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Cardiac Congenital and Valvular Disorders with major complications

Medicare DRG 306. What hospitals charge and what Medicare pays, 2024.

Avg hospital charge
$105,408
Avg total payment
$18,925
Avg Medicare pays
$14,873
Hospitals reporting
38

The "charge" is the hospital's list price — almost nobody pays it. "Total payment" is what the hospital actually received (Medicare plus patient copays and other payers). These figures cover Medicare fee-for-service inpatient stays only.

StateHospitalsAvg chargeAvg Medicare payment
California2$222,166$19,496
New York7$165,367$18,568
New Jersey2$148,512$13,834
Pennsylvania4$131,616$14,489
Missouri1$104,485$17,367
Texas2$100,712$14,833
Virginia2$87,688$16,616
Ohio1$85,017$13,143
Florida3$78,464$10,536
Kansas1$64,228$10,921
Illinois2$64,200$13,209
District of Columbia1$62,188$15,518
Delaware1$61,194$14,738
Tennessee1$56,364$10,671
Massachusetts5$55,520$14,994
Georgia1$52,118$9,720
North Carolina1$46,453$9,860
Minnesota1$29,888$12,748

Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service. A DRG (Diagnosis Related Group) is how Medicare classifies an inpatient stay for payment; the description is Medicare's, not a diagnosis for any individual.