US Health Care Costs

Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open Ablation Without Mcc in Washington

MS-DRG 234: Coronary bypass with cardiac catheterization or open ablation without mcc

$321,854typical hospital bill
$49,665typical amount paid
$48,555–$58,684range paid across 4 hospitals

Washington hospitals billed Medicare a typical $321,854 for this stay in 2024, about 6.5 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
Confluence Health HospitalWenatchee17$229,542$48,555
Peacehealth St Joseph Medical CenterBellingham13$369,913$48,889
St Michael Medical CenterSilverdale28$435,959$50,440
Providence St Peter HospitalOlympia15$273,795$58,684

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.