US Health Care Costs

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

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

$220,832average hospital bill
$47,466average amount paid

One Vermont hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $220,832, about 4.7 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health CareBurlington58$220,832$47,466

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.