Ultrasound Accelerated and Other Thrombolysis of Peripheral Vascular Structures without — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 279 · Inpatient stay · 5 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $88,655
Typical charge
$89,102
Dearest quarter
over $102,618
Actually paid
$33,107
The middle U.S. hospital bills $89,102 for Ultrasound Accelerated and Other Thrombolysis of Peripheral Vascular Structures without. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.1x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $33,107 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.
Where Ultrasound Accelerated and Other Thrombolysis of Peripheral Vascular Structures without is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
St Charles Medical Center - Bend
Bend, OR |
$88,598 | $32,570 |
|
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, NY |
$88,655 | $41,086 |
|
Doylestown Hospital
Doylestown, PA |
$89,102 | $22,942 |
|
Oklahoma Heart Hospital South, Llc
Oklahoma City, OK |
$102,618 | $20,769 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$383,928 | $48,168 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$383,928 | $48,168 |
|
Oklahoma Heart Hospital South, Llc
Oklahoma City, OK |
$102,618 | $20,769 |
|
Doylestown Hospital
Doylestown, PA |
$89,102 | $22,942 |
|
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, NY |
$88,655 | $41,086 |
|
St Charles Medical Center - Bend
Bend, OR |
$88,598 | $32,570 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Ultrasound Accelerated and Other Thrombolysis of Peripheral Vascular Structures without?
Across 5 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Ultrasound Accelerated and Other Thrombolysis of Peripheral Vascular Structures without is $89,102. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $88,655 and the dearest quarter over $102,618.
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 Ultrasound Accelerated and Other Thrombolysis of Peripheral Vascular Structures without, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.1x 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. $33,107 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $137,418. 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 279: “ULTRASOUND ACCELERATED AND OTHER THROMBOLYSIS OF PERIPHERAL VASCULAR STRUCTURES WITHOUT”. 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.