Heart Transplant or Implant of Heart Assist System with Major Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 001 · Inpatient stay · 87 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $1,119,668
Typical charge
$1,351,348
Dearest quarter
over $1,902,119
Actually paid
$341,048
The middle U.S. hospital bills $1,351,348 for Heart Transplant or Implant of Heart Assist System with Major Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.2x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $341,048 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.
Heart Transplant or Implant of Heart Assist System 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 3 | $1,116,067 | $1,112,043 – $1,581,305 |
| North Carolina | 6 | $1,142,887 | $703,072 – $1,320,342 |
| Virginia | 3 | $1,283,783 | $974,910 – $2,163,455 |
| Ohio | 3 | $1,287,923 | $1,099,235 – $1,301,911 |
| New Jersey | 3 | $1,344,837 | $1,103,877 – $1,650,258 |
| Massachusetts | 3 | $1,365,024 | $1,156,912 – $1,507,223 |
| Florida | 7 | $1,406,732 | $559,457 – $2,455,406 |
| Tennessee | 4 | $1,493,651 | $1,123,270 – $2,968,110 |
| Illinois | 3 | $1,550,132 | $1,395,649 – $1,647,696 |
| Texas | 7 | $1,842,229 | $698,417 – $2,922,378 |
| Pennsylvania | 4 | $1,933,810 | $1,695,455 – $2,161,631 |
| California | 10 | $2,340,950 | $1,391,178 – $4,539,050 |
| New York | 5 | $2,735,305 | $1,150,685 – $3,251,758 |
Where Heart Transplant or Implant of Heart Assist System 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc
Lafayette, LA |
$391,145 | $192,941 |
|
Naples Community Hospital
Naples, FL |
$559,457 | $218,419 |
|
Chi-St Vincent Infirmary
Little Rock, AR |
$610,557 | $188,224 |
|
Providence St Vincent Medical Center
Portland, OR |
$614,286 | $281,887 |
|
Johns Hopkins Hospital, The
Baltimore, MD |
$634,784 | $561,230 |
|
Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital Plano
Plano, TX |
$698,417 | $195,921 |
|
Unc Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC |
$703,072 | $252,017 |
|
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC |
$705,776 | $230,679 |
|
Cleveland Clinic Hospital
Weston, FL |
$809,220 | $235,039 |
|
Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, TX |
$826,670 | $320,608 |
|
Henry Ford Health Hospital
Detroit, MI |
$884,886 | $344,269 |
|
Spectrum Health
Grand Rapids, MI |
$919,453 | $254,968 |
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 |
$4,539,050 | $570,389 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$3,718,436 | $413,310 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$3,251,758 | $460,102 |
|
Doctors Medical Center
Modesto, CA |
$3,085,440 | $294,298 |
|
Tristar Centennial Medical Center
Nashville, TN |
$2,968,110 | $286,772 |
|
Medical City Dallas Hospital
Dallas, TX |
$2,922,378 | $232,665 |
|
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY |
$2,905,979 | $508,079 |
|
North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, NY |
$2,735,305 | $375,586 |
|
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA |
$2,649,064 | $381,705 |
|
Methodist Hospital
San Antonio, TX |
$2,545,241 | $372,545 |
|
Ucsf Medical Center
San Francisco, CA |
$2,460,577 | $503,719 |
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$2,455,406 | $325,575 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Heart Transplant or Implant of Heart Assist System with Major Complications?
Across 87 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Heart Transplant or Implant of Heart Assist System with Major Complications is $1,351,348. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $1,119,668 and the dearest quarter over $1,902,119.
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 Heart Transplant or Implant of Heart Assist System with Major Complications, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.2x 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. $341,048 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $1,604,490. 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 001: “HEART TRANSPLANT OR IMPLANT OF HEART ASSIST SYSTEM 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.