Heart & Circulation — what it costs

76 heart & circulation procedures with published U.S. hospital prices, ordered by how many patients are treated for each.

Procedure	Typical charge	Actually paid	Cheapest to dearest
Other Heart Assist System Implant MS-DRG 215 · 46 hospitals	$402,825	$97,078	2.7x
Cardiac Defibrillator Implant with Cardiac Catheterization and MCC MS-DRG 275 · 46 hospitals	$304,115	$71,124	3.5x
Cardiac Defibrillator Implant with Major Complications or Carotid Sinus Neurostimulator MS-DRG 276 · 41 hospitals	$246,180	$65,760	3.5x
Concomitant Left Atrial Appendage Closure and Cardiac Ablation MS-DRG 317 · 26 hospitals	$349,101	$55,041	4.2x
Aortic and Heart Assist Procedures Except Pulsation Balloon with Major Complications MS-DRG 268 · 36 hospitals	$335,587	$83,508	3.0x
Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures without Complications/mcc MS-DRG 272 · 29 hospitals	$105,866	$22,328	3.6x
Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures with Cardiac Catheterization Wit MS-DRG 217 · 15 hospitals	$265,122	$69,680	3.0x
Peripheral Vascular Disorders without Complications/mcc MS-DRG 301 · 22 hospitals	$34,480	$7,667	3.0x
Other Endovascular Cardiac Valve Procedures with Major Complications MS-DRG 319 · 14 hospitals	$193,496	$49,383	3.7x
Concomitant Aortic and Mitral Valve Procedures MS-DRG 212 · 13 hospitals	$507,825	$124,665	2.5x
Cardiac Congenital and Valvular Disorders without Major Complications MS-DRG 307 · 13 hospitals	$81,553	$12,058	3.2x
Carotid Artery Stent Procedures with Major Complications MS-DRG 034 · 13 hospitals	$197,668	$29,915	2.4x
Cardiac Pacemaker Revision Except Device Replacement with Complications MS-DRG 261 · 11 hospitals	$110,889	$18,652	2.6x
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures without Intraluminal Device with Major MS-DRG 250 · 14 hospitals	$107,674	$24,683	3.1x
Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures without Cardiac Catheterization MS-DRG 221 · 12 hospitals	$171,348	$41,884	3.7x
Cardiac Pacemaker Revision Except Device Replacement with Major Complications MS-DRG 260 · 10 hospitals	$247,097	$43,264	2.4x