US Health Care Costs

Cardiac Pacemaker Revision Except Device Replacement with Cc in New York

MS-DRG 261: Cardiac pacemaker revision except device replacement with cc

$139,519typical hospital bill
$24,522typical amount paid
$17,694–$26,851range paid across 4 hospitals

New York hospitals billed Medicare a typical $139,519 for this stay in 2024, about 5.7 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
Ns/Lij Hs Southside HospitalBay Shore13$107,168$17,694
Suny/Stony Brook University HospitalStony Brook26$128,997$23,771
New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York22$150,042$25,274
Nyu Langone HospitalsNew York40$203,455$26,851

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.