US Health Care Costs

Heart Transplant or Implant of Heart Assist System with Mcc in New York

MS-DRG 001: Heart transplant or implant of heart assist system with mcc

$2,735,305typical hospital bill
$460,102typical amount paid
$375,586–$528,284range paid across 5 hospitals

New York hospitals billed Medicare a typical $2,735,305 for this stay in 2024, about 5.9 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
North Shore University HospitalManhasset12$2,735,305$375,586
Mount Sinai HospitalNew York13$1,433,047$397,442
Nyu Langone HospitalsNew York24$3,251,758$460,102
New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York51$2,905,979$508,079
Strong Memorial HospitalRochester12$1,150,685$528,284

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.