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

Diagnosis code: 243

8300 W 38th Ave
Wheat ridge, CO 80033

Region: : CO - Denver




Diagnosis (DRG) Description Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant With Complications)
Total 2011 Cases 17
Average amount Exempla Lutheran Medical Center charged for this procedure in 2011 over total discharges $74,511.00
Average amount Medicare paid Exempla Lutheran Medical Center for Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant With Complications) $16,081.00
Difference between what Exempla Lutheran Medical Center charged and Medicare reimbursed the hospital for the procedure $58,430.00
Hospital's Markup: 463%
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 10% higher
Hospital's Rank for this diagnosis 793 out of 1150 reported procedures
Percent of hospitals that are more expensive 31%