DRG

AORTIC AND HEART ASSIST PROCEDURES EXCEPT PULSATION BALLOON WITH MCC

DRG Code: 268

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Key Metrics

Total Discharges
542
Avg Medicare Payment ($)
$70,559.29
Avg Total Payment ($)
$82,779.52
Avg Covered Charge ($)
$359,835.11
Number of Hospitals
35

Payment Range (Avg Medicare Payment)

Minimum
$42,293.18
25th Percentile
$57,378.82
Median
$68,016.07
75th Percentile
$75,636.67
Maximum
$137,663.53

Top 20 Hospitals by Discharges

Rank Hospital Discharges Avg Medicare Payment
1 Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester 29 $70,431.66
2 Ut Southwestern University Hospital 26 $69,974.92
3 Barnes Jewish Hospital 25 $66,871.68
4 University Of Alabama Hospital 21 $47,010.52
5 Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 20 $80,879.50
6 Sentara Norfolk General Hospital 20 $49,305.45
7 Keck Hospital Of Usc 19 $127,154.42
8 Adventhealth Orlando 17 $54,417.41
9 Northwestern Memorial Hospital 17 $73,194.35
10 Musc Medical Center 17 $60,474.65
11 Houston Methodist Hospital 17 $57,378.82
12 University Of Kansas Hospital 16 $51,637.56
13 New York-Presbyterian Hospital 16 $75,362.06
14 University Of Maryland Medical Center 15 $137,663.53
15 Massachusetts General Hospital 15 $75,636.67
16 University Of Wi Hospitals & Clinics Authority 15 $67,375.00
17 Medstar Washington Hospital Center 14 $73,589.64
18 Uf Health Shands Hospital 14 $62,527.07
19 University Of Kentucky Hospital 14 $80,857.43
20 Cleveland Clinic 14 $60,085.43

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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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