North Carolina Baptist Hospital's 2011 costs for Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant With Complications)

Diagnosis code: 243

Medical Center Boulevard
Winston-salem, NC 27157

Region: : NC - Winston-Salem




Diagnosis (DRG) Description Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant With Complications)
Total 2011 Cases 33
Average amount North Carolina Baptist Hospital charged for this procedure in 2011 over total discharges $38,473.00
Average amount Medicare paid North Carolina Baptist Hospital for Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant With Complications) $22,542.00
Difference between what North Carolina Baptist Hospital charged and Medicare reimbursed the hospital for the procedure $15,931.00
Hospital's Markup: 170%
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 43% lower
Hospital's Rank for this diagnosis 137 out of 1150 reported procedures
Percent of hospitals that are more expensive 88%