Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization with Major Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 235 · Inpatient stay · 330 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $182,381
Typical charge
$240,518
Dearest quarter
over $358,013
Actually paid
$55,298
The middle U.S. hospital bills $240,518 for Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization with Major Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 4.0x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $55,298 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 without Cardiac Catheterization 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 | 5 | $98,836 | $65,264 – $123,787 |
| Louisiana | 3 | $139,083 | $124,373 – $222,112 |
| Massachusetts | 8 | $151,481 | $78,724 – $265,531 |
| Iowa | 4 | $164,375 | $123,414 – $210,736 |
| Nebraska | 5 | $174,333 | $132,110 – $285,346 |
| Connecticut | 4 | $178,909 | $158,225 – $227,731 |
| Utah | 3 | $181,583 | $174,510 – $240,248 |
| Michigan | 8 | $194,836 | $116,189 – $262,767 |
| Wisconsin | 5 | $197,793 | $167,732 – $228,741 |
| Tennessee | 13 | $198,151 | $127,362 – $577,107 |
| Arkansas | 4 | $199,036 | $92,259 – $222,008 |
| Virginia | 12 | $199,420 | $115,922 – $725,467 |
| Missouri | 8 | $207,723 | $131,718 – $286,299 |
| Minnesota | 7 | $213,583 | $129,534 – $328,508 |
| North Carolina | 11 | $214,565 | $114,743 – $277,236 |
| Indiana | 4 | $221,748 | $162,811 – $406,584 |
| Kentucky | 6 | $222,334 | $132,087 – $306,145 |
| Oklahoma | 5 | $224,606 | $159,556 – $405,312 |
| Illinois | 15 | $233,468 | $115,646 – $348,952 |
| West Virginia | 3 | $238,516 | $163,320 – $299,474 |
| Oregon | 4 | $243,719 | $146,964 – $289,027 |
| Pennsylvania | 13 | $248,138 | $136,477 – $723,350 |
| Ohio | 10 | $255,754 | $102,603 – $297,873 |
| Alabama | 4 | $256,305 | $99,135 – $605,470 |
| Georgia | 9 | $259,232 | $202,770 – $583,531 |
| Kansas | 3 | $276,877 | $168,264 – $720,373 |
| New York | 16 | $278,574 | $123,817 – $761,656 |
| Washington | 7 | $285,157 | $209,060 – $470,464 |
| South Carolina | 6 | $296,015 | $220,296 – $587,223 |
| New Mexico | 3 | $304,785 | $164,011 – $372,981 |
| Florida | 30 | $308,527 | $177,116 – $972,393 |
| Texas | 31 | $351,757 | $119,874 – $838,263 |
| New Jersey | 8 | $356,191 | $240,788 – $517,326 |
| Arizona | 9 | $383,678 | $209,719 – $1,283,747 |
| Colorado | 3 | $405,159 | $336,406 – $547,205 |
| California | 20 | $441,044 | $238,631 – $1,236,188 |
| Nevada | 4 | $523,292 | $388,583 – $788,221 |
Where Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization 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 |
$65,264 | $64,714 |
|
Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc
Salisbury, MD |
$73,128 | $66,421 |
|
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington
Burlington, MA |
$78,724 | $55,413 |
|
Arkansas Heart Hospital, Llc
Little Rock, AR |
$92,259 | $34,149 |
|
Medstar Union Memorial Hospital
Baltimore, MD |
$98,836 | $87,659 |
|
Thomas Hospital
Fairhope, AL |
$99,135 | $39,353 |
|
Bethesda North
Cincinnati, OH |
$102,603 | $44,069 |
|
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA |
$108,817 | $69,510 |
|
Boston Medical Center-Brighton
Brighton, MA |
$110,219 | $65,389 |
|
Johns Hopkins Hospital, The
Baltimore, MD |
$111,685 | $97,578 |
|
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC |
$114,743 | $45,209 |
|
Silver Cross Hospital And Medical Centers
New Lenox, IL |
$115,646 | $40,486 |
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. Mary's Hospital
Tucson, AZ |
$1,283,747 | $66,264 |
|
Doctors Medical Center
Modesto, CA |
$1,236,188 | $69,870 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$1,212,583 | $124,238 |
|
Hca Florida Memorial Hospital
Jacksonville, FL |
$972,393 | $53,399 |
|
Good Samaritan Hospital
San Jose, CA |
$899,972 | $68,483 |
|
Hca Florida Largo Hospital
Largo, FL |
$881,450 | $50,959 |
|
Medical City Dallas Hospital
Dallas, TX |
$838,263 | $55,179 |
|
Hca Florida Bayonet Point Hospital
Hudson, FL |
$812,477 | $70,455 |
|
Mountainview Hospital
Las Vegas, NV |
$788,221 | $80,012 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$775,470 | $68,781 |
|
Westchester Medical Center
Valhalla, NY |
$761,656 | $68,406 |
|
Henrico Doctors' Hospital
Richmond, VA |
$725,467 | $40,739 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization with Major Complications?
Across 330 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization with Major Complications is $240,518. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $182,381 and the dearest quarter over $358,013.
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 without Cardiac Catheterization with Major Complications, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 4.0x 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. $55,298 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $287,146. 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 235: “CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION 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.