DRG

HEART TRANSPLANT OR IMPLANT OF HEART ASSIST SYSTEM WITH MCC

DRG Code: 001

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Key Metrics

Total Discharges
1,328
Avg Medicare Payment ($)
$296,665.98
Avg Total Payment ($)
$350,947.01
Avg Covered Charge ($)
$1,627,524.81
Number of Hospitals
67

Payment Range (Avg Medicare Payment)

Minimum
$175,113.65
25th Percentile
$227,333.08
Median
$273,039.67
75th Percentile
$317,341.50
Maximum
$589,302.43

Top 20 Hospitals by Discharges

Rank Hospital Discharges Avg Medicare Payment
1 Piedmont Hospital 38 $221,070.63
2 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 35 $440,237.17
3 Duke University Hospital 34 $288,477.24
4 New York-Presbyterian Hospital 32 $448,218.50
5 Cleveland Clinic 32 $259,822.25
6 Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento 31 $309,180.74
7 The University Of Chicago Medical Center 31 $299,665.16
8 Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr 30 $344,369.53
9 Northwestern Memorial Hospital 30 $273,039.67
10 Vanderbilt University Medical Center 30 $250,380.63
11 Ucsf Medical Center 29 $476,015.48
12 Nyu Langone Hospitals 29 $353,270.86
13 Mayo Clinic 28 $190,833.75
14 Medstar Washington Hospital Center 26 $276,799.81
15 Musc Medical Center 26 $283,848.65
16 Houston Methodist Hospital 26 $297,932.58
17 Barnes Jewish Hospital 25 $307,673.68
18 Integris Baptist Medical Center, Inc 24 $257,633.46
19 Stanford Health Care 23 $589,302.43
20 Adventhealth Orlando 23 $248,329.43

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Methodology

Data source: Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (DRG) (dataset ID: inpatient-by-drg). Vintage: 2023. Downloaded: 2026-04-13. Rows in source: 146,427.

Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service reports charges and payments for hospital inpatient stays by DRG (Diagnosis Related Group). Payment amounts reflect what Medicare actually paid, while covered charges are the hospital's list price before adjustments.

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