US Health Care Costs

Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures with Cardiac Catheterization Wit in Iowa

MS-DRG 216: Cardiac valve and other major cardiothoracic procedures with cardiac catheterization wit

$327,895average hospital bill
$69,398average amount paid

One Iowa hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $327,895, about 4.7 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Mercyone Des Moines Medical CenterDes Moines11$327,895$69,398

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.