St Vincent's Birmingham's 2011 costs for Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant With Complications)

Diagnosis code: 243

810 St Vincent's Drive
Birmingham, AL 35205

Region: : AL - Birmingham




Diagnosis (DRG) Description Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant With Complications)
Total 2011 Cases 26
Average amount St Vincent's Birmingham charged for this procedure in 2011 over total discharges $36,013.00
Average amount Medicare paid St Vincent's Birmingham for Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant With Complications) $13,407.00
Difference between what St Vincent's Birmingham charged and Medicare reimbursed the hospital for the procedure $22,606.00
Hospital's Markup: 268%
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 47% lower
Hospital's Rank for this diagnosis 99 out of 1150 reported procedures
Percent of hospitals that are more expensive 91%