Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization without Major Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 236 · Inpatient stay · 453 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $138,726
Typical charge
$183,314
Dearest quarter
over $241,561
Actually paid
$37,649
The middle U.S. hospital bills $183,314 for Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization without Major Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.4x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $37,649 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 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 | 11 | $61,037 | $47,832 – $103,996 |
| Montana | 4 | $102,917 | $94,033 – $196,781 |
| North Dakota | 3 | $103,635 | $86,737 – $115,142 |
| Mississippi | 6 | $112,613 | $90,693 – $167,941 |
| Wisconsin | 10 | $126,465 | $73,409 – $198,142 |
| Delaware | 3 | $127,875 | $98,365 – $177,421 |
| Massachusetts | 9 | $128,369 | $56,886 – $232,384 |
| Nebraska | 4 | $129,100 | $102,075 – $147,766 |
| Iowa | 6 | $129,893 | $86,638 – $286,168 |
| Michigan | 8 | $130,405 | $112,632 – $174,538 |
| Kansas | 6 | $130,461 | $58,881 – $612,270 |
| Minnesota | 8 | $135,291 | $95,834 – $211,283 |
| Alabama | 8 | $144,981 | $77,663 – $486,831 |
| Missouri | 13 | $146,008 | $88,657 – $230,762 |
| Virginia | 12 | $146,752 | $80,203 – $327,864 |
| North Carolina | 14 | $151,459 | $95,011 – $227,539 |
| Arkansas | 7 | $155,504 | $78,970 – $205,384 |
| Tennessee | 16 | $155,620 | $100,480 – $409,884 |
| Louisiana | 12 | $157,097 | $113,636 – $335,890 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | $162,399 | $130,989 – $200,687 |
| South Dakota | 3 | $165,769 | $135,881 – $194,308 |
| Kentucky | 10 | $174,654 | $104,679 – $261,281 |
| Oregon | 5 | $175,002 | $115,361 – $227,729 |
| Utah | 6 | $175,209 | $134,477 – $241,871 |
| Pennsylvania | 23 | $179,089 | $72,073 – $357,171 |
| Indiana | 13 | $183,314 | $105,807 – $258,316 |
| Illinois | 20 | $185,886 | $79,786 – $295,122 |
| Oklahoma | 4 | $190,987 | $142,128 – $300,332 |
| Arizona | 13 | $194,960 | $142,531 – $355,171 |
| Ohio | 18 | $206,124 | $136,071 – $537,307 |
| New York | 18 | $209,115 | $82,999 – $542,330 |
| Georgia | 14 | $210,494 | $132,689 – $474,807 |
| Texas | 31 | $213,074 | $104,581 – $754,248 |
| South Carolina | 13 | $223,723 | $155,403 – $467,182 |
| West Virginia | 3 | $223,840 | $185,242 – $255,102 |
| Idaho | 3 | $228,765 | $159,149 – $275,085 |
| New Jersey | 11 | $235,873 | $170,693 – $442,065 |
| Washington | 12 | $240,156 | $173,651 – $389,873 |
| Florida | 31 | $242,367 | $156,021 – $640,722 |
| Colorado | 4 | $294,206 | $264,023 – $578,316 |
| Nevada | 3 | $315,505 | $180,103 – $370,761 |
| California | 21 | $380,257 | $192,135 – $723,028 |
Where Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
University Of Md St Joseph Medical Center
Towson, MD |
$47,832 | $42,604 |
|
Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD |
$49,288 | $43,932 |
|
Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center
Silver Spring, MD |
$52,639 | $47,734 |
|
Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc
Salisbury, MD |
$53,468 | $47,898 |
|
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc
Annapolis, MD |
$55,057 | $50,844 |
|
Mount Auburn Hospital
Cambridge, MA |
$56,886 | $39,281 |
|
Kansas Heart Hospital
Wichita, KS |
$58,881 | $25,065 |
|
Suburban Hospital
Bethesda, MD |
$61,037 | $54,353 |
|
Kansas Medical Center Llc
Andover, KS |
$64,969 | $25,034 |
|
Western Maryland Regional Medical Center
Cumberland, MD |
$65,315 | $57,978 |
|
Johns Hopkins Hospital, The
Baltimore, MD |
$70,006 | $65,033 |
|
Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita
Butler, PA |
$72,073 | $25,774 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Hca Houston Healthcare Clear Lake
Webster, TX |
$754,248 | $34,278 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$723,028 | $77,883 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$664,856 | $47,429 |
|
Hca Florida North Florida Hospital
Gainesville, FL |
$640,722 | $37,161 |
|
Hca Florida Brandon Hospital
Brandon, FL |
$629,110 | $35,610 |
|
Wesley Medical Center
Wichita, KS |
$612,270 | $34,066 |
|
The Medical Center Of Aurora & South Hospital
Aurora, CO |
$578,316 | $33,336 |
|
Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, CA |
$570,637 | $54,333 |
|
John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus
Concord, CA |
$568,649 | $58,788 |
|
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, CA |
$549,991 | $42,166 |
|
Hca Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital
Fort Walton Beach, FL |
$543,232 | $28,706 |
|
Westchester Medical Center
Valhalla, NY |
$542,330 | $46,865 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization without Major Complications?
Across 453 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization without Major Complications is $183,314. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $138,726 and the dearest quarter over $241,561.
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 without Major Complications, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.4x 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. $37,649 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $200,763. 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 236: “CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION 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.