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Other respiratory system diagnoses with major complications in Missouri

What 4 hospitals in Missouri charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for other respiratory system diagnoses with major complications (DRG 205), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 205 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $71,378 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $19,214 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $14,610 Average per stay
State rank #7 of 21 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Missouri billed an average of $71,378 for other respiratory system diagnoses with major complications, about 3.7 times the average total payment of $19,214. That payment is 16% below the U.S. average of $22,775.

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 $19,214Billed $71,378

About 27¢ 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 respiratory system diagnoses 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
Barnes Jewish HospitalSt Louis 57 $83,840 $24,002 $17,838
Missouri Baptist Medical CenterTown and Country 18 $50,070 $13,054 $9,295
Mercy Hospital SouthSt Louis 14 $53,222 $12,676 $10,621
Nkc HealthNorth Kansas City 11 $64,781 $12,801 $11,662
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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

Mercy Hospital SouthSt Louis, MO$12,676
Nkc HealthNorth Kansas City, MO$12,801
Missouri Baptist Medical CenterTown and Country, MO$13,054
Barnes Jewish HospitalSt Louis, MO$24,002

Highest

Barnes Jewish HospitalSt Louis, MO$24,002
Missouri Baptist Medical CenterTown and Country, MO$13,054
Nkc HealthNorth Kansas City, MO$12,801
Mercy Hospital SouthSt Louis, MO$12,676

Other respiratory system diagnoses with major complications in other states

Questions

How much does other respiratory system diagnoses with major complications cost in Missouri?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for other respiratory system diagnoses with major complications (DRG 205) at 4 hospitals in Missouri was billed at $71,378 on average, while the average total payment was $19,214, of which Medicare paid $14,610. 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 3.7 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.