US Health Care Costs

Aortic and Heart Assist Procedures Except Pulsation Balloon Without Mcc in Indiana

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

$167,615typical hospital bill
$33,527typical amount paid
$30,454–$54,899range paid across 8 hospitals

Indiana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $167,615 for this stay in 2024, about 5.0 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Union Hospital IncTerre Haute12$49,882$30,454
Deaconess Hospital IncEvansville30$82,077$31,873
Community Hospital EastIndianapolis29$169,999$32,634
Community HospitalMunster15$165,273$33,310
Ascension St Vincent HospitalIndianapolis17$166,755$33,744
Franciscan Health IndianapolisIndianapolis15$168,474$34,031
Parkview Regional Medical CenterFort Wayne14$294,341$52,690
Indiana University HealthIndianapolis40$377,440$54,899

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.