US Health Care Costs

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

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

$74,460average hospital bill
$32,648average amount paid

One Rhode Island hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $74,460, about 2.3 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Rhode Island HospitalProvidence75$74,460$32,648

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.