US Health Care Costs

Concomitant Left Atrial Appendage Closure and Cardiac Ablation in Iowa

MS-DRG 317: Concomitant left atrial appendage closure and cardiac ablation

$125,415average hospital bill
$42,984average amount paid

One Iowa hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $125,415, about 2.9 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Mercyone Des Moines Medical CenterDes Moines12$125,415$42,984

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.