Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Mcc in South Carolina
MS-DRG 242: Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant with mcc
$178,214typical hospital bill
$24,792typical amount paid
$21,498–$41,592range paid across 10 hospitals
South Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $178,214 for this stay in 2024, about 7.2 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLeod Loris Hospital | Loris | 17 | $123,837 | $21,498 | |
| Roper Hospital | Charleston | 32 | $99,394 | $21,629 | |
| St Francis-Downtown | Greenville | 13 | $193,020 | $22,889 | |
| Lexington Medical Center | West Columbia | 24 | $174,114 | $23,445 | |
| Trident Medical Center | Charleston | 16 | $391,373 | $23,526 | |
| McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee | Florence | 14 | $161,836 | $26,059 | |
| Grand Strand Regional Medical Center | Myrtle Beach | 25 | $304,601 | $27,648 | |
| Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital | Greenville | 43 | $176,102 | $30,168 | |
| Prisma Health Richland Hospital | Columbia | 25 | $180,326 | $33,272 | |
| Anmed Health | Anderson | 12 | $201,113 | $41,592 |
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.