Ischemic Stroke, Precerebral Occlusion or Transient Ischemia with Thrombolytic Agent Wit — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 062 · Inpatient stay · 126 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $69,245
Typical charge
$94,062
Dearest quarter
over $124,921
Actually paid
$17,949
The middle U.S. hospital bills $94,062 for Ischemic Stroke, Precerebral Occlusion or Transient Ischemia with Thrombolytic Agent Wit. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.7x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $17,949 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.
Ischemic Stroke, Precerebral Occlusion or Transient Ischemia with Thrombolytic Agent Wit 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 | 8 | $29,176 | $18,480 – $40,821 |
| Louisiana | 3 | $67,317 | $58,416 – $84,917 |
| South Carolina | 5 | $68,721 | $47,643 – $140,219 |
| Michigan | 3 | $70,817 | $54,677 – $74,274 |
| Ohio | 4 | $76,864 | $48,166 – $99,968 |
| Tennessee | 7 | $76,965 | $52,662 – $161,684 |
| Missouri | 4 | $78,637 | $55,567 – $105,376 |
| Georgia | 4 | $84,220 | $70,889 – $124,336 |
| North Carolina | 4 | $93,653 | $65,355 – $110,601 |
| Florida | 13 | $95,086 | $50,053 – $235,460 |
| Virginia | 7 | $106,414 | $62,116 – $152,337 |
| Illinois | 3 | $110,746 | $47,108 – $111,115 |
| Pennsylvania | 5 | $123,436 | $113,332 – $167,344 |
| Texas | 15 | $125,024 | $76,485 – $288,218 |
| California | 12 | $132,282 | $101,796 – $392,017 |
| New Jersey | 8 | $136,700 | $102,782 – $369,798 |
| New York | 4 | $146,236 | $64,178 – $245,621 |
Where Ischemic Stroke, Precerebral Occlusion or Transient Ischemia with Thrombolytic Agent Wit is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center
Rosedale, MD |
$18,480 | $16,542 |
|
Medstar Saint Mary's Hospital
Leonardtown, MD |
$19,626 | $17,517 |
|
Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc
Salisbury, MD |
$23,195 | $20,984 |
|
Frederick Health Hospital
Frederick, MD |
$28,157 | $25,393 |
|
Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center
Rockville, MD |
$30,195 | $26,486 |
|
Carroll Hospital Center
Westminster, MD |
$32,192 | $28,479 |
|
Suburban Hospital
Bethesda, MD |
$32,953 | $32,008 |
|
Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD |
$40,821 | $36,108 |
|
St Bernards Medical Center
Jonesboro, AR |
$42,840 | $12,527 |
|
Forrest General Hospital
Hattiesburg, MS |
$43,201 | $13,844 |
|
Silver Cross Hospital And Medical Centers
New Lenox, IL |
$47,108 | $20,709 |
|
Musc Medical Center
Charleston, SC |
$47,643 | $19,851 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Good Samaritan Hospital
San Jose, CA |
$392,017 | $22,923 |
|
Capital Health Regional Medical Center
Trenton, NJ |
$369,798 | $20,320 |
|
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus
Walnut Creek, CA |
$306,544 | $22,836 |
|
Hca Houston Healthcare Kingwood
Kingwood, TX |
$288,218 | $17,695 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$256,766 | $28,830 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$245,621 | $23,940 |
|
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA |
$241,373 | $20,441 |
|
Hca Florida Fawcett Hospital
Port Charlotte, FL |
$235,460 | $12,329 |
|
Delray Medical Center
Delray Beach, FL |
$209,970 | $12,333 |
|
Baptist Medical Center
San Antonio, TX |
$207,036 | $14,410 |
|
Wesley Medical Center
Wichita, KS |
$200,188 | $14,695 |
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$194,010 | $17,361 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Ischemic Stroke, Precerebral Occlusion or Transient Ischemia with Thrombolytic Agent Wit?
Across 126 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Ischemic Stroke, Precerebral Occlusion or Transient Ischemia with Thrombolytic Agent Wit is $94,062. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $69,245 and the dearest quarter over $124,921.
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 Ischemic Stroke, Precerebral Occlusion or Transient Ischemia with Thrombolytic Agent Wit, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.7x 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. $17,949 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $111,502. 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 062: “ISCHEMIC STROKE, PRECEREBRAL OCCLUSION OR TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITH THROMBOLYTIC AGENT WIT”. 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.