Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open Ablation without Major Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 234 · Inpatient stay · 282 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $168,607
Typical charge
$219,650
Dearest quarter
over $286,238
Actually paid
$46,325
The middle U.S. hospital bills $219,650 for Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open Ablation without Major Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 2.9x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $46,325 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 7 | $67,305 | $62,674 – $99,969 |
| Kansas | 3 | $90,655 | $67,187 – $228,606 |
| Massachusetts | 5 | $129,055 | $82,998 – $193,204 |
| Mississippi | 4 | $144,023 | $121,347 – $189,599 |
| Nebraska | 3 | $156,090 | $134,002 – $206,945 |
| Wisconsin | 7 | $156,440 | $98,864 – $260,843 |
| Michigan | 5 | $158,067 | $120,920 – $171,421 |
| Missouri | 9 | $163,481 | $129,471 – $298,257 |
| Arkansas | 5 | $165,946 | $95,788 – $255,059 |
| Maine | 3 | $169,206 | $145,274 – $193,013 |
| Minnesota | 4 | $179,026 | $146,437 – $210,175 |
| Louisiana | 6 | $182,944 | $134,700 – $557,555 |
| North Carolina | 16 | $195,462 | $136,201 – $356,314 |
| Virginia | 8 | $195,694 | $106,984 – $245,472 |
| Pennsylvania | 12 | $199,305 | $102,795 – $443,733 |
| South Dakota | 3 | $200,836 | $171,381 – $256,461 |
| Oregon | 3 | $206,021 | $138,502 – $231,717 |
| Iowa | 4 | $213,089 | $116,974 – $317,978 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | $213,152 | $190,054 – $257,970 |
| Arizona | 7 | $218,836 | $189,610 – $326,484 |
| New York | 11 | $221,338 | $102,826 – $345,868 |
| Tennessee | 10 | $221,398 | $125,733 – $480,779 |
| Alabama | 7 | $222,894 | $94,032 – $580,680 |
| West Virginia | 4 | $224,067 | $143,823 – $309,583 |
| Kentucky | 8 | $232,888 | $153,505 – $339,526 |
| Illinois | 10 | $239,930 | $111,253 – $335,783 |
| Ohio | 11 | $240,005 | $128,768 – $660,652 |
| Idaho | 3 | $251,848 | $196,861 – $448,047 |
| Georgia | 10 | $252,728 | $199,191 – $350,546 |
| South Carolina | 9 | $254,328 | $171,638 – $569,404 |
| Florida | 22 | $276,823 | $194,332 – $694,062 |
| Indiana | 7 | $284,335 | $135,332 – $340,533 |
| New Jersey | 7 | $299,303 | $242,440 – $333,231 |
| Washington | 4 | $321,854 | $229,542 – $435,959 |
| California | 13 | $338,706 | $203,948 – $700,546 |
| Texas | 14 | $395,895 | $172,820 – $674,060 |
Where Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open Ablation 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD |
$62,674 | $55,615 |
|
Suburban Hospital
Bethesda, MD |
$62,793 | $51,958 |
|
University Of Md St Joseph Medical Center
Towson, MD |
$63,235 | $56,372 |
|
Kansas Heart Hospital
Wichita, KS |
$67,187 | $30,687 |
|
Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc
Salisbury, MD |
$67,305 | $60,530 |
|
Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center
Silver Spring, MD |
$70,324 | $62,937 |
|
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc
Annapolis, MD |
$71,631 | $66,808 |
|
Mount Auburn Hospital
Cambridge, MA |
$82,998 | $52,297 |
|
Kansas Medical Center Llc
Andover, KS |
$90,655 | $32,634 |
|
The East Alabama Healthcare Authority
Opelika, AL |
$94,032 | $41,248 |
|
Arkansas Heart Hospital, Llc
Little Rock, AR |
$95,788 | $32,060 |
|
Bellin Memorial Hospital
Green Bay, WI |
$98,864 | $43,612 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Dameron Hospital
Stockton, CA |
$700,546 | $55,498 |
|
Hca Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital
Fort Walton Beach, FL |
$694,062 | $37,094 |
|
Hca Houston Healthcare Clear Lake
Webster, TX |
$674,060 | $44,606 |
|
Medical City Fort Worth
Fort Worth, TX |
$665,367 | $52,729 |
|
Mercy St Vincent Medical Center
Toledo, OH |
$660,652 | $51,300 |
|
Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, CA |
$658,717 | $53,633 |
|
Enloe Health
Chico, CA |
$610,346 | $49,087 |
|
Adventist Health St Helena
Saint Helena, CA |
$608,039 | $55,146 |
|
Hca Florida Citrus Hospital
Inverness, FL |
$597,357 | $49,875 |
|
Grandview Medical Center
Birmingham, AL |
$580,680 | $34,680 |
|
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center
Myrtle Beach, SC |
$569,404 | $37,591 |
|
St David's South Austin Medical Center
Austin, TX |
$565,655 | $41,155 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open Ablation without Major Complications?
Across 282 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open Ablation without Major Complications is $219,650. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $168,607 and the dearest quarter over $286,238.
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 without Major Complications, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 2.9x 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. $46,325 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $240,843. 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 234: “CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION 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.