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Seizures without major complications in Kentucky

What 13 hospitals in Kentucky charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for seizures without major complications (DRG 101), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 101 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $35,552 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $7,313 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $5,363 Average per stay
State rank #3 of 44 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Kentucky billed an average of $35,552 for seizures without major complications, about 4.9 times the average total payment of $7,313. That payment is 26% below the U.S. average of $9,853.

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 $7,313Billed $35,552

About 21¢ 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: seizures without 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
Norton Healthcare PavilionLouisville 71 $32,487 $6,768 $4,874
University of Kentucky HospLexington 37 $40,049 $9,770 $6,315
Central Baptist HospitalLexington 27 $54,291 $6,658 $5,130
Saint Joseph HospitalLexington 26 $31,245 $6,776 $4,954
Baptist Hospital EastLouisville 24 $57,036 $5,919 $5,044
Hardin Memorial HospitalElizabethtown 23 $46,901 $6,371 $4,627
Jewish HospitalLouisville 22 $20,249 $7,196 $5,316
The Medical Center at Bowling GreenBowling Green 21 $23,007 $7,376 $5,770
University of Louisville HospitalLouisville 19 $36,912 $9,744 $8,035
Owensboro Medical Health SystemOwensboro 15 $21,913 $8,106 $6,000
Lourdes HospitalPaducah 14 $29,692 $6,515 $5,116
St Elizabeth Med Center-SouthEdgewood 13 $24,905 $7,893 $4,292
King's Daughters' Medical CenterAshland 11 $24,643 $5,617 $4,501
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Lowest and highest payments in Kentucky

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

King's Daughters' Medical CenterAshland, KY$5,617
Baptist Hospital EastLouisville, KY$5,919
Hardin Memorial HospitalElizabethtown, KY$6,371
Lourdes HospitalPaducah, KY$6,515
Central Baptist HospitalLexington, KY$6,658

Highest

Seizures without major complications in other states

Questions

How much does seizures without major complications cost in Kentucky?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for seizures without major complications (DRG 101) at 13 hospitals in Kentucky was billed at $35,552 on average, while the average total payment was $7,313, of which Medicare paid $5,363. 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 4.9 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.