Heart catheterization in Kentucky
MS-DRG 287: Circulatory disorders except ami, with cardiac catheterization without mcc
$59,456typical hospital bill
$8,139typical amount paid
$7,063–$12,209range paid across 18 hospitals
Kentucky hospitals billed Medicare a typical $59,456 for this stay in 2024, about 7.3 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)
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.