How much does Irregular Heartbeat (uncomplicated) cost?
MS-DRG 310 · Inpatient stay · 1,007 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $17,913
Typical charge
$25,176
Dearest quarter
over $35,888
Actually paid
$5,569
The middle U.S. hospital bills $25,176 for Irregular Heartbeat (uncomplicated). The dearest hospitals charge about 3.9x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $5,569 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.
Irregular Heartbeat (uncomplicated) 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 | 22 | $8,623 | $4,813 – $21,967 |
| Massachusetts | 30 | $13,344 | $7,634 – $30,124 |
| Montana | 6 | $14,302 | $12,823 – $16,234 |
| North Dakota | 3 | $14,463 | $12,660 – $14,669 |
| Mississippi | 12 | $15,181 | $10,184 – $62,311 |
| Vermont | 4 | $15,760 | $9,888 – $20,475 |
| Alabama | 24 | $16,507 | $10,073 – $79,136 |
| Arkansas | 17 | $16,810 | $8,133 – $28,744 |
| West Virginia | 13 | $16,830 | $12,141 – $28,837 |
| Michigan | 30 | $17,523 | $11,820 – $30,989 |
| South Dakota | 5 | $19,257 | $17,622 – $29,130 |
| Minnesota | 6 | $19,283 | $10,753 – $22,150 |
| Ohio | 40 | $19,311 | $10,345 – $32,798 |
| Maine | 5 | $19,732 | $11,760 – $27,393 |
| North Carolina | 31 | $19,751 | $7,198 – $33,491 |
| New Hampshire | 9 | $19,779 | $16,615 – $49,796 |
| Iowa | 7 | $20,305 | $10,182 – $35,745 |
| Delaware | 4 | $20,375 | $17,784 – $24,067 |
| Nebraska | 4 | $20,451 | $16,346 – $25,804 |
| Virginia | 28 | $20,526 | $11,306 – $56,928 |
| Louisiana | 15 | $20,719 | $12,486 – $30,102 |
| Tennessee | 27 | $21,038 | $5,355 – $48,276 |
| Oregon | 6 | $21,231 | $10,991 – $23,979 |
| Kansas | 13 | $21,296 | $9,063 – $59,804 |
| Wisconsin | 13 | $21,549 | $9,133 – $27,055 |
| Indiana | 23 | $22,136 | $14,258 – $47,122 |
| Missouri | 26 | $22,170 | $13,225 – $64,249 |
| Oklahoma | 11 | $22,265 | $10,590 – $58,745 |
| Kentucky | 14 | $22,514 | $13,477 – $33,865 |
| Georgia | 34 | $25,007 | $11,309 – $56,007 |
| Connecticut | 6 | $25,109 | $20,897 – $34,112 |
| Illinois | 43 | $25,369 | $8,225 – $53,489 |
| South Carolina | 24 | $25,578 | $12,656 – $44,591 |
| Pennsylvania | 57 | $26,032 | $7,637 – $56,348 |
| Washington | 15 | $26,508 | $12,736 – $43,888 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | $26,904 | $23,263 – $79,502 |
| Idaho | 4 | $28,031 | $19,587 – $32,853 |
| Colorado | 5 | $30,284 | $28,632 – $42,789 |
| Arizona | 22 | $31,509 | $18,797 – $53,448 |
| Texas | 73 | $33,533 | $11,995 – $77,523 |
| New York | 46 | $33,595 | $10,193 – $79,228 |
| Florida | 103 | $34,988 | $16,140 – $89,974 |
| New Jersey | 38 | $43,467 | $25,773 – $190,459 |
| California | 70 | $47,543 | $24,649 – $119,316 |
| Nevada | 8 | $70,187 | $22,122 – $87,596 |
Where Irregular Heartbeat (uncomplicated) is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc
Annapolis, MD |
$4,813 | $4,527 |
|
Suburban Hospital
Bethesda, MD |
$5,347 | $4,926 |
|
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
Knoxville, TN |
$5,355 | $4,673 |
|
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
Columbia, MD |
$5,920 | $5,198 |
|
Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital Center
Clinton, MD |
$5,962 | $5,574 |
|
Frederick Health Hospital
Frederick, MD |
$6,484 | $5,947 |
|
Northern Regional Hospital
Mount Airy, NC |
$7,198 | $4,954 |
|
University Of Md St Joseph Medical Center
Towson, MD |
$7,217 | $6,545 |
|
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton
Milton, MA |
$7,634 | $4,530 |
|
Penn Highlands Dubois
Dubois, PA |
$7,637 | $4,277 |
|
University Of Md Baltimore Washington Medical Center
Glen Burnie, MD |
$8,131 | $7,537 |
|
St Bernards Medical Center
Jonesboro, AR |
$8,133 | $4,262 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell
Pennington, NJ |
$190,459 | $7,310 |
|
Doctors Medical Center
Modesto, CA |
$119,316 | $7,027 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$117,256 | $12,421 |
|
Good Samaritan Hospital
San Jose, CA |
$98,630 | $7,123 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$91,087 | $7,773 |
|
Hca Florida Trinity Hospital
Trinity, FL |
$89,974 | $5,799 |
|
Saint Peter's University Hospital
New Brunswick, NJ |
$88,666 | $7,271 |
|
Summerlin Hospital Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV |
$87,596 | $5,660 |
|
Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV |
$85,936 | $4,939 |
|
Hca Florida Orange Park Hospital
Orange Park, FL |
$81,874 | $7,371 |
|
Ucla West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA |
$81,345 | $6,122 |
|
Virtua Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital
Camden, NJ |
$80,849 | $7,539 |
Questions people ask
How much does Irregular Heartbeat (uncomplicated) cost in the United States?
Across 1,007 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Irregular Heartbeat (uncomplicated) is $25,176. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $17,913 and the dearest quarter over $35,888.
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 Irregular Heartbeat (uncomplicated), the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.9x 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. $5,569 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $29,010. 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 310: “CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/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.