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

Diagnosis code: 243

115 Lincoln Street
Framingham, MA 1701

Region: : MA - Boston




Diagnosis (DRG) Description Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant With Complications)
Total 2011 Cases 20
Average amount Metrowest Medical Center charged for this procedure in 2011 over total discharges $49,804.00
Average amount Medicare paid Metrowest Medical Center for Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant With Complications) $18,725.00
Difference between what Metrowest Medical Center charged and Medicare reimbursed the hospital for the procedure $31,079.00
Hospital's Markup: 265%
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 27% lower
Hospital's Rank for this diagnosis 337 out of 1150 reported procedures
Percent of hospitals that are more expensive 71%