Concomitant Left Atrial Appendage Closure and Cardiac Ablation — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 317 · Inpatient stay · 26 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $217,627
Typical charge
$349,101
Dearest quarter
over $395,513
Actually paid
$55,041
The middle U.S. hospital bills $349,101 for Concomitant Left Atrial Appendage Closure and Cardiac Ablation. The dearest hospitals charge about 4.2x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $55,041 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.
Concomitant Left Atrial Appendage Closure and Cardiac Ablation cost by state
The middle charge in each state where at least three hospitals publish a price, cheapest first.
| State | Hospitals | Typical charge | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 3 | $249,659 | $212,794 – $462,698 |
| California | 3 | $386,262 | $344,336 – $418,885 |
| Texas | 4 | $426,000 | $173,867 – $787,767 |
Where Concomitant Left Atrial Appendage Closure and Cardiac Ablation is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
University Of Mississippi Med Center
Jackson, MS |
$120,962 | $53,664 |
|
Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center
Des Moines, IA |
$125,415 | $42,984 |
|
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
Norfolk, VA |
$151,368 | $50,643 |
|
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH |
$156,191 | $61,393 |
|
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
Dallas, TX |
$173,867 | $45,762 |
|
St Bernards Medical Center
Jonesboro, AR |
$176,711 | $41,197 |
|
Lexington Medical Center
West Columbia, SC |
$212,794 | $42,428 |
|
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN |
$232,126 | $56,560 |
|
Cooper University Hospital
Camden, NJ |
$247,778 | $60,659 |
|
Prisma Health Richland Hospital
Columbia, SC |
$249,659 | $55,749 |
|
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, TX |
$250,876 | $53,853 |
|
Honorhealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center
Scottsdale, AZ |
$275,731 | $48,334 |
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 |
$787,767 | $48,613 |
|
St Mark's Hospital
Salt Lake City, UT |
$756,561 | $51,787 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$689,469 | $95,491 |
|
Methodist Hospital
San Antonio, TX |
$601,123 | $46,401 |
|
Anmed Health
Anderson, SC |
$462,698 | $61,804 |
|
Community Hospital Of The Monterey Peninsula
Monterey, CA |
$418,885 | $68,251 |
|
South Miami Hospital
Miami, FL |
$398,596 | $55,508 |
|
Adventist Health St Helena
Saint Helena, CA |
$386,262 | $65,599 |
|
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital
Nashville, TN |
$386,105 | $46,938 |
|
Uch-Memorial Health System
Colorado Springs, CO |
$378,280 | $50,029 |
|
University Of Kansas Hospital
Kansas City, KS |
$367,927 | $55,495 |
|
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Sarasota, FL |
$362,257 | $51,071 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Concomitant Left Atrial Appendage Closure and Cardiac Ablation?
Across 26 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Concomitant Left Atrial Appendage Closure and Cardiac Ablation is $349,101. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $217,627 and the dearest quarter over $395,513.
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 Concomitant Left Atrial Appendage Closure and Cardiac Ablation, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 4.2x 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. $55,041 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $408,846. 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 317: “CONCOMITANT LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE AND CARDIAC ABLATION”. 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.