Aortic and Heart Assist Procedures Except Pulsation Balloon without Major Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 269 · Inpatient stay · 343 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $122,515
Typical charge
$165,273
Dearest quarter
over $233,690
Actually paid
$38,804
The middle U.S. hospital bills $165,273 for Aortic and Heart Assist Procedures Except Pulsation Balloon without Major Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.3x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $38,804 per case.
These are charges, not quotes. What you pay depends on your insurance and your own case. The figures matter because the charge is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
Aortic and Heart Assist Procedures Except Pulsation Balloon without Major Complications cost by state
The middle charge in each state where at least three hospitals publish a price, cheapest first.
| State | Hospitals | Typical charge | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 8 | $81,367 | $70,697 – $157,495 |
| Iowa | 5 | $96,751 | $73,746 – $187,235 |
| Mississippi | 5 | $98,439 | $83,754 – $128,141 |
| Massachusetts | 8 | $116,258 | $67,596 – $234,547 |
| Arkansas | 9 | $116,848 | $75,294 – $160,756 |
| Minnesota | 9 | $122,347 | $82,564 – $178,856 |
| Kansas | 4 | $126,986 | $54,336 – $186,424 |
| Nebraska | 3 | $131,656 | $131,141 – $175,981 |
| Wisconsin | 7 | $135,277 | $80,841 – $252,737 |
| Missouri | 11 | $140,689 | $82,241 – $272,090 |
| Oklahoma | 5 | $143,045 | $118,151 – $321,034 |
| Michigan | 6 | $143,383 | $86,653 – $186,374 |
| Delaware | 3 | $144,466 | $105,354 – $150,006 |
| Oregon | 4 | $145,735 | $113,966 – $183,651 |
| Utah | 3 | $146,630 | $134,173 – $178,434 |
| South Dakota | 3 | $159,860 | $128,466 – $162,159 |
| New York | 18 | $166,155 | $65,132 – $506,141 |
| Ohio | 13 | $167,323 | $109,447 – $251,433 |
| Indiana | 8 | $167,615 | $49,882 – $377,440 |
| New Jersey | 9 | $169,074 | $112,784 – $374,922 |
| Illinois | 13 | $179,826 | $102,092 – $332,010 |
| Virginia | 9 | $181,385 | $119,056 – $833,975 |
| Tennessee | 10 | $185,918 | $91,000 – $380,339 |
| Pennsylvania | 17 | $188,516 | $93,496 – $377,234 |
| Washington | 8 | $195,321 | $121,053 – $308,010 |
| North Carolina | 13 | $196,939 | $115,935 – $254,051 |
| Alabama | 5 | $197,596 | $105,233 – $224,441 |
| South Carolina | 9 | $203,587 | $148,844 – $348,076 |
| Georgia | 9 | $205,737 | $81,185 – $324,676 |
| Texas | 21 | $220,471 | $119,120 – $903,211 |
| Florida | 28 | $223,180 | $97,448 – $407,844 |
| California | 19 | $237,551 | $163,659 – $459,747 |
| Arizona | 9 | $261,134 | $100,348 – $407,894 |
| Kentucky | 7 | $284,359 | $131,670 – $364,851 |
| Colorado | 4 | $322,987 | $235,388 – $353,865 |
Where Aortic and Heart Assist Procedures Except Pulsation Balloon without Major Complications is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Union Hospital Inc
Terre Haute, IN |
$49,882 | $30,454 |
|
Kansas Heart Hospital
Wichita, KS |
$54,336 | $26,269 |
|
Albany Medical Center Hospital
Albany, NY |
$65,132 | $43,334 |
|
Cape Cod Hospital
Hyannis, MA |
$67,596 | $42,853 |
|
Frederick Health Hospital
Frederick, MD |
$70,697 | $64,064 |
|
South Shore Hospital
South Weymouth, MA |
$73,073 | $35,968 |
|
Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center
Dubuque, IA |
$73,746 | $28,827 |
|
Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical Center
Bel Air, MD |
$74,071 | $65,950 |
|
St Bernards Medical Center
Jonesboro, AR |
$75,294 | $27,452 |
|
Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center
Sioux City, IA |
$76,778 | $33,125 |
|
Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Baltimore, MD |
$76,949 | $68,081 |
|
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA |
$77,555 | $49,301 |
Where it is charged most
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Hca Houston Healthcare Kingwood
Kingwood, TX |
$903,211 | $36,118 |
|
Cjw Medical Center
Richmond, VA |
$833,975 | $31,271 |
|
St David's Medical Center
Austin, TX |
$575,760 | $37,004 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$506,141 | $60,038 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$459,747 | $62,729 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$454,756 | $53,271 |
|
Abrazo Arrowhead Hospital
Glendale, AZ |
$407,894 | $40,111 |
|
Orlando Health
Orlando, FL |
$407,844 | $35,694 |
|
John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus
Concord, CA |
$401,064 | $47,831 |
|
Longview Regional Medical Center
Longview, TX |
$385,335 | $28,756 |
|
Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center
Kingsport, TN |
$380,339 | $49,403 |
|
Indiana University Health
Indianapolis, IN |
$377,440 | $54,899 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Aortic and Heart Assist Procedures Except Pulsation Balloon without Major Complications?
Across 343 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Aortic and Heart Assist Procedures Except Pulsation Balloon without Major Complications is $165,273. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $122,515 and the dearest quarter over $233,690.
Why do hospitals charge such different amounts for the same procedure?
Because a hospital charge is a list price it sets itself, not a regulated rate. For Aortic and Heart Assist Procedures Except Pulsation Balloon without Major Complications, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.3x what the cheapest tenth charge for the same coded work. Insurers negotiate their own rates from those lists, which is why the charge and what is actually paid can be very far apart.
Is that what I would actually pay?
No. $38,804 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $190,851. If you have insurance, your plan pays a negotiated rate and you pay your deductible and coinsurance. If you are uninsured or out of network, the hospital's charge is where your bill starts — which is why the gap matters. Ask for a written good-faith estimate before treatment.
What this code covers
CMS records this work as MS-DRG 269: “AORTIC AND HEART ASSIST PROCEDURES EXCEPT PULSATION BALLOON WITHOUT MCC”. A DRG covers a whole inpatient stay rather than a single item, so the charge includes the room, the procedure and the care around it. Codes that mention complications carry a different, usually higher price.