Cardiac Defibrillator Implant with Cardiac Catheterization and MCC — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 275 · Inpatient stay · 46 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $247,933
Typical charge
$304,115
Dearest quarter
over $483,259
Actually paid
$71,124
The middle U.S. hospital bills $304,115 for Cardiac Defibrillator Implant with Cardiac Catheterization and MCC. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.5x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $71,124 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.
Cardiac Defibrillator Implant with Cardiac Catheterization and MCC cost by state
The middle charge in each state where at least three hospitals publish a price, cheapest first.
| State | Hospitals | Typical charge | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 5 | $224,495 | $132,981 – $305,475 |
| Ohio | 3 | $268,038 | $239,313 – $366,182 |
| Florida | 3 | $490,130 | $252,678 – $538,194 |
| South Carolina | 4 | $510,255 | $229,847 – $726,132 |
| New York | 3 | $645,857 | $443,979 – $801,338 |
Where Cardiac Defibrillator Implant with Cardiac Catheterization and MCC is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Baystate Medical Center
Springfield, MA |
$132,981 | $73,740 |
|
Spectrum Health
Grand Rapids, MI |
$189,072 | $65,686 |
|
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC |
$190,212 | $58,691 |
|
Deaconess Hospital Inc
Evansville, IN |
$190,266 | $50,023 |
|
Bryan Medical Center
Lincoln, NE |
$196,989 | $49,554 |
|
Prov Sacred Hrt Med Ctr & Childs Hosp.
Spokane, WA |
$206,383 | $71,490 |
|
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington
Burlington, MA |
$215,799 | $80,748 |
|
Cape Cod Hospital
Hyannis, MA |
$224,495 | $72,660 |
|
Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital
Greenville, SC |
$229,847 | $64,086 |
|
Ohio State University State Health System
Columbus, OH |
$239,313 | $57,675 |
|
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester
Rochester, MN |
$239,670 | $82,779 |
|
Mainehealth Maine Medical Center
Portland, ME |
$246,813 | $70,647 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$1,315,133 | $107,541 |
|
St David's Medical Center
Austin, TX |
$935,428 | $58,706 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$801,338 | $128,655 |
|
Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA |
$761,695 | $86,633 |
|
Trident Medical Center
Charleston, SC |
$726,132 | $55,836 |
|
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center
Myrtle Beach, SC |
$693,014 | $52,030 |
|
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY |
$645,857 | $117,617 |
|
Virtua Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital
Camden, NJ |
$593,267 | $66,173 |
|
Abrazo Arrowhead Hospital
Glendale, AZ |
$542,649 | $62,702 |
|
Orlando Health
Orlando, FL |
$538,194 | $56,268 |
|
Methodist Hospital
San Antonio, TX |
$507,296 | $49,183 |
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$490,130 | $56,378 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Cardiac Defibrillator Implant with Cardiac Catheterization and MCC?
Across 46 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Cardiac Defibrillator Implant with Cardiac Catheterization and MCC is $304,115. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $247,933 and the dearest quarter over $483,259.
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 Cardiac Defibrillator Implant with Cardiac Catheterization and MCC, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.5x 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. $71,124 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $398,277. 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 275: “CARDIAC DEFIBRILLATOR IMPLANT WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION AND 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.