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Endovascular cardiac valve replacement and supplement procedures with major complications in Kentucky

What 6 hospitals in Kentucky charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for endovascular cardiac valve replacement and supplement procedures with major complications (DRG 266), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 266 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $348,638 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $52,136 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $49,742 Average per stay
State rank #23 of 42 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Kentucky billed an average of $348,638 for endovascular cardiac valve replacement and supplement procedures with major complications, about 6.7 times the average total payment of $52,136. That payment is 9% below the U.S. average of $57,249.

These are averages for patients with original (fee-for-service) Medicare. Private insurance pays different, negotiated prices, and what you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Use these figures to compare hospitals, not as a quote.

Paid $52,136Billed $348,638

About 15¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Kentucky billed for this stay.

Medicare prices this stay in 2 versions, by how sick the patient was. Compare them in Kentucky:

Kentucky hospitals: endovascular cardiac valve replacement and supplement procedures with major complications

Every Kentucky hospital that billed Medicare for this stay at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.

Hospital Stays Avg charge Avg payment Medicare paid
Norton Healthcare PavilionLouisville 41 $443,175 $62,882 $61,738
Jewish HospitalLouisville 28 $291,455 $54,895 $47,278
King's Daughters' Medical CenterAshland 22 $118,389 $42,142 $40,952
St Elizabeth Med Center-SouthEdgewood 21 $182,213 $42,470 $41,306
Baptist Hospital EastLouisville 19 $492,611 $44,917 $43,779
Central Baptist HospitalLexington 15 $585,303 $54,948 $53,811
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Lowest and highest payments in Kentucky

Among hospitals with at least 11 Medicare hospital stays. Differences reflect local wage costs, teaching status and how sick patients were, as well as price.

Lowest

King's Daughters' Medical CenterAshland, KY$42,142
St Elizabeth Med Center-SouthEdgewood, KY$42,470
Baptist Hospital EastLouisville, KY$44,917
Jewish HospitalLouisville, KY$54,895
Central Baptist HospitalLexington, KY$54,948

Highest

Norton Healthcare PavilionLouisville, KY$62,882
Central Baptist HospitalLexington, KY$54,948
Jewish HospitalLouisville, KY$54,895
Baptist Hospital EastLouisville, KY$44,917
St Elizabeth Med Center-SouthEdgewood, KY$42,470

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Questions

How much does endovascular cardiac valve replacement and supplement procedures with major complications cost in Kentucky?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for endovascular cardiac valve replacement and supplement procedures with major complications (DRG 266) at 6 hospitals in Kentucky was billed at $348,638 on average, while the average total payment was $52,136, of which Medicare paid $49,742. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.

Why are hospital charges so much higher than payments?

Charges are a hospital's list prices. Medicare pays fixed rates set in advance, and private insurers negotiate their own discounts, so almost nobody pays the full charge. For this stay in Kentucky, average charges were 6.7 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.

Source: CMS, Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. Average total payment includes Medicare's payment, the patient's deductible and coinsurance, and any other payer. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 hospital stays for privacy. About the data.