US Health Care Costs

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

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

$143,383typical hospital bill
$37,864typical amount paid
$35,117–$49,431range paid across 6 hospitals

Michigan hospitals billed Medicare a typical $143,383 for this stay in 2024, about 3.8 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
Trinity Health Ann Arbor HospitalAnn Arbor13$135,838$35,117
Munson Medical CenterTraverse City18$86,653$35,852
Beaumont Hospital Royal OakRoyal Oak15$156,107$36,746
Mymichigan Medical Center MidlandMidland13$139,935$38,982
University of Michigan Health SystemAnn Arbor21$186,374$45,849
Spectrum HealthGrand Rapids16$146,830$49,431

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.