US Health Care Costs

Cardiac Pacemaker Revision Except Device Replacement with Mcc in Virginia

MS-DRG 260: Cardiac pacemaker revision except device replacement with mcc

$235,903typical hospital bill
$26,410typical amount paid
$22,479–$30,341range paid across 2 hospitals

Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $235,903 for this stay in 2024, about 8.9 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Cjw Medical CenterRichmond14$389,412$22,479
Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church11$82,395$30,341

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.