Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital's 2011 costs for Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant With Complications)

Diagnosis code: 243

1060 First Colonial Road
Virginia beach, VA 23454

Region: : VA - Norfolk




Diagnosis (DRG) Description Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant With Complications)
Total 2011 Cases 25
Average amount Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital charged for this procedure in 2011 over total discharges $65,098.00
Average amount Medicare paid Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital for Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant With Complications) $13,763.00
Difference between what Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital charged and Medicare reimbursed the hospital for the procedure $51,335.00
Hospital's Markup: 472%
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 4% lower
Hospital's Rank for this diagnosis 638 out of 1150 reported procedures
Percent of hospitals that are more expensive 45%