US Health Care Costs

Cardiac Defibrillator Implant with Cardiac Catheterization and Mcc in Ohio

MS-DRG 275: Cardiac defibrillator implant with cardiac catheterization and mcc

$268,038typical hospital bill
$57,675typical amount paid
$56,342–$94,392range paid across 3 hospitals

Ohio hospitals billed Medicare a typical $268,038 for this stay in 2024, about 4.6 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
Riverside Methodist HospitalColumbus14$268,038$56,342
Ohio State University State Health SystemColumbus11$239,313$57,675
Cleveland ClinicCleveland13$366,182$94,392

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.