US Health Care Costs

Coronary Bypass Without Cardiac Catheterization with Mcc in Washington

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

$285,157typical hospital bill
$58,117typical amount paid
$55,081–$81,730range paid across 7 hospitals

Washington hospitals billed Medicare a typical $285,157 for this stay in 2024, about 4.9 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
Peacehealth Southwest Medical CenteVancouver11$286,761$55,081
Tacoma General Allenmore HospitalTacoma25$257,642$55,999
Prov Sacred Hrt Med Ctr & Childs Hosp.Spokane26$209,060$56,342
Providence Regional Medical Center EverettEverett12$256,264$58,117
St Michael Medical CenterSilverdale17$430,842$59,796
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle19$285,157$70,772
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry HillSeattle24$470,464$81,730

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.