US Health Care Costs

Major Chest Procedures Without Cc/Mcc in Washington

MS-DRG 165: Major chest procedures without cc/mcc

$97,679typical hospital bill
$17,265typical amount paid
$15,903–$22,605range paid across 8 hospitals

Washington hospitals billed Medicare a typical $97,679 for this stay in 2024, about 5.7 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
Kadlec Regional Medical CenterRichland13$131,577$15,903
Tacoma General Allenmore HospitalTacoma11$83,115$16,417
Peacehealth Southwest Medical CenteVancouver11$93,112$16,695
St Michael Medical CenterSilverdale19$141,908$16,836
Prov Sacred Hrt Med Ctr & Childs Hosp.Spokane18$83,718$17,695
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle21$72,257$19,387
St Joseph Medical CenterTacoma17$117,725$22,120
Swedish Medical CenterSeattle31$102,246$22,605

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.