US Health Care Costs

Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR) in New Hampshire

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

$195,250typical hospital bill
$41,265typical amount paid
$36,384–$51,583range paid across 4 hospitals

New Hampshire hospitals billed Medicare a typical $195,250 for this stay in 2024, about 4.7 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
Catholic Medical CenterManchester82$194,192$36,384
Concord HospitalConcord82$196,308$37,709
Portsmouth Regional HospitalPortsmouth54$569,329$44,821
Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalLebanon145$126,230$51,583

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.