US Health Care Costs

Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Cc in Arizona

MS-DRG 243: Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant with cc

$108,336typical hospital bill
$18,228typical amount paid
$16,385–$32,668range paid across 16 hospitals

Arizona hospitals billed Medicare a typical $108,336 for this stay in 2024, about 5.9 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Banner Heart HospitalMesa30$85,387$16,385
Honorhealth Scottsdale Shea Medical CenterScottsdale14$120,179$16,656
Banner Del E. Webb Medical CenterSun City West12$81,668$16,860
Banner Boswell Medical CenterSun City20$109,838$17,037
Northwest Medical CenterTucson14$175,325$17,288
Chandler Regional Medical CenterChandler19$119,747$17,317
Honorhealth Deer Valley Medical CenterPhoenix11$121,094$17,466
Banner Desert Medical CenterMesa14$93,634$18,123
Tucson Medical CenterTucson15$72,671$18,333
Abrazo Arrowhead HospitalGlendale21$162,018$18,898
Yuma Regional Medical CenterYuma11$106,834$19,499
Yavapai Regional Medical CenterPrescott17$114,597$19,524
Banner - University Medical Center Tucson CampusTucson15$89,747$24,027
Mayo Clinic HospitalPhoenix24$105,328$24,134
St Josephs Hospital and Medical CenterPhoenix15$117,394$27,531
Flagstaff Medical CenterFlagstaff15$88,332$32,668

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.