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

Diagnosis code: 243

975 E 3rd St
Chattanooga, TN 37403

Region: : TN - Chattanooga




Diagnosis (DRG) Description Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant With Complications)
Total 2011 Cases 16
Average amount Erlanger Medical Center charged for this procedure in 2011 over total discharges $33,722.00
Average amount Medicare paid Erlanger Medical Center for Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant With Complications) $18,322.00
Difference between what Erlanger Medical Center charged and Medicare reimbursed the hospital for the procedure $15,400.00
Hospital's Markup: 184%
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 50% lower
Hospital's Rank for this diagnosis 72 out of 1150 reported procedures
Percent of hospitals that are more expensive 94%