Prairie Lakes Hospital's 2011 costs for Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant Without Any Complications)

Diagnosis code: 244

401 9th Avenue Nw Po Box 1210
Watertown, SD 57201

Region: : SD - Sioux Falls




Diagnosis (DRG) Description Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant Without Any Complications)
Total 2011 Cases 13
Average amount Prairie Lakes Hospital charged for this procedure in 2011 over total discharges $24,360.00
Average amount Medicare paid Prairie Lakes Hospital for Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant Without Any Complications) $12,208.00
Difference between what Prairie Lakes Hospital charged and Medicare reimbursed the hospital for the procedure $12,152.00
Hospital's Markup: 199%
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 55% lower
Hospital's Rank for this diagnosis 48 out of 1075 reported procedures
Percent of hospitals that are more expensive 96%