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Other multiple significant trauma with major complications in Missouri

What 4 hospitals in Missouri 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 $128,944 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $27,676 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $23,875 Average per stay
State rank #2 of 8 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Missouri billed an average of $128,944 for other multiple significant trauma with major complications, about 4.7 times the average total payment of $27,676. That payment is 22% 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 $27,676Billed $128,944

About 21¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Missouri billed for this stay.

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

Missouri hospitals: other multiple significant trauma with major complications

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
St John's Mercy Medical CenterSt Louis 17 $105,809 $20,864 $18,929
St Louis University HospitalSt Louis 16 $147,186 $33,314 $27,152
Barnes Jewish HospitalSt Louis 13 $147,947 $34,568 $28,796
Mercy Hospital SpringfieldSpringfield 11 $115,704 $21,859 $20,935
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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

St John's Mercy Medical CenterSt Louis, MO$20,864
Mercy Hospital SpringfieldSpringfield, MO$21,859
St Louis University HospitalSt Louis, MO$33,314
Barnes Jewish HospitalSt Louis, MO$34,568

Highest

Barnes Jewish HospitalSt Louis, MO$34,568
St Louis University HospitalSt Louis, MO$33,314
Mercy Hospital SpringfieldSpringfield, MO$21,859
St John's Mercy Medical CenterSt Louis, MO$20,864

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Questions

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

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for other multiple significant trauma with major complications (DRG 963) at 4 hospitals in Missouri was billed at $128,944 on average, while the average total payment was $27,676, of which Medicare paid $23,875. 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 4.7 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.