US Health Care Costs

Aortic and Heart Assist Procedures Except Pulsation Balloon Without Mcc in District of Columbia

MS-DRG 269: Aortic and heart assist procedures except pulsation balloon without mcc

$196,294average hospital bill
$45,829average amount paid

One District of Columbia hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $196,294, about 4.3 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Medstar Washington Hospital CenterWashington36$196,294$45,829

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.