US Health Care Costs

Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR) in Nevada

MS-DRG 267: Endovascular cardiac valve replacement and supplement procedures without mcc

$409,711typical hospital bill
$45,621typical amount paid
$39,776–$51,644range paid across 6 hospitals

Nevada hospitals billed Medicare a typical $409,711 for this stay in 2024, about 9.0 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
Spring Valley Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas25$547,874$39,776
Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Siena CampusHenderson31$293,593$41,049
Renown Regional Medical CenterReno37$165,446$42,636
University Medical CenterLas Vegas19$196,574$48,606
Mountainview HospitalLas Vegas31$525,829$49,551
Sunrise Hospital and Medical CenterLas Vegas36$574,214$51,644

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.