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

Diagnosis code: 243

3615 19th Street
Lubbock, TX 79410

Region: : TX - Lubbock




Diagnosis (DRG) Description Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant With Complications)
Total 2011 Cases 26
Average amount Covenant Medical Center charged for this procedure in 2011 over total discharges $114,641.00
Average amount Medicare paid Covenant Medical Center for Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant With Complications) $15,290.00
Difference between what Covenant Medical Center charged and Medicare reimbursed the hospital for the procedure $99,351.00
Hospital's Markup: 749%
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 69% higher
Hospital's Rank for this diagnosis 1062 out of 1150 reported procedures
Percent of hospitals that are more expensive 8%