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

Diagnosis code: 243

1007 Goodyear Avenue
Gadsden, AL 35903

Region: : AL - Birmingham




Diagnosis (DRG) Description Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant With Complications)
Total 2011 Cases 30
Average amount Gadsden Regional Medical Center charged for this procedure in 2011 over total discharges $121,301.00
Average amount Medicare paid Gadsden Regional Medical Center for Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant With Complications) $13,977.00
Difference between what Gadsden Regional Medical Center charged and Medicare reimbursed the hospital for the procedure $107,324.00
Hospital's Markup: 867%
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 79% higher
Hospital's Rank for this diagnosis 1080 out of 1150 reported procedures
Percent of hospitals that are more expensive 6%