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

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

$215,258typical hospital bill

$45,395typical amount paid

$42,919–$81,861range paid across 8 hospitals

Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $215,258 for this stay in 2024, about 4.7 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
Carilion Medical Center	Roanoke	21	$224,731	$42,919
Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen Hospital	Lynchburg	24	$251,868	$43,483
Virginia Hospital Center	Arlington	11	$178,271	$44,381
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital	Norfolk	32	$205,785	$45,133
Winchester Medical Center	Winchester	15	$164,354	$45,656
Medical College of Virginia Hospitals	Richmond	25	$289,510	$56,685
Inova Fairfax Hospital	Falls Church	83	$205,565	$60,938
University of Virginia Medical Center	Charlottesville	25	$377,454	$81,861

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.