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

Diagnosis code: 243

1100 Ninth Avenue (po Box 900)
Seattle, WA 98111

Region: : WA - Seattle




Diagnosis (DRG) Description Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant With Complications)
Total 2011 Cases 13
Average amount Virginia Mason Medical Center charged for this procedure in 2011 over total discharges $60,018.00
Average amount Medicare paid Virginia Mason Medical Center for Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant With Complications) $20,505.00
Difference between what Virginia Mason Medical Center charged and Medicare reimbursed the hospital for the procedure $39,513.00
Hospital's Markup: 292%
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 12% lower
Hospital's Rank for this diagnosis 531 out of 1150 reported procedures
Percent of hospitals that are more expensive 54%