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

Diagnosis code: 243

Box 196604
Anchorage, AK 99519

Region: : AK - Anchorage




Diagnosis (DRG) Description Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant With Complications)
Total 2011 Cases 33
Average amount Providence Alaska Medical Center charged for this procedure in 2011 over total discharges $78,937.00
Average amount Medicare paid Providence Alaska Medical Center for Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant With Complications) $23,134.00
Difference between what Providence Alaska Medical Center charged and Medicare reimbursed the hospital for the procedure $55,803.00
Hospital's Markup: 341%
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 16% higher
Hospital's Rank for this diagnosis 855 out of 1150 reported procedures
Percent of hospitals that are more expensive 26%