US Health Care Costs

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

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

$158,629average hospital bill
$64,097average amount paid

One Rhode Island hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $158,629, about 2.5 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Rhode Island HospitalProvidence56$158,629$64,097

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.