Lutheran Medical Center's 2011 costs for Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant With Complications)

Diagnosis code: 243

150 55th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11220

Region: : NY - Manhattan




Diagnosis (DRG) Description Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant With Complications)
Total 2011 Cases 16
Average amount Lutheran Medical Center charged for this procedure in 2011 over total discharges $44,944.00
Average amount Medicare paid Lutheran Medical Center for Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant With Complications) $30,814.00
Difference between what Lutheran Medical Center charged and Medicare reimbursed the hospital for the procedure $14,130.00
Hospital's Markup: 145%
Average amount nationally charged for Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant With Complications) in 2011 over all cases $67,865.70
Medicare's National Average Total Reimbursement $18,132.90
Hospital's charge compared to the national average 34% lower
Hospital's Rank for this diagnosis 243 out of 1150 reported procedures
Percent of hospitals that are more expensive 79%