Heart catheterization in Washington

MS-DRG 287: Circulatory disorders except ami, with cardiac catheterization without mcc

$54,581typical hospital bill

$10,128typical amount paid

$8,649–$15,166range paid across 17 hospitals

Washington hospitals billed Medicare a typical $54,581 for this stay in 2024, about 5.4 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
St Anthony Hospital	Gig Harbor	25	$87,276	$8,649
Confluence Health Hospital	Wenatchee	29	$34,525	$9,004
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital	Puyallup	13	$58,875	$9,142
Yakima Valley Memorial	Yakima	17	$44,856	$9,155
Providence St Peter Hospital	Olympia	21	$47,720	$9,415
Kadlec Regional Medical Center	Richland	18	$52,338	$9,463
Evergreenhealth Medical Center	Kirkland	23	$37,960	$9,950
Skagit Valley Hospital	Mount Vernon	13	$55,973	$9,995
St Joseph Medical Center	Tacoma	27	$67,580	$10,128
Peacehealth St Joseph Medical Center	Bellingham	30	$65,668	$10,942
Swedish Issaquah	Issaquah	13	$53,884	$10,963
St Michael Medical Center	Silverdale	42	$83,556	$11,097
Virginia Mason Medical Center	Seattle	24	$40,824	$12,209
St Francis Community Hospital	Federal Way	11	$72,761	$12,370
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett	Everett	17	$44,640	$13,712
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill	Seattle	22	$54,581	$15,040
University of Washington Medical Ctr	Seattle	40	$56,046	$15,166

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.