US Health Care Costs

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

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

$113,626average hospital bill
$22,295average amount paid

One Vermont hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $113,626, about 5.1 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health CareBurlington56$113,626$22,295

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.