiated prices, and what you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Use these figures to compare hospitals, not as a quote.

Paid $16,469Billed $114,695

About 14¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Kansas billed for this stay.

Medicare prices this stay in 2 versions, by how sick the patient was. Compare them in Kansas:

Kansas hospitals: interstitial lung disease with major complications

Every Kansas hospital that billed Medicare for this stay at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.

Hospital Stays Avg charge Avg payment Medicare paid
University of Kansas HospitalKansas City 30 $133,938 $17,253 $14,724
Via Christi Hospitals Wichita INCWichita 12 $66,590 $14,510 $12,792
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Questions

How much does interstitial lung disease with major complications cost in Kansas?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for interstitial lung disease with major complications (DRG 196) at 2 hospitals in Kansas was billed at $114,695 on average, while the average total payment was $16,469, of which Medicare paid $14,172. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.

Why are hospital charges so much higher than payments?

Charges are a hospital's list prices. Medicare pays fixed rates set in advance, and private insurers negotiate their own discounts, so almost nobody pays the full charge. For this stay in Kansas, average charges were 7.0 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.

Source: CMS, Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. Average total payment includes Medicare's payment, the patient's deductible and coinsurance, and any other payer. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 hospital stays for privacy. About the data.