US Health Care Costs

Cardiac Defibrillator Implant with Mcc or Carotid Sinus Neurostimulator in North Carolina

MS-DRG 276: Cardiac defibrillator implant with mcc or carotid sinus neurostimulator

$134,052average hospital bill
$46,848average amount paid

One North Carolina hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $134,052, about 2.9 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Ecu Health Medical CenterGreenville15$134,052$46,848

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.