US Health Care Costs

Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open Ablation with Mcc in Kentucky

MS-DRG 233: Coronary bypass with cardiac catheterization or open ablation with mcc

$285,596typical hospital bill
$61,949typical amount paid
$51,903–$130,469range paid across 6 hospitals

Kentucky hospitals billed Medicare a typical $285,596 for this stay in 2024, about 4.6 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
Norton Hospitals, IncLouisville35$282,017$51,903
Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth HospitalLouisville19$289,174$52,544
Baptist Health LexingtonLexington11$323,125$57,221
The Medical Center (bowling Green)Bowling Green12$269,490$66,677
St Elizabeth EdgewoodEdgewood18$188,172$71,917
Pikeville Medical CenterPikeville11$344,523$130,469

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.