US Health Care Costs

Cardiac Defibrillator Implant Without Mcc in Ohio

MS-DRG 277: Cardiac defibrillator implant without mcc

$183,831typical hospital bill
$51,757typical amount paid
$41,573–$61,941range paid across 2 hospitals

Ohio hospitals billed Medicare a typical $183,831 for this stay in 2024, about 3.6 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
Ohio State University State Health SystemColumbus19$186,096$41,573
Cleveland ClinicCleveland19$181,566$61,941

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.