Inpatient stays / DRG 236
MS-DRG 236 · 453 hospitals · 14,605 stays
DRG 236: Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization without MCC
Medicare patients had 14,605 stays in DRG 236 in 2024. Hospitals charged an average of $210,757 per stay and were paid $37,974 — a ratio of 5.6 to 1 — of which Medicare's own share averaged $29,781. Average charges ran from $47,832 at the least expensive hospital to $754,248 at the most; half of hospitals charged between $138,206 and $241,716.
- 1Average charge $210,757
- 2Average paid $37,974
- 3Reporting hospitals 453
- 4Medicare stays 14,605
By state
Average charges for DRG 236 were highest in California ($368,182) and lowest in Maryland ($64,700). Payments vary far less than charges, because Medicare sets them: they range across states from $27,153 to $58,792.
| State | Stays | Avg charge | Avg paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 789 | $368,182 | $55,472 | 6.6× |
| Nevada | 67 | $346,280 | $40,275 | 8.6× |
| Colorado | 108 | $312,641 | $36,309 | 8.6× |
| New Mexico | 36 | $312,396 | $29,310 | 10.7× |
| Florida | 1,179 | $304,256 | $32,778 | 9.3× |
| Alaska | 42 | $284,432 | $49,031 | 5.8× |
| Texas | 978 | $265,113 | $34,481 | 7.7× |
| Washington | 292 | $256,057 | $45,105 | 5.7× |
| South Carolina | 367 | $253,197 | $34,314 | 7.4× |
| Arizona | 333 | $250,752 | $35,955 | 7× |
| New Jersey | 490 | $243,749 | $44,567 | 5.5× |
| Kansas | 160 | $235,934 | $28,938 | 8.2× |
| Idaho | 72 | $226,160 | $40,668 | 5.6× |
| Georgia | 374 | $223,169 | $38,797 | 5.8× |
| Wyoming | 11 | $217,503 | $39,466 | 5.5× |
| Pennsylvania | 731 | $209,476 | $37,015 | 5.7× |
| Ohio | 539 | $206,906 | $36,983 | 5.6× |
| New York | 564 | $202,983 | $44,899 | 4.5× |
| Tennessee | 542 | $199,870 | $32,138 | 6.2× |
| Indiana | 378 | $199,867 | $33,807 | 5.9× |
| West Virginia | 125 | $196,677 | $41,749 | 4.7× |
| Louisiana | 325 | $192,043 | $30,436 | 6.3× |
| District of Columbia | 97 | $190,807 | $48,085 | 4× |
| Alabama | 304 | $190,391 | $32,746 | 5.8× |
| Illinois | 566 | $189,700 | $38,560 | 4.9× |
| Kentucky | 271 | $188,692 | $31,073 | 6.1× |
| Virginia | 430 | $185,593 | $39,618 | 4.7× |
| Utah | 116 | $184,943 | $40,994 | 4.5× |
| New Hampshire | 61 | $183,526 | $37,046 | 5× |
| Hawaii | 38 | $176,931 | $52,660 | 3.4× |
| Oregon | 137 | $175,352 | $41,457 | 4.2× |
| Missouri | 434 | $169,541 | $33,720 | 5× |
| Oklahoma | 285 | $166,803 | $28,739 | 5.8× |
| South Dakota | 138 | $162,098 | $32,061 | 5.1× |
| North Carolina | 543 | $151,557 | $35,573 | 4.3× |
| Iowa | 157 | $149,792 | $29,427 | 5.1× |
| Michigan | 300 | $147,432 | $38,532 | 3.8× |
| Maine | 49 | $143,268 | $41,847 | 3.4× |
| Nebraska | 120 | $142,096 | $35,393 | 4× |
| Wisconsin | 265 | $141,158 | $33,826 | 4.2× |
| Mississippi | 213 | $140,372 | $27,752 | 5.1× |
| Minnesota | 212 | $137,810 | $40,112 | 3.4× |
| Connecticut | 70 | $135,932 | $46,965 | 2.9× |
| Rhode Island | 17 | $125,831 | $45,301 | 2.8× |
| Montana | 94 | $123,660 | $36,041 | 3.4× |
| Arkansas | 295 | $121,623 | $27,153 | 4.5× |
| Delaware | 73 | $118,766 | $33,738 | 3.5× |
| Massachusetts | 234 | $111,873 | $47,359 | 2.4× |
| Vermont | 30 | $99,756 | $42,264 | 2.4× |
| North Dakota | 111 | $99,502 | $33,369 | 3× |
| Maryland | 443 | $64,700 | $58,792 | 1.1× |
Highest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake Webster, TX · 13 stays | $754,248 | $34,278 |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · 39 stays | $723,028 | $77,883 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · 22 stays | $664,856 | $47,429 |
| HCA Florida North Florida Hospital Gainesville, FL · 18 stays | $640,722 | $37,160 |
| HCA Florida Brandon Hospital Brandon, FL · 18 stays | $629,110 | $35,610 |
| Wesley Medical Center Wichita, KS · 34 stays | $612,270 | $34,066 |
| HCA Healthone Aurora Aurora, CO · 13 stays | $578,316 | $33,336 |
| Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CA · 23 stays | $570,637 | $54,333 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus Concord, CA · 24 stays | $568,649 | $58,788 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla, CA · 20 stays | $549,991 | $42,166 |
Lowest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| University of MD St Joseph Medical Center Towson, MD · 97 stays | $47,832 | $42,604 |
| Sinai Hospital of Baltimore Baltimore, MD · 34 stays | $49,288 | $43,932 |
| Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center Silver Spring, MD · 22 stays | $52,639 | $47,734 |
| Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc Salisbury, MD · 48 stays | $53,468 | $47,898 |
| Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc Annapolis, MD · 14 stays | $55,057 | $50,844 |
| Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge, MA · 12 stays | $56,886 | $39,281 |
| Kansas Heart Hospital Wichita, KS · 28 stays | $58,881 | $25,065 |
| Suburban Hospital Bethesda, MD · 28 stays | $61,037 | $54,353 |
| Kansas Medical Center LLC Andover, KS · 26 stays | $64,969 | $25,034 |
| U P M C Western Maryland Cumberland, MD · 18 stays | $65,315 | $57,978 |
These are averages over each hospital's Medicare stays in this DRG, which mix simple and complicated cases. A high average charge is the hospital's pricing, not a sign of better or worse care, and not what a patient pays: Medicare patients owe the inpatient deductible, and people with other coverage pay their plan's negotiated rate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024. Hospitals with fewer than 11 stays are suppressed by CMS. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.