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

Diagnosis code: 243

1000 Carondelet Dr
Kansas city, MO 64114

Region: : MO - Kansas City




Diagnosis (DRG) Description Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant With Complications)
Total 2011 Cases 17
Average amount St Joseph Medical Center charged for this procedure in 2011 over total discharges $47,708.00
Average amount Medicare paid St Joseph Medical Center for Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant With Complications) $14,374.00
Difference between what St Joseph Medical Center charged and Medicare reimbursed the hospital for the procedure $33,334.00
Hospital's Markup: 331%
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 30% lower
Hospital's Rank for this diagnosis 297 out of 1150 reported procedures
Percent of hospitals that are more expensive 74%