The cost of coronary bypass procedures
W. S. Stoney, W. C. Alford Jr, G. R. Burrus, R. A. Frist and C. S. Thomas Jr
We reviewed the financial records of 200 succesive patients who had
coronary artery bypass surgery in the first three months of 1976. The
average hospital bill was $7,690 and the average length of stay was 18
days. The highest bill was $28,329 (79 days) and the lowest was $6,126 (11
days). The average total physician charge to the patient was $3,240. The
total average hospital and physician cost was $10,930.
