DRG
OTHER CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC
DRG Code: 229
Key Metrics
Total Discharges
3,290
Avg Medicare Payment ($)
$26,090.70
Avg Total Payment ($)
$29,807.50
Avg Covered Charge ($)
$157,732.18
Number of Hospitals
165
Payment Range (Avg Medicare Payment)
Minimum
$17,984.71
25th Percentile
$21,476.29
Median
$24,020.33
75th Percentile
$28,637.25
Maximum
$59,739.45
Top 20 Hospitals by Discharges
| Rank | Hospital | Discharges | Avg Medicare Payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eisenhower Medical Center | 89 | $30,159.47 |
| 2 | Chi Health Nebraska Heart | 56 | $18,926.13 |
| 3 | Baylor Sott & White The Heart Hospital Plano | 56 | $21,687.55 |
| 4 | Adventhealth Orlando | 50 | $21,241.26 |
| 5 | Sarasota Memorial Hospital | 49 | $21,417.78 |
| 6 | Adventist Health St Helena | 45 | $32,248.93 |
| 7 | Houston Methodist Hospital | 43 | $24,535.60 |
| 8 | Oklahoma Heart Hospital, Llc | 42 | $17,984.71 |
| 9 | Stanford Health Care | 39 | $55,777.03 |
| 10 | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | 38 | $35,626.11 |
| 11 | Medstar Washington Hospital Center | 35 | $27,222.40 |
| 12 | Memorial Health University Medical Center | 35 | $21,828.57 |
| 13 | Arkansas Heart Hospital, Llc | 34 | $22,621.24 |
| 14 | Loma Linda University Medical Center | 34 | $37,760.18 |
| 15 | Lee Memorial Hospital | 34 | $22,553.62 |
| 16 | Cleveland Clinic | 34 | $23,763.12 |
| 17 | Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla | 32 | $24,859.50 |
| 18 | Holmes Regional Medical Center | 31 | $20,759.10 |
| 19 | Chi Health Creighton University Medical Center - B | 31 | $27,019.26 |
| 20 | Oklahoma Heart Hospital South, Llc | 31 | $19,100.61 |
Related Entities
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.