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Other factors influencing health status in Missouri

What 4 hospitals in Missouri 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 $15,545 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $4,834 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $3,904 Average per stay
State rank #1 of 17 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Missouri billed an average of $15,545 for other factors influencing health status, about 3.2 times the average total payment of $4,834. That payment is 21% 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 $4,834Billed $15,545

About 31¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Missouri billed for this stay.

Missouri hospitals: other factors influencing health status

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

Hospital Stays Avg charge Avg payment Medicare paid
Mercy Hospital SouthSt Louis 20 $10,375 $4,540 $3,889
St John's Mercy Medical CenterSt Louis 17 $18,568 $5,218 $3,891
SSM St Joseph Hospital WestLake St Louis 14 $18,697 $4,403 $3,937
Mercy Hospital SpringfieldSpringfield 12 $16,199 $5,282 $3,912
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Lowest and highest payments in Missouri

Among hospitals with at least 11 Medicare hospital stays. Differences reflect local wage costs, teaching status and how sick patients were, as well as price.

Lowest

SSM St Joseph Hospital WestLake St Louis, MO$4,403
Mercy Hospital SouthSt Louis, MO$4,540
St John's Mercy Medical CenterSt Louis, MO$5,218
Mercy Hospital SpringfieldSpringfield, MO$5,282

Highest

Mercy Hospital SpringfieldSpringfield, MO$5,282
St John's Mercy Medical CenterSt Louis, MO$5,218
Mercy Hospital SouthSt Louis, MO$4,540
SSM St Joseph Hospital WestLake St Louis, MO$4,403

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Questions

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

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for other factors influencing health status (DRG 951) at 4 hospitals in Missouri was billed at $15,545 on average, while the average total payment was $4,834, of which Medicare paid $3,904. 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 Missouri, average charges were 3.2 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.