Shelby Baptist Medical Center's 2011 costs for Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant Without Any Complications)

Diagnosis code: 244

1000 First Street North
Alabaster, AL 35007

Region: : AL - Birmingham




Diagnosis (DRG) Description Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant Without Any Complications)
Total 2011 Cases 13
Average amount Shelby Baptist Medical Center charged for this procedure in 2011 over total discharges $65,642.00
Average amount Medicare paid Shelby Baptist Medical Center for Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant Without Any Complications) $11,565.00
Difference between what Shelby Baptist Medical Center charged and Medicare reimbursed the hospital for the procedure $54,077.00
Hospital's Markup: 567%
Average amount nationally charged for Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant Without Any Complications) in 2011 over all cases $53,690.40
Medicare's National Average Total Reimbursement $13,899.70
Hospital's charge compared to the national average 22% higher
Hospital's Rank for this diagnosis 806 out of 1075 reported procedures
Percent of hospitals that are more expensive 25%