US Health Care Costs

Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Mcc in District of Columbia

MS-DRG 242: Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant with mcc

$138,016average hospital bill
$39,111average amount paid

One District of Columbia hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $138,016, about 3.5 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Medstar Washington Hospital CenterWashington46$138,016$39,111

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.