Carotid Artery Stent Procedures with Major Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 034 · Inpatient stay · 13 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $145,205
Typical charge
$197,668
Dearest quarter
over $211,754
Actually paid
$29,915
The middle U.S. hospital bills $197,668 for Carotid Artery Stent Procedures with Major Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 2.4x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $29,915 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.
Carotid Artery Stent Procedures with Major Complications cost by state
The middle charge in each state where at least three hospitals publish a price, cheapest first.
Where Carotid Artery Stent Procedures with 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
St Lukes Hospital
Chesterfield, MO |
$42,032 | $27,124 |
|
Deaconess Hospital Inc
Evansville, IN |
$96,010 | $28,331 |
|
Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL |
$142,264 | $29,099 |
|
Adventhealth Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach, FL |
$145,205 | $27,901 |
|
Memorial Hermann Hospital System
Houston, TX |
$156,057 | $31,704 |
|
Wellspan York Hospital
York, PA |
$162,844 | $33,453 |
|
Norton Hospitals, Inc
Louisville, KY |
$197,668 | $26,806 |
|
Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health
Fort Myers, FL |
$200,047 | $26,924 |
|
Ut Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital
Tyler, TX |
$202,810 | $29,943 |
|
Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center
Sioux Falls, SD |
$211,754 | $32,850 |
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$252,516 | $28,654 |
|
Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Neptune, NJ |
$253,791 | $38,260 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Baptist Medical Center
San Antonio, TX |
$369,647 | $27,841 |
|
Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Neptune, NJ |
$253,791 | $38,260 |
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$252,516 | $28,654 |
|
Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center
Sioux Falls, SD |
$211,754 | $32,850 |
|
Ut Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital
Tyler, TX |
$202,810 | $29,943 |
|
Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health
Fort Myers, FL |
$200,047 | $26,924 |
|
Norton Hospitals, Inc
Louisville, KY |
$197,668 | $26,806 |
|
Wellspan York Hospital
York, PA |
$162,844 | $33,453 |
|
Memorial Hermann Hospital System
Houston, TX |
$156,057 | $31,704 |
|
Adventhealth Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach, FL |
$145,205 | $27,901 |
|
Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL |
$142,264 | $29,099 |
|
Deaconess Hospital Inc
Evansville, IN |
$96,010 | $28,331 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Carotid Artery Stent Procedures with Major Complications?
Across 13 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Carotid Artery Stent Procedures with Major Complications is $197,668. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $145,205 and the dearest quarter over $211,754.
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 Carotid Artery Stent Procedures with Major Complications, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 2.4x 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. $29,915 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $177,096. 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 034: “CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURES WITH 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.