Inpatient stays / DRG 309
MS-DRG 309 · 1,656 hospitals · 65,484 stays
DRG 309: Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC
Medicare patients had 65,484 stays in DRG 309 in 2024. Hospitals charged an average of $36,115 per stay and were paid $7,304 — a ratio of 4.9 to 1 — of which Medicare's own share averaged $5,326. Average charges ran from $6,985 at the least expensive hospital to $280,726 at the most; half of hospitals charged between $22,480 and $44,752.
- 1Average charge $36,115
- 2Average paid $7,304
- 3Reporting hospitals 1,656
- 4Medicare stays 65,484
By state
Average charges for DRG 309 were highest in California ($65,359) and lowest in Maryland ($11,103). Payments vary far less than charges, because Medicare sets them: they range across states from $5,252 to $10,792.
| State | Stays | Avg charge | Avg paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 4,662 | $65,359 | $9,387 | 7× |
| Nevada | 534 | $65,137 | $7,555 | 8.6× |
| New Jersey | 2,180 | $63,090 | $7,829 | 8.1× |
| Alaska | 72 | $53,001 | $9,573 | 5.5× |
| Colorado | 533 | $49,850 | $6,981 | 7.1× |
| New York | 3,271 | $47,327 | $9,589 | 4.9× |
| Florida | 6,250 | $46,109 | $6,653 | 6.9× |
| Texas | 3,986 | $44,538 | $7,461 | 6× |
| District of Columbia | 123 | $43,909 | $8,847 | 5× |
| Arizona | 1,118 | $41,142 | $6,908 | 6× |
| Hawaii | 110 | $36,554 | $10,792 | 3.4× |
| Pennsylvania | 3,281 | $36,112 | $6,780 | 5.3× |
| Kansas | 773 | $35,345 | $6,324 | 5.6× |
| New Mexico | 244 | $34,253 | $6,549 | 5.2× |
| Georgia | 1,845 | $34,172 | $7,518 | 4.5× |
| Idaho | 228 | $33,352 | $6,747 | 4.9× |
| Connecticut | 770 | $32,623 | $8,527 | 3.8× |
| South Carolina | 1,439 | $32,560 | $6,825 | 4.8× |
| Washington | 1,001 | $32,532 | $7,472 | 4.4× |
| Illinois | 2,832 | $31,389 | $7,324 | 4.3× |
| Alabama | 1,034 | $30,996 | $6,490 | 4.8× |
| Missouri | 1,670 | $30,434 | $6,589 | 4.6× |
| New Hampshire | 376 | $29,387 | $7,046 | 4.2× |
| Oklahoma | 895 | $28,865 | $6,386 | 4.5× |
| Tennessee | 1,621 | $28,639 | $6,579 | 4.4× |
| Indiana | 1,742 | $28,427 | $6,377 | 4.5× |
| Virginia | 2,213 | $28,407 | $6,880 | 4.1× |
| Kentucky | 1,099 | $28,317 | $5,787 | 4.9× |
| Maine | 268 | $27,736 | $7,444 | 3.7× |
| Ohio | 3,123 | $26,959 | $6,533 | 4.1× |
| Louisiana | 911 | $26,875 | $5,939 | 4.5× |
| Mississippi | 752 | $25,903 | $5,964 | 4.3× |
| Wyoming | 87 | $25,712 | $8,536 | 3× |
| Wisconsin | 1,022 | $25,710 | $7,026 | 3.7× |
| Oregon | 509 | $25,575 | $7,962 | 3.2× |
| South Dakota | 230 | $25,568 | $6,353 | 4× |
| Delaware | 278 | $25,090 | $7,253 | 3.5× |
| Utah | 289 | $24,696 | $7,405 | 3.3× |
| North Carolina | 2,431 | $24,688 | $7,153 | 3.5× |
| Michigan | 1,929 | $24,045 | $6,969 | 3.5× |
| Minnesota | 862 | $23,741 | $7,206 | 3.3× |
| Rhode Island | 261 | $23,633 | $7,638 | 3.1× |
| West Virginia | 613 | $23,288 | $6,245 | 3.7× |
| Nebraska | 387 | $23,128 | $6,423 | 3.6× |
| Iowa | 570 | $22,387 | $6,016 | 3.7× |
| Arkansas | 905 | $21,013 | $5,548 | 3.8× |
| North Dakota | 193 | $19,823 | $6,131 | 3.2× |
| Montana | 198 | $19,457 | $6,195 | 3.1× |
| Massachusetts | 2,160 | $19,356 | $7,755 | 2.5× |
| Vermont | 151 | $19,069 | $5,252 | 3.6× |
| Maryland | 1,453 | $11,103 | $10,008 | 1.1× |
Highest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Capital Health Regional Medical Center Trenton, NJ · 17 stays | $280,726 | $10,360 |
| Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell Pennington, NJ · 27 stays | $193,131 | $7,777 |
| Regional Medical Center of San Jose San Jose, CA · 16 stays | $168,041 | $9,576 |
| Doctors Medical Center Modesto, CA · 28 stays | $161,676 | $8,268 |
| Desert Regional Medical Center Palm Springs, CA · 17 stays | $146,677 | $10,228 |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · 128 stays | $137,398 | $13,623 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital San Jose, CA · 45 stays | $129,320 | $9,005 |
| Valley Hospital Medical Center Las Vegas, NV · 15 stays | $129,229 | $8,941 |
| Westchester Medical Center Valhalla, NY · 29 stays | $123,233 | $9,290 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · 77 stays | $117,963 | $10,118 |
Lowest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center Columbia, MD · 35 stays | $6,985 | $6,447 |
| Suburban Hospital Bethesda, MD · 50 stays | $7,401 | $6,643 |
| Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc Annapolis, MD · 90 stays | $7,973 | $7,461 |
| Meritus Medical Center Hagerstown, MD · 48 stays | $8,016 | $7,483 |
| University of MD St Joseph Medical Center Towson, MD · 61 stays | $8,284 | $7,577 |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLC Little Rock, AR · 150 stays | $8,365 | $4,632 |
| Holy Cross Germantown Hospital Germantown, MD · 13 stays | $8,639 | $7,887 |
| Holy Cross Hospital Silver Spring, MD · 32 stays | $8,721 | $7,851 |
| Frederick Health Hospital Frederick, MD · 65 stays | $8,811 | $7,962 |
| Prairie Lakes Hospital Watertown, SD · 11 stays | $9,121 | $6,098 |
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.