Other Heart Assist System Implant — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 215 · Inpatient stay · 46 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $339,935
Typical charge
$402,825
Dearest quarter
over $571,714
Actually paid
$97,078
The middle U.S. hospital bills $402,825 for Other Heart Assist System Implant. The dearest hospitals charge about 2.7x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $97,078 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 Heart Assist System Implant 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 | $387,845 | $280,336 – $454,180 |
| Arizona | 4 | $393,657 | $300,920 – $864,651 |
| South Carolina | 3 | $413,382 | $308,077 – $445,749 |
| Texas | 5 | $456,758 | $287,935 – $893,516 |
| New Jersey | 3 | $623,761 | $428,084 – $716,751 |
| Florida | 5 | $783,528 | $342,352 – $1,013,205 |
Where Other Heart Assist System Implant is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Baxter Health
Mountain Home, AR |
$176,012 | $63,957 |
|
Jackson-Madison County General Hospital
Jackson, TN |
$251,231 | $81,901 |
|
Washington Regional Medical Center
Fayetteville, AR |
$275,458 | $68,270 |
|
Centracare - St. Cloud Hospital
Saint Cloud, MN |
$280,336 | $106,312 |
|
Memorial Hermann Hospital System
Houston, TX |
$287,935 | $73,387 |
|
Tucson Medical Center
Tucson, AZ |
$300,920 | $92,908 |
|
Musc Medical Center
Charleston, SC |
$308,077 | $103,487 |
|
Providence St Peter Hospital
Olympia, WA |
$308,205 | $87,354 |
|
Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital
Houston, TX |
$317,275 | $93,835 |
|
Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.
Wichita, KS |
$318,015 | $80,064 |
|
Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital
Evanston, IL |
$333,901 | $80,470 |
|
Genesis Medical Center-Davenport
Davenport, IA |
$339,130 | $87,903 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Manatee Memorial Hospital
Bradenton, FL |
$1,013,205 | $77,509 |
|
Hendrick Medical Center
Abilene, TX |
$893,516 | $84,033 |
|
Abrazo Arrowhead Hospital
Glendale, AZ |
$864,651 | $89,486 |
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$851,524 | $101,042 |
|
Methodist Hospital
San Antonio, TX |
$799,716 | $74,134 |
|
Orlando Health
Orlando, FL |
$783,528 | $81,983 |
|
Memorial Hospital At Gulfport
Gulfport, MS |
$748,229 | $75,061 |
|
Morristown Medical Center
Morristown, NJ |
$716,751 | $118,013 |
|
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY |
$646,698 | $149,328 |
|
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
New Brunswick, NJ |
$623,761 | $151,217 |
|
St Francis Hospital - The Heart Center
Roslyn, NY |
$604,552 | $92,291 |
|
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center
Marietta, GA |
$592,602 | $101,139 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Other Heart Assist System Implant?
Across 46 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Other Heart Assist System Implant is $402,825. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $339,935 and the dearest quarter over $571,714.
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 Heart Assist System Implant, 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. $97,078 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $491,598. 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 215: “OTHER HEART ASSIST SYSTEM IMPLANT”. 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.