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How much does a heart stent cost?

Placing a drug-eluting coronary stent, without major complications. What Medicare pays in each setting, in every state, and where it costs less.

Surgery center
$7,772
Medicare 2026, national
Hospital outpatient
$12,258
Medicare 2026, national
Hospital stay
$13,573
Medicare 2026, national

Placing a drug-eluting coronary stent, without major complications.

Every bill for the whole procedure: facility, surgeon, anesthesia and the care around it

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By state

StateSurgery centerHospital outpatientHospital stay
Alabama$6,779–$7,296$10,372–$11,374$11,489–$12,452
Alaska$8,430$13,408$14,844
Arizona$8,030$12,770$14,235
Arkansas$7,064–$7,410$10,929–$11,599$12,126–$12,691
California$9,325–$10,478$15,287–$17,471$16,990–$20,004
Colorado$7,962–$8,031$12,633–$12,768$14,113–$14,789
Connecticut$8,856$14,331$16,175
Delaware$7,958–$8,323$12,624–$13,331$13,742–$14,167
District of Columbia$7,554–$8,762$11,799–$14,139$12,728–$15,831
Florida$7,943–$8,027$12,555–$12,639$14,066–$14,150
Georgia$6,914–$7,886$10,588–$12,470$12,096–$13,573
Hawaii$8,700$14,078$15,225
Idaho$7,526–$7,660$11,824–$12,083$12,940–$13,163
Illinois$8,108–$8,172$12,873–$12,937$15,100–$15,164
Indiana$7,945–$8,135$12,634–$13,001$13,857–$14,011
Iowa$7,361–$7,731$11,510–$12,226$12,190–$13,600
Kansas$7,120–$7,282$11,037–$11,349$12,250–$12,676
Kentucky$7,262–$7,521$11,282–$11,783$12,569–$13,169
Louisiana$7,070–$7,294$10,907–$11,342$11,768–$12,501
Maine$7,512–$7,749$11,786–$12,240$13,221–$13,773
Maryland$7,273–$8,027$11,293–$12,753$12,287–$14,172
Massachusetts$8,819–$8,843$14,292–$14,316$16,222–$16,246
Michigan$7,626–$7,695$11,971–$12,061$13,210–$13,341
Minnesota$7,782–$8,085$12,326–$12,913$13,805–$14,545
Mississippi$6,793–$7,177$10,388–$11,131$11,169–$11,993
Missouri$7,643–$7,650$12,016–$12,024$13,157–$13,165
Montana$7,772$12,258$14,063
Nebraska$7,820$12,399$13,177–$13,688
Nevada$7,961$12,635$13,739–$13,765
New Hampshire$8,040$12,783$14,608
New Jersey$8,415–$8,800$13,478–$14,214$15,158–$16,285
New Mexico$7,594–$7,853$11,903–$12,405$12,953–$13,869
New York$9,098–$9,222$14,848–$14,973$17,233–$17,357
North Carolina$7,348–$7,686$11,466–$12,121$13,345–$13,493
North Dakota$7,727$12,213$13,527
Ohio$7,317–$7,593$11,381–$11,914$12,594–$13,291
Oklahoma$7,392–$7,432$11,543–$11,622$12,650
Oregon$8,285–$8,899$13,273–$14,462$15,200–$15,302
Pennsylvania$7,479–$7,999$11,699–$12,706$12,823–$13,941
Rhode Island$8,384$13,443$15,223
South Carolina$7,210–$7,477$11,185–$11,701$12,752–$13,017
South Dakota$7,721$12,207$13,522
Tennessee$7,049–$7,493$10,897–$11,755$12,029–$13,141
Texas$7,656–$7,702$12,046–$12,092$13,482–$13,528
Utah$7,707$12,141$13,237
Vermont$7,561–$7,781$11,885–$12,312$13,580–$14,096
Virginia$7,475–$7,826$11,704–$12,384$13,324–$13,724
Washington$8,314–$8,628$13,317–$13,926$15,810–$15,837
West Virginia$7,426–$7,875$11,563–$12,433$12,310–$13,642
Wisconsin$7,417–$7,870$11,621–$12,499$12,921–$13,778
Wyoming$7,753$12,238$13,553

Questions

How much does a heart stent cost?

Medicare's 2026 national price for a heart stent is $7,772 at surgery center; $12,258 at hospital outpatient; $13,573 at hospital stay. Prices vary by area; private insurance usually pays more.

Where is a heart stent cheapest?

Usually at surgery center ($7,772) rather than hospital stay ($13,573), about $5,801 less for the same service at Medicare's national rates.

Is this what I will pay?

These are Medicare's payment rates, a public benchmark for a fair price. What you pay depends on your insurance, deductible and the provider. Ask for a written estimate before you book; if you are uninsured or paying yourself, you are entitled to a Good Faith Estimate.