Carotid Artery Stent Procedures without Complications/mcc — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 036 · Inpatient stay · 242 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $55,097
Typical charge
$70,443
Dearest quarter
over $101,237
Actually paid
$15,831
The middle U.S. hospital bills $70,443 for Carotid Artery Stent Procedures without Complications/mcc. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.3x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $15,831 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 without Complications/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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 6 | $31,488 | $24,023 – $36,402 |
| Arkansas | 7 | $45,048 | $36,078 – $71,801 |
| Massachusetts | 5 | $48,235 | $34,693 – $89,324 |
| Michigan | 6 | $48,832 | $40,071 – $61,564 |
| Mississippi | 3 | $49,565 | $41,066 – $61,054 |
| Delaware | 3 | $58,364 | $57,789 – $71,873 |
| Iowa | 5 | $59,459 | $24,855 – $66,010 |
| Alabama | 4 | $60,810 | $22,685 – $138,774 |
| Pennsylvania | 9 | $61,416 | $45,666 – $127,405 |
| Oklahoma | 6 | $61,812 | $52,365 – $113,512 |
| South Dakota | 4 | $63,010 | $61,019 – $97,131 |
| North Carolina | 8 | $63,262 | $44,087 – $97,133 |
| Missouri | 5 | $64,752 | $39,445 – $85,316 |
| West Virginia | 3 | $65,700 | $53,022 – $90,337 |
| Tennessee | 11 | $68,630 | $32,749 – $91,026 |
| Ohio | 5 | $69,327 | $44,467 – $93,077 |
| Oregon | 3 | $70,318 | $56,485 – $71,005 |
| South Carolina | 7 | $70,405 | $47,479 – $137,428 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | $75,954 | $65,872 – $80,349 |
| New Jersey | 7 | $76,304 | $69,766 – $240,036 |
| Indiana | 6 | $82,455 | $41,551 – $116,449 |
| New York | 8 | $83,522 | $49,750 – $194,910 |
| Washington | 3 | $83,623 | $56,469 – $172,916 |
| Louisiana | 4 | $87,935 | $53,604 – $159,722 |
| Georgia | 3 | $89,404 | $58,200 – $154,332 |
| Virginia | 12 | $89,411 | $46,097 – $233,173 |
| Illinois | 4 | $91,181 | $54,309 – $133,299 |
| Colorado | 3 | $94,099 | $64,487 – $117,319 |
| Florida | 27 | $99,582 | $44,963 – $247,980 |
| Texas | 18 | $100,545 | $47,214 – $223,072 |
| California | 13 | $107,760 | $52,798 – $246,947 |
| Kentucky | 8 | $112,344 | $78,506 – $142,847 |
| Arizona | 7 | $121,979 | $44,344 – $169,451 |
Where Carotid Artery Stent Procedures without Complications/mcc is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Kansas Heart Hospital
Wichita, KS |
$18,631 | $11,488 |
|
The East Alabama Healthcare Authority
Opelika, AL |
$22,685 | $13,418 |
|
Mercy Medical Center Inc
Baltimore, MD |
$24,023 | $20,901 |
|
Suburban Hospital
Bethesda, MD |
$24,452 | $21,888 |
|
Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center
Dubuque, IA |
$24,855 | $12,642 |
|
Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc
Salisbury, MD |
$30,597 | $27,903 |
|
Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical Center
Bel Air, MD |
$32,379 | $29,332 |
|
Memorial Healthcare System, Inc
Chattanooga, TN |
$32,749 | $12,929 |
|
University Of Md Baltimore Washington Medical Center
Glen Burnie, MD |
$34,096 | $31,558 |
|
Cape Cod Hospital
Hyannis, MA |
$34,693 | $18,707 |
|
Springhill Medical Center
Mobile, AL |
$35,427 | $12,020 |
|
Arkansas Heart Hospital, Llc
Little Rock, AR |
$36,078 | $11,167 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Marion Communtiy Hospital
Ocala, FL |
$247,980 | $14,750 |
|
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center
Thousand Oaks, CA |
$246,947 | $18,645 |
|
Hca Florida Gulf Coast Hospital
Panama City, FL |
$243,666 | $13,566 |
|
Englewood Hospital And Medical Center
Englewood, NJ |
$240,036 | $17,995 |
|
Hca Florida Lawnwood Hospital
Fort Pierce, FL |
$235,948 | $14,221 |
|
Hca Florida Fawcett Hospital
Port Charlotte, FL |
$235,711 | $12,022 |
|
Lewisgale Medical Center
Salem, VA |
$233,173 | $15,590 |
|
Manatee Memorial Hospital
Bradenton, FL |
$223,780 | $14,668 |
|
Round Rock Medical Center
Round Rock, TX |
$223,072 | $12,923 |
|
St David's Medical Center
Austin, TX |
$210,411 | $15,895 |
|
Baptist Medical Center
San Antonio, TX |
$209,151 | $15,397 |
|
Adventhealth Ocala
Ocala, FL |
$203,883 | $13,968 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Carotid Artery Stent Procedures without Complications/mcc?
Across 242 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Carotid Artery Stent Procedures without Complications/mcc is $70,443. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $55,097 and the dearest quarter over $101,237.
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 without Complications/mcc, 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. $15,831 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $85,131. 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 036: “CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/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.