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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
$13,293
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$11,155–$12,296
Alaska$8,430$13,408$14,644
Arizona$8,030$12,770$13,908
Arkansas$7,064–$7,410$10,929–$11,599$11,790–$12,552
California$9,325–$10,478$15,287–$17,471$16,916–$19,500
Colorado$7,962–$8,031$12,633–$12,768$13,744–$13,906
Connecticut$8,856$14,331$15,766
Delaware$7,958–$8,323$12,624–$13,331$13,732–$14,579
District of Columbia$7,554–$8,762$11,799–$14,139$12,768–$15,536
Florida$7,943–$8,027$12,555–$12,639$13,642–$13,726
Georgia$6,914–$7,886$10,588–$12,470$11,395–$13,545
Hawaii$8,700$14,078$15,474
Idaho$7,526–$7,660$11,824–$12,083$12,806–$13,100
Illinois$8,108–$8,172$12,873–$12,937$14,022–$14,086
Indiana$7,945–$8,135$12,634–$13,001$13,752–$14,192
Iowa$7,361–$7,731$11,510–$12,226$12,452–$13,265
Kansas$7,120–$7,282$11,037–$11,349$11,912–$12,268
Kentucky$7,262–$7,521$11,282–$11,783$12,188–$12,756
Louisiana$7,070–$7,294$10,907–$11,342$11,760–$12,255
Maine$7,512–$7,749$11,786–$12,240$12,762–$13,277
Maryland$7,273–$8,027$11,293–$12,753$12,199–$13,887
Massachusetts$8,819–$8,843$14,292–$14,316$15,727–$15,751
Michigan$7,626–$7,695$11,971–$12,061$12,967–$13,063
Minnesota$7,782–$8,085$12,326–$12,913$13,385–$14,088
Mississippi$6,793–$7,177$10,388–$11,131$11,171–$12,018
Missouri$7,643–$7,650$12,016–$12,024$13,020–$13,028
Montana$7,772$12,258$13,293
Nebraska$7,820$12,399$13,472
Nevada$7,961$12,635$13,748
New Hampshire$8,040$12,783$13,924
New Jersey$8,415–$8,800$13,478–$14,214$14,749–$15,626
New Mexico$7,594–$7,853$11,903–$12,405$12,889–$13,467
New York$9,098–$9,222$14,848–$14,973$16,394–$16,518
North Carolina$7,348–$7,686$11,466–$12,121$12,399–$13,142
North Dakota$7,727$12,213$13,247
Ohio$7,317–$7,593$11,381–$11,914$12,298–$12,904
Oklahoma$7,392–$7,432$11,543–$11,622$12,485–$12,574
Oregon$8,285–$8,899$13,273–$14,462$14,512–$15,933
Pennsylvania$7,479–$7,999$11,699–$12,706$12,660–$13,832
Rhode Island$8,384$13,443$14,712
South Carolina$7,210–$7,477$11,185–$11,701$12,077–$12,664
South Dakota$7,721$12,207$13,242
Tennessee$7,049–$7,493$10,897–$11,755$11,753–$12,728
Texas$7,656–$7,702$12,046–$12,092$13,054–$13,100
Utah$7,707$12,141$13,162
Vermont$7,561–$7,781$11,885–$12,312$12,875–$13,365
Virginia$7,475–$7,826$11,704–$12,384$12,668–$13,448
Washington$8,314–$8,628$13,317–$13,926$14,564–$15,291
West Virginia$7,426–$7,875$11,563–$12,433$12,501–$13,497
Wisconsin$7,417–$7,870$11,621–$12,499$12,578–$13,593
Wyoming$7,753$12,238$13,273

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; $13,293 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 ($13,293), about $5,520 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.