Cardiac Defibrillator Implant without Major Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 277 · Inpatient stay · 49 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $169,985
Typical charge
$207,783
Dearest quarter
over $274,619
Actually paid
$48,372
The middle U.S. hospital bills $207,783 for Cardiac Defibrillator Implant without Major Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 2.5x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $48,372 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 3 | $155,915 | $84,000 – $201,512 |
| North Carolina | 4 | $196,695 | $143,916 – $281,442 |
| New Jersey | 3 | $233,098 | $201,894 – $432,019 |
| New York | 7 | $274,619 | $102,330 – $527,716 |
| Florida | 4 | $295,605 | $162,567 – $379,362 |
| Texas | 3 | $321,439 | $207,783 – $705,140 |
Where Cardiac Defibrillator Implant 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA |
$84,000 | $58,005 |
|
Kaleida Health
Buffalo, NY |
$102,330 | $48,492 |
|
Deaconess Hospital Inc
Evansville, IN |
$117,657 | $51,410 |
|
University Of Kansas Health System Olathe Hospital
Olathe, KS |
$132,449 | $30,985 |
|
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC |
$143,916 | $39,518 |
|
University Health System, Inc
Knoxville, TN |
$144,052 | $40,582 |
|
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
Norfolk, VA |
$149,627 | $44,546 |
|
Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT |
$152,306 | $54,592 |
|
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester
Rochester, MN |
$155,470 | $60,827 |
|
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA |
$155,915 | $54,512 |
|
Mainehealth Maine Medical Center
Portland, ME |
$159,973 | $58,679 |
|
Mount Sinai Medical Center Of Florida, Inc
Miami Beach, FL |
$162,567 | $39,393 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
St David's Medical Center
Austin, TX |
$705,140 | $37,006 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$527,716 | $63,336 |
|
Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA |
$511,647 | $64,744 |
|
Deborah Heart And Lung Center
Browns Mills, NJ |
$432,019 | $48,425 |
|
Orlando Health
Orlando, FL |
$379,362 | $46,455 |
|
St Lukes Hospital
Bethlehem, PA |
$353,055 | $46,454 |
|
Suny/Stony Brook University Hospital
Stony Brook, NY |
$332,403 | $61,644 |
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$325,264 | $50,628 |
|
Methodist Hospital
San Antonio, TX |
$321,439 | $41,014 |
|
Lovelace Medical Center
Albuquerque, NM |
$286,843 | $32,461 |
|
North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, NY |
$282,951 | $60,883 |
|
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC |
$281,442 | $53,492 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Cardiac Defibrillator Implant without Major Complications?
Across 49 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Cardiac Defibrillator Implant without Major Complications is $207,783. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $169,985 and the dearest quarter over $274,619.
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 without Major Complications, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 2.5x 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. $48,372 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $250,200. 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 277: “CARDIAC DEFIBRILLATOR IMPLANT 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.