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Other multiple significant trauma with major complications in Kentucky

What 2 hospitals in Kentucky charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for other multiple significant trauma with major complications (DRG 963), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 963 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $117,489 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $25,698 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $20,716 Average per stay
Volume 29 Medicare hospital stays

Hospitals in Kentucky billed an average of $117,489 for other multiple significant trauma with major complications, about 4.6 times the average total payment of $25,698. That payment is 28% below the U.S. average of $35,483.

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 $25,698Billed $117,489

About 22¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Kentucky billed for this stay.

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

Kentucky hospitals: other multiple significant trauma with major complications

Every Kentucky 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 Kentucky HospLexington 17 $117,066 $24,926 $19,610
University of Louisville HospitalLouisville 12 $118,087 $26,793 $22,283
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Questions

How much does other multiple significant trauma with major complications cost in Kentucky?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for other multiple significant trauma with major complications (DRG 963) at 2 hospitals in Kentucky was billed at $117,489 on average, while the average total payment was $25,698, of which Medicare paid $20,716. 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 Kentucky, average charges were 4.6 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.