Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 219 · Surgery or procedure

Cardiac valve and other major cardiothoracic procedures without cardiac catheterization

In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $83,705 per stay at 350 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $64,189 and $90,292.

Also known as: Heart valve surgery, open-heart surgery

National figures, 2024

Average payment per case: $83,705
Typical range (middle half of hospitals): $64,189–$90,292
Medicare’s share: $69,38783% of the payment
Average billed charge: $393,302
Hospitals reporting: 35012,333 stays

Hospitals in Pennsylvania

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Average payment across these 20 hospitals: $79,198National $83,705 · Pennsylvania $79,198
Median hospital: $69,349
Lowest to highest: $48,367–$112,921
Medicare stays: 742

20 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024. Download as CSV

Medicare payments per case for Cardiac valve and other major cardiothoracic procedures without cardiac catheterization by hospital, 2024
Hospital	Cases	Average payment	vs national average	Medicare paid	Billed charge
Excela Health Westmoreland Regional HospitalGreensburg, PA · CCN 390145	12	$48,367	42% below the national average	$47,143	$142,562
Chester County HospitalWest Chester, PA · CCN 390179	11	$53,034	37% below the national average	$43,861	$208,133
Doylestown HospitalDoylestown, PA · CCN 390203	25	$57,287	32% below the national average	$51,292	$149,006
Jefferson Abington HospitalAbington, PA · CCN 390231	20	$60,593	28% below the national average	$54,033	$208,693
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery HospitalEast Norriton, PA · CCN 390329	20	$61,331	27% below the national average	$58,602	$240,161
Lancaster General HospitalLancaster, PA · CCN 390100	37	$64,859	23% below the national average	$51,745	$210,894
UPMC Pinnacle HospitalsHarrisburg, PA · CCN 390067	29	$65,412	22% below the national average	$57,222	$232,737
St Lukes HospitalBethlehem, PA · CCN 390049	32	$66,258	21% below the national average	$57,353	$511,761
Main Line Hospital LankenauWynnewood, PA · CCN 390195	50	$66,670	20% below the national average	$58,643	$296,342
Lehigh Valley HospitalAllentown, PA · CCN 390133	113	$68,427	18% below the national average	$58,542	$474,354
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical CenterWilkes Barre, PA · CCN 390270	17	$70,271	16% below the national average	$54,842	$470,945
UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh, PA · CCN 390164	60	$71,439	15% below the national average	$62,945	$842,515
Allegheny General HospitalPittsburgh, PA · CCN 390050	32	$78,276	About average	$61,629	$280,099
Penn Presbyterian Medical CenterPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390223	87	$83,244	About average	$71,131	$523,823
Wellspan York HospitalYork, PA · CCN 390046	17	$91,826	About average	$76,827	$439,727
Milton S Hershey Medical CenterHershey, PA · CCN 390256	29	$98,008	17% above the national average	$77,294	$397,158
Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390174	25	$107,180	28% above the national average	$92,237	$505,431
Geisinger Medical CenterDanville, PA · CCN 390006	12	$109,773	31% above the national average	$63,749	$470,238
Hospital Of University Of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390111	95	$110,251	32% above the national average	$94,988	$751,390
Temple University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390027	19	$112,921	35% above the national average	$96,064	$1,211,132

National trend

Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.

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2020: 10,057 stays at 322 hospitals · 2021: 10,681 stays at 328 hospitals · 2022: 10,797 stays at 325 hospitals · 2023: 11,687 stays at 336 hospitals · 2024: 12,333 stays at 350 hospitals

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National average payment and billed charge for Cardiac valve and other major cardiothoracic procedures without cardiac catheterization
Year of care	Average payment	Average billed charge
2020	$75K	$337K
2021	$79K	$344K
2022	$82K	$361K
2023	$84K	$382K
2024	$84K	$393K

By state, 2024

Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.

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Average payment by state for Cardiac valve and other major cardiothoracic procedures without cardiac catheterization, 2024
State	Hospitals	Cases	Average payment	Typical range
South Dakota	2	34	$54,288	$53,558–$55,814
Arkansas	4	139	$58,815	$52,335–$72,329
Oklahoma	4	104	$59,290	$54,756–$64,081
Indiana	5	209	$60,785	$59,312–$70,142
Mississippi	4	60	$61,300	$56,934–$68,060
Louisiana	2	23	$62,171	$56,366–$69,082
Montana	2	76	$63,563	$63,085–$64,901
Iowa	3	140	$64,460	$58,185–$65,127
Kansas	3	123	$65,336	$61,740–$69,051
Nebraska	4	117	$66,212	$59,393–$67,552
Florida	24	694	$67,295	$54,221–$74,631
Tennessee	9	247	$68,492	$57,509–$68,000
Colorado	8	201	$68,504	$60,507–$72,410
North Dakota	3	35	$68,919	$66,146–$72,042
Kentucky	6	130	$70,818	$65,196–$75,489
Idaho	3	42	$71,624	$69,372–$75,109
Nevada	5	70	$72,105	$65,325–$71,699
North Carolina	12	287	$74,303	$62,950–$83,503
Texas	25	949	$74,398	$61,756–$77,378
Missouri	9	301	$74,855	$62,713–$69,866
New Hampshire	3	75	$75,136	$69,647–$78,619
Maine	2	53	$75,317	$63,877–$76,641
Wisconsin	7	235	$75,431	$61,003–$79,009
South Carolina	5	122	$78,445	$56,865–$87,647
Arizona	10	247	$78,607	$65,046–$81,099
Pennsylvania	20	742	$79,198	$63,977–$93,371
Ohio	12	789	$80,295	$65,577–$80,996
New Mexico	2	24	$81,592	$71,047–$89,124
Alabama	3	131	$82,014	$61,942–$80,375
Vermont	1	22	$82,034	$82,034–$82,034
Georgia	9	274	$84,279	$70,415–$95,918
Rhode Island	1	32	$84,305	$84,305–$84,305
New Jersey	10	317	$85,322	$79,404–$90,436
Michigan	8	265	$85,570	$66,166–$91,660
Minnesota	10	432	$86,335	$61,860–$74,765
Utah	2	61	$86,920	$84,413–$88,977
West Virginia	2	56	$87,710	$85,321–$87,551
Oregon	5	191	$88,045	$85,963–$97,269
Washington	7	263	$88,089	$77,165–$87,807
Illinois	15	546	$89,234	$68,635–$99,627
Connecticut	5	172	$89,971	$77,285–$88,427
Virginia	8	392	$90,582	$73,360–$96,519
Massachusetts	10	662	$92,925	$81,826–$96,315
Hawaii	2	32	$93,452	$92,518–$95,007
District of Columbia	1	131	$94,091	$94,091–$94,091
New York	18	866	$99,995	$74,462–$108,101
Delaware	1	26	$100,476	$100,476–$100,476
California	30	1,058	$110,926	$88,974–$119,407
Maryland	4	136	$133,090	$93,729–$159,605

About these numbers

Average payment is what Medicare paid plus the patient’s deductible and coinsurance (and any other insurer), averaged over the hospital’s Medicare cases. It covers the hospital’s part of the care; doctors bill separately. Billed charges are the hospital’s list prices, which few patients pay.

Medicare sets its payments by formula, adjusting for local wages, teaching programs, the share of low-income patients and unusually costly cases. Those adjustments drive most differences between hospitals, so a lower payment doesn’t mean better or worse care, and Medicare patients’ own costs usually vary much less than the totals. Private insurance pays different, usually higher, prices.

Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (Medicare fee-for-service claims). CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 stays. More in the glossary.