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Other factors influencing health status in Kansas

What 1 hospital in Kansas charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for other factors influencing health status (DRG 951), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 951 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $45,942 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $5,253 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $4,030 Average per stay
Volume 11 Medicare hospital stays

Hospitals in Kansas billed an average of $45,942 for other factors influencing health status, about 8.7 times the average total payment of $5,253. That payment is 14% below the U.S. average of $6,140.

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 $5,253Billed $45,942

About 11¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Kansas billed for this stay.

Kansas hospitals: other factors influencing health status

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
Wesley Medical CenterWichita 11 $45,942 $5,253 $4,030
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Questions

How much does other factors influencing health status cost in Kansas?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for other factors influencing health status (DRG 951) at 1 hospital in Kansas was billed at $45,942 on average, while the average total payment was $5,253, of which Medicare paid $4,030. 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 8.7 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.