US Health Care Costs

Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR), with major complications in Ohio

MS-DRG 266: Endovascular cardiac valve replacement and supplement procedures with mcc

$228,712typical hospital bill
$51,613typical amount paid
$46,556–$66,689range paid across 13 hospitals

Ohio hospitals billed Medicare a typical $228,712 for this stay in 2024, about 4.4 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Trinity Medical Ctr East &trinity Medical Ctr WestSteubenville27$79,048$46,556
Riverside Methodist HospitalColumbus68$199,699$47,175
Promedica Toledo HospitalToledo47$211,910$47,950
Christ HospitalCincinnati87$205,082$49,589
Mercy Health - Fairfield HospitalFairfield19$235,543$50,235
Miami Valley HospitalDayton14$327,992$51,066
Mount Carmel East & WestColumbus25$247,693$51,613
Mercy Health St Ritas Medical CenterLima11$312,787$52,587
Cleveland ClinicCleveland286$178,036$55,275
Bethesda NorthCincinnati16$227,859$57,605
Ohio State University State Health SystemColumbus14$251,892$58,427
Uh Cleveland Medical CenterCleveland49$228,712$64,067
Summa Health SystemAkron20$415,054$66,689

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.