US Health Care Costs

Coronary Bypass Without Cardiac Catheterization Without Mcc in District of Columbia

MS-DRG 236: Coronary bypass without cardiac catheterization without mcc

$246,437typical hospital bill
$48,259typical amount paid
$47,963–$48,554range paid across 2 hospitals

District of Columbia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $246,437 for this stay in 2024, about 5.1 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
Medstar Washington Hospital CenterWashington77$151,769$47,963
George Washington Univ HospitalWashington20$341,106$48,554

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.