Other Cardiothoracic Procedures without Major Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 229 · Inpatient stay · 198 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $111,471
Typical charge
$151,238
Dearest quarter
over $200,843
Actually paid
$29,600
The middle U.S. hospital bills $151,238 for Other Cardiothoracic Procedures without Major Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 2.7x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $29,600 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.
Other Cardiothoracic Procedures 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 4 | $98,701 | $79,389 – $152,968 |
| Tennessee | 5 | $103,641 | $89,701 – $198,422 |
| Mississippi | 4 | $105,018 | $74,460 – $203,286 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | $106,574 | $90,991 – $111,198 |
| Arkansas | 3 | $110,918 | $82,485 – $152,354 |
| Virginia | 5 | $111,187 | $101,735 – $519,663 |
| Massachusetts | 5 | $113,928 | $91,223 – $134,221 |
| Missouri | 6 | $116,436 | $95,546 – $168,034 |
| Michigan | 6 | $120,184 | $84,903 – $193,217 |
| Illinois | 9 | $125,055 | $89,427 – $221,248 |
| Texas | 10 | $131,596 | $99,099 – $347,998 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | $132,466 | $77,899 – $212,329 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | $139,618 | $96,493 – $170,638 |
| Georgia | 7 | $143,440 | $103,473 – $235,978 |
| West Virginia | 3 | $151,052 | $115,319 – $231,497 |
| Ohio | 3 | $151,472 | $99,043 – $152,123 |
| Washington | 7 | $161,838 | $107,004 – $200,463 |
| Florida | 20 | $166,363 | $91,874 – $331,039 |
| Kentucky | 5 | $167,745 | $93,911 – $353,318 |
| North Carolina | 5 | $171,153 | $73,229 – $198,820 |
| New Jersey | 4 | $174,823 | $162,081 – $194,954 |
| New York | 12 | $180,031 | $40,048 – $309,168 |
| Kansas | 4 | $196,650 | $73,231 – $254,024 |
| California | 26 | $204,346 | $133,147 – $444,656 |
| Arizona | 7 | $212,585 | $121,504 – $295,071 |
| Pennsylvania | 4 | $255,259 | $166,668 – $289,527 |
Where Other Cardiothoracic Procedures 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Medstar Union Memorial Hospital
Baltimore, MD |
$35,518 | $32,319 |
|
Crouse Hospital
Syracuse, NY |
$40,048 | $28,194 |
|
Columbus Regional Hospital
Columbus, IN |
$70,436 | $23,366 |
|
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC |
$73,229 | $26,112 |
|
Kansas Heart Hospital
Wichita, KS |
$73,231 | $19,917 |
|
Forrest General Hospital
Hattiesburg, MS |
$74,460 | $20,798 |
|
Dch Regional Medical Center
Tuscaloosa, AL |
$76,119 | $22,663 |
|
Aspirus Wausau Hospital
Wausau, WI |
$77,899 | $23,907 |
|
The Nebraska Methodist Hospital
Omaha, NE |
$79,389 | $22,546 |
|
Arkansas Heart Hospital, Llc
Little Rock, AR |
$82,485 | $22,654 |
|
Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT |
$83,552 | $33,251 |
|
Sanford Medical Center Fargo
Fargo, ND |
$83,917 | $24,847 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Cjw Medical Center
Richmond, VA |
$519,663 | $21,533 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$444,656 | $54,495 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$414,006 | $40,199 |
|
John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus
Concord, CA |
$357,964 | $43,725 |
|
Baptist Health Lexington
Lexington, KY |
$353,318 | $22,696 |
|
Methodist Hospital
San Antonio, TX |
$347,998 | $25,340 |
|
Hca Florida Orange Park Hospital
Orange Park, FL |
$331,039 | $36,235 |
|
Baptist Health Louisville
Louisville, KY |
$323,976 | $26,424 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$309,168 | $43,752 |
|
St David's Medical Center
Austin, TX |
$306,872 | $25,797 |
|
Abrazo Arrowhead Hospital
Glendale, AZ |
$295,071 | $26,276 |
|
Milton S Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, PA |
$289,527 | $44,430 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Other Cardiothoracic Procedures without Major Complications?
Across 198 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Other Cardiothoracic Procedures without Major Complications is $151,238. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $111,471 and the dearest quarter over $200,843.
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 Other Cardiothoracic Procedures without Major Complications, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 2.7x 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. $29,600 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $168,655. 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 229: “OTHER CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES 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.