Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Str's 2011 costs for Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant Without Any Complications)

Diagnosis code: 244

420 South Jackson Street
Pottsville, PA 17901

Region: : PA - Reading




Diagnosis (DRG) Description Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant Without Any Complications)
Total 2011 Cases 13
Average amount Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Str charged for this procedure in 2011 over total discharges $22,125.00
Average amount Medicare paid Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Str for Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant Without Any Complications) $12,117.00
Difference between what Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Str charged and Medicare reimbursed the hospital for the procedure $10,008.00
Hospital's Markup: 182%
Average amount nationally charged for Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant Without Any Complications) in 2011 over all cases $53,690.40
Medicare's National Average Total Reimbursement $13,899.70
Hospital's charge compared to the national average 59% lower
Hospital's Rank for this diagnosis 29 out of 1075 reported procedures
Percent of hospitals that are more expensive 97%