US Health Care Costs

Carotid Artery Stent Procedures Without Cc/Mcc in Rhode Island

MS-DRG 036: Carotid artery stent procedures without cc/mcc

$47,833typical hospital bill
$17,873typical amount paid
$16,854–$18,893range paid across 2 hospitals

Rhode Island hospitals billed Medicare a typical $47,833 for this stay in 2024, about 2.7 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
The Miriam HospitalProvidence20$52,004$16,854
Rhode Island HospitalProvidence48$43,662$18,893

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.