Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Mcc in Pennsylvania
MS-DRG 242: Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant with mcc
$148,687typical hospital bill
$29,243typical amount paid
$22,064–$62,049range paid across 25 hospitals
Pennsylvania hospitals billed Medicare a typical $148,687 for this stay in 2024, about 5.1 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)
| Hospital | City | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital | Greensburg | 11 | $89,289 | $22,064 | |
| Doylestown Hospital | Doylestown | 12 | $114,930 | $23,486 | |
| Chester County Hospital | West Chester | 15 | $111,843 | $23,670 | |
| Paoli Hospital | Paoli | 13 | $127,455 | $24,020 | |
| Upmc Williamsport | Williamsport | 16 | $136,532 | $24,726 | |
| Geisinger-Community Medical Center | Scranton | 23 | $220,727 | $26,161 | |
| Regional Hospital of Scranton | Scranton | 23 | $238,195 | $26,369 | |
| Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center | Wilkes Barre | 21 | $173,615 | $26,562 | |
| Bryn Mawr Hospital | Bryn Mawr | 11 | $122,017 | $27,988 | |
| Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital | Chambersburg | 26 | $114,041 | $28,429 | |
| Jefferson Abington Hospital | Abington | 31 | $149,012 | $28,523 | |
| Wellspan York Hospital | York | 31 | $121,451 | $28,918 | |
| Upmc Hamot | Erie | 16 | $229,957 | $29,243 | |
| Reading Hospital | West Reading | 14 | $142,671 | $29,301 | |
| Jefferson Health- Northeast | Philadelphia | 18 | $138,597 | $29,656 | |
| Lancaster General Hospital | Lancaster | 40 | $125,716 | $29,673 | |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital | Allentown | 46 | $245,322 | $29,711 | |
| Upmc Pinnacle Hospitals | Harrisburg | 18 | $148,687 | $29,760 | |
| Main Line Hospital Lankenau | Wynnewood | 13 | $198,228 | $29,965 | |
| Robert Packer Hospital | Sayre | 19 | $93,149 | $31,176 | |
| St Lukes Hospital | Bethlehem | 34 | $175,849 | $31,888 | |
| Geisinger Medical Center | Danville | 19 | $169,115 | $35,342 | |
| Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside | Pittsburgh | 26 | $471,353 | $37,392 | |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | Philadelphia | 14 | $193,561 | $43,721 | |
| Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 20 | $537,869 | $62,049 |
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.