Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open Ablation with Major Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 233 · Inpatient stay · 341 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $243,589
Typical charge
$307,573
Dearest quarter
over $447,895
Actually paid
$69,503
The middle U.S. hospital bills $307,573 for Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open Ablation with Major Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 4.3x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $69,503 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.
Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open Ablation with 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 4 | $101,789 | $76,254 – $137,660 |
| Arkansas | 5 | $157,482 | $109,474 – $307,288 |
| Montana | 4 | $164,127 | $148,046 – $270,818 |
| Mississippi | 5 | $181,389 | $160,286 – $235,900 |
| Nebraska | 5 | $213,696 | $181,077 – $314,376 |
| Massachusetts | 9 | $218,290 | $117,254 – $350,100 |
| Connecticut | 3 | $218,314 | $203,875 – $353,528 |
| Michigan | 9 | $228,129 | $151,473 – $306,996 |
| Minnesota | 7 | $243,589 | $145,796 – $388,551 |
| North Carolina | 13 | $245,441 | $162,371 – $393,312 |
| Wisconsin | 6 | $247,742 | $123,600 – $349,032 |
| Iowa | 4 | $251,733 | $156,434 – $301,454 |
| Missouri | 4 | $266,934 | $183,283 – $364,384 |
| Tennessee | 11 | $272,892 | $153,466 – $622,592 |
| South Dakota | 3 | $274,369 | $255,743 – $302,817 |
| Oregon | 4 | $278,920 | $174,242 – $342,204 |
| Kentucky | 6 | $285,596 | $188,172 – $344,523 |
| Louisiana | 4 | $288,318 | $166,246 – $655,011 |
| Washington | 5 | $303,180 | $259,308 – $570,089 |
| Oklahoma | 4 | $305,709 | $209,582 – $418,819 |
| Alabama | 8 | $318,188 | $129,963 – $510,752 |
| South Carolina | 8 | $319,678 | $252,446 – $816,996 |
| Indiana | 6 | $322,123 | $198,633 – $517,686 |
| Ohio | 10 | $324,631 | $152,865 – $808,977 |
| West Virginia | 4 | $329,617 | $190,994 – $359,544 |
| Illinois | 15 | $342,584 | $186,869 – $446,815 |
| Virginia | 8 | $348,726 | $149,034 – $884,268 |
| Pennsylvania | 12 | $350,300 | $163,630 – $1,013,650 |
| Kansas | 5 | $350,620 | $81,574 – $945,154 |
| New York | 16 | $362,726 | $151,069 – $607,284 |
| Georgia | 5 | $378,569 | $290,211 – $443,076 |
| Arizona | 7 | $426,523 | $293,269 – $761,864 |
| Florida | 32 | $437,600 | $225,913 – $1,009,425 |
| Colorado | 3 | $445,257 | $357,558 – $775,425 |
| Texas | 36 | $445,885 | $192,300 – $1,243,451 |
| New Jersey | 7 | $451,199 | $325,157 – $718,352 |
| California | 25 | $518,915 | $298,455 – $1,449,464 |
| Nevada | 5 | $825,795 | $267,604 – $1,391,159 |
Where Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open Ablation 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
University Of Md St Joseph Medical Center
Towson, MD |
$76,254 | $67,528 |
|
Kansas Heart Hospital
Wichita, KS |
$81,574 | $41,075 |
|
Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center
Silver Spring, MD |
$89,755 | $81,801 |
|
Arkansas Heart Hospital, Llc
Little Rock, AR |
$109,474 | $47,719 |
|
Medstar Union Memorial Hospital
Baltimore, MD |
$113,823 | $100,897 |
|
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington
Burlington, MA |
$117,254 | $80,712 |
|
Bellin Memorial Hospital
Green Bay, WI |
$123,600 | $58,395 |
|
Thomas Hospital
Fairhope, AL |
$129,963 | $52,857 |
|
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA |
$130,948 | $91,700 |
|
Johns Hopkins Hospital, The
Baltimore, MD |
$137,660 | $138,974 |
|
North Memorial Health Hospital
Robbinsdale, MN |
$145,796 | $63,051 |
|
St. Patrick Hospital
Missoula, MT |
$148,046 | $68,289 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$1,449,464 | $169,766 |
|
Sunrise Hospital And Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV |
$1,391,159 | $73,189 |
|
Doctors Medical Center
Modesto, CA |
$1,281,964 | $79,321 |
|
South Texas Health System
Edinburg, TX |
$1,243,451 | $63,457 |
|
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA |
$1,130,507 | $81,334 |
|
John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus
Concord, CA |
$1,033,691 | $95,930 |
|
Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside
Pittsburgh, PA |
$1,013,650 | $79,475 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$1,009,459 | $89,020 |
|
Hca Florida Memorial Hospital
Jacksonville, FL |
$1,009,425 | $73,276 |
|
Hca Florida Orange Park Hospital
Orange Park, FL |
$984,201 | $65,928 |
|
Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA |
$965,025 | $132,659 |
|
Wesley Medical Center
Wichita, KS |
$945,154 | $58,117 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open Ablation with Major Complications?
Across 341 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open Ablation with Major Complications is $307,573. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $243,589 and the dearest quarter over $447,895.
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 Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open Ablation with Major Complications, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 4.3x 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. $69,503 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $380,582. 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 233: “CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION 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.