US Health Care Costs

Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) in Indiana

MS-DRG 274: Percutaneous and other intracardiac procedures without mcc

$114,027typical hospital bill
$24,383typical amount paid
$22,532–$31,076range paid across 24 hospitals

Indiana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $114,027 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Northwest Health - PorterValparaiso182$242,990$22,532
Deaconess Hospital IncEvansville171$60,738$22,843
Baptist Health FloydNew Albany64$279,764$23,033
Franciscan Health Michigan CityMichigan City32$83,760$23,218
Ascension St Vincent EvansvilleEvansville81$104,144$23,253
St Mary Medical Center IncHobart43$103,712$23,442
Community HospitalMunster94$104,103$23,497
Lutheran Hospital of IndianaFort Wayne101$222,223$23,759
Union Hospital IncTerre Haute37$55,777$23,776
Parkview Regional Medical CenterFort Wayne48$146,959$23,995
Franciscan Health Crown PointCrown Point60$74,345$24,175
Indiana University Health Bloomington HospitalBloomington75$153,032$24,376
Memorial Hospital of South BendSouth Bend28$138,899$24,389
Columbus Regional HospitalColumbus30$79,118$24,413
Saint Joseph Regional Medical CenterMishawaka24$114,275$24,946
Methodist Hospitals IncGary22$111,437$25,171
Franciscan Health IndianapolisIndianapolis92$102,902$25,478
Elkhart General HospitalElkhart36$157,262$25,938
Indiana University Health Ball Memorial HospitalMuncie84$176,058$26,144
Community Hospital EastIndianapolis154$113,779$26,764
Ascension St Vincent HospitalIndianapolis105$131,715$26,817
Reid HealthRichmond111$104,747$27,298
Indiana University Health Arnett HospitalLafayette19$150,161$30,449
Indiana University HealthIndianapolis71$153,559$31,076

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.