US Health Care Costs

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

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

$130,209typical hospital bill
$25,349typical amount paid
$25,020–$33,967range paid across 3 hospitals

New Hampshire hospitals billed Medicare a typical $130,209 for this stay in 2024, about 5.1 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
Catholic Medical CenterManchester135$134,757$25,020
Concord HospitalConcord86$130,209$25,349
Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalLebanon53$83,500$33,967

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.