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

Diagnosis code: 243

Sixth Avenue And Spruce St
Reading, PA 19603

Region: : PA - Reading




Diagnosis (DRG) Description Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant With Complications)
Total 2011 Cases 38
Average amount Reading Hospital Medical Center charged for this procedure in 2011 over total discharges $53,613.00
Average amount Medicare paid Reading Hospital Medical Center for Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant With Complications) $17,630.00
Difference between what Reading Hospital Medical Center charged and Medicare reimbursed the hospital for the procedure $35,983.00
Hospital's Markup: 304%
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 21% lower
Hospital's Rank for this diagnosis 433 out of 1150 reported procedures
Percent of hospitals that are more expensive 62%