Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures Without Cardiac Catheterization in Indiana

MS-DRG 220: Cardiac valve and other major cardiothoracic procedures without cardiac catheterization

$260,694typical hospital bill

$44,109typical amount paid

$37,478–$63,960range paid across 6 hospitals

Indiana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $260,694 for this stay in 2024, about 5.9 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
St Vincent Heart Center	Carmel	47	$191,707	$37,478
Franciscan Health Indianapolis	Indianapolis	41	$278,719	$42,916
Community Hospital East	Indianapolis	15	$242,670	$43,445
Elkhart General Hospital	Elkhart	27	$192,098	$44,773
Baptist Health Floyd	New Albany	12	$304,358	$46,965
Indiana University Health	Indianapolis	36	$349,253	$63,960

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.