Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Mcc in Illinois
MS-DRG 242: Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant with mcc
$133,935typical hospital bill
$27,574typical amount paid
$22,210–$34,436range paid across 20 hospitals
Illinois hospitals billed Medicare a typical $133,935 for this stay in 2024, about 4.9 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)
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.