Barnes Jewish Hospital's 2011 costs for Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant With Complications)

Diagnosis code: 243

One Barnes-jewish Hospital Plaza
Saint louis, MO 63110

Region: : MO - St. Louis




Diagnosis (DRG) Description Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant With Complications)
Total 2011 Cases 43
Average amount Barnes Jewish Hospital charged for this procedure in 2011 over total discharges $52,455.00
Average amount Medicare paid Barnes Jewish Hospital for Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant With Complications) $20,418.00
Difference between what Barnes Jewish Hospital charged and Medicare reimbursed the hospital for the procedure $32,037.00
Hospital's Markup: 256%
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 23% lower
Hospital's Rank for this diagnosis 409 out of 1150 reported procedures
Percent of hospitals that are more expensive 64%