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

Diagnosis code: 243

45 Reade Place
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

Region: : NY - Albany




Diagnosis (DRG) Description Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant With Complications)
Total 2011 Cases 24
Average amount Vassar Brothers Medical Center charged for this procedure in 2011 over total discharges $67,302.00
Average amount Medicare paid Vassar Brothers Medical Center for Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant With Complications) $18,366.00
Difference between what Vassar Brothers Medical Center charged and Medicare reimbursed the hospital for the procedure $48,936.00
Hospital's Markup: 366%
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 1% lower
Hospital's Rank for this diagnosis 673 out of 1150 reported procedures
Percent of hospitals that are more expensive 41%