US Health Care Costs

Coronary Bypass Without Cardiac Catheterization with Mcc in Indiana

MS-DRG 235: Coronary bypass without cardiac catheterization with mcc

$221,748typical hospital bill
$45,790typical amount paid
$40,989–$48,460range paid across 4 hospitals

Indiana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $221,748 for this stay in 2024, about 4.8 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
St Vincent Heart CenterCarmel60$198,416$40,989
Lutheran Hospital of IndianaFort Wayne17$406,584$45,094
Community Hospital EastIndianapolis15$245,079$46,486
Community HospitalMunster12$162,811$48,460

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.