Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Mcc in Missouri
MS-DRG 371: Major gastrointestinal disorders and peritoneal infections with mcc
Missouri hospitals billed Medicare a typical $50,080 for this stay in 2024, about 3.8 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.
Missouri hospitals compared
Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)
| Hospital | City | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | Cash price | Insurers (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nkc Health | North Kansas City | 17 | $58,633 | $10,898 | – | $23,242$14,366–$27,088 · 18 plans | |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin | Joplin | 14 | $36,371 | $11,586 | – | – | |
| St Lukes Hospital | Chesterfield | 12 | $30,403 | $11,708 | – | – | |
| Saint Luke's East Hospital | Lees Summit | 12 | $107,293 | $11,896 | – | – | |
| Mercy Hospital South | Saint Louis | 22 | $32,286 | $11,978 | – | – | |
| Cox Medical Centers | Springfield | 13 | $37,517 | $13,118 | – | – | |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis | Saint Louis | 40 | $40,948 | $13,238 | – | – | |
| University of Missouri Health Care | Columbia | 12 | $59,626 | $14,281 | – | $18,529$16,215–$21,209 · 8 plans | |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield | Springfield | 39 | $63,644 | $15,334 | – | – | |
| Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph | Saint Joseph | 13 | $41,527 | $15,964 | – | – | |
| St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City | Kansas City | 12 | $129,545 | $17,951 | – | – | |
| Barnes Jewish Hospital | Saint Louis | 31 | $73,525 | $22,366 | $36,630 | $33,932$27,875–$37,616 · 18 plans |
Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.
This page covers the most complex version: patients who also had a major complication or serious additional condition, such as kidney failure, a severe infection or respiratory failure. These stays are longer and cost more.
General information, not medical advice.
Common questions
How much does a hospital stay for major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Mcc cost in Missouri?
At 12 Missouri hospitals, the typical bill for major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Mcc was $50,080 in 2024, and Medicare and the patient together paid a typical $13,178. The typical US hospital billed $68,608.
Which Missouri hospitals bill the least and the most for major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Mcc?
The lowest average bill is at St Lukes Hospital, $30,403. The highest is at St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City, $129,545. These are Medicare averages for 2024; a bill depends on the care each patient needs.
Why is the hospital bill so much higher than what is paid?
The bill comes from the hospital's own price list, which each hospital sets for itself. Medicare pays a fixed amount for each kind of stay, worked out by a national formula, and private insurers negotiate their own rates. So the list price is rarely what anyone pays, but uninsured and out-of-network patients can be billed from it.
How much will I pay myself?
With Original Medicare you owe the Part A deductible for a hospital stay, $1,736 in 2026, whatever the hospital bills. With private insurance it depends on your deductible, coinsurance and out-of-pocket maximum. Without insurance, ask for the hospital's cash price and its financial assistance policy. The cost estimator works it out for your situation.
Before you go
- Ask for an estimate. Hospitals must give uninsured and self-pay patients a written good-faith estimate before planned care.
- Check the network. Confirm that the hospital and the doctors are in your plan's network.
- Ask about financial help. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance policy; many discount or forgive bills by income.
- Get an itemized bill. Compare it with the estimate and question anything you don't recognise.