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

Diagnosis code: 244

24451 Health Center Drive
Laguna hills, CA 92653

Region: : CA - Orange County




Diagnosis (DRG) Description Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant Without Any Complications)
Total 2011 Cases 37
Average amount Saddleback Memorial Medical Center charged for this procedure in 2011 over total discharges $50,687.00
Average amount Medicare paid Saddleback Memorial Medical Center for Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant Without Any Complications) $12,978.00
Difference between what Saddleback Memorial Medical Center charged and Medicare reimbursed the hospital for the procedure $37,709.00
Hospital's Markup: 390%
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 6% lower
Hospital's Rank for this diagnosis 567 out of 1075 reported procedures
Percent of hospitals that are more expensive 47%