Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Cc in Pennsylvania
MS-DRG 243: Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant with cc
$100,829typical hospital bill
$19,094typical amount paid
$15,636–$33,182range paid across 34 hospitals
Pennsylvania hospitals billed Medicare a typical $100,829 for this stay in 2024, about 5.3 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 | $70,728 | $15,636 | |
| Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita | Butler | 17 | $73,864 | $15,823 | |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital | Wilkes-Barre | 11 | $155,691 | $16,444 | |
| Chester County Hospital | West Chester | 27 | $80,051 | $16,493 | |
| Upmc Williamsport | Williamsport | 15 | $99,138 | $16,531 | |
| Penn Highlands Dubois | Dubois | 15 | $56,045 | $16,580 | |
| Paoli Hospital | Paoli | 32 | $87,039 | $16,646 | |
| Forbes Hospital | Monroeville | 12 | $97,374 | $16,845 | |
| Doylestown Hospital | Doylestown | 32 | $99,883 | $17,019 | |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center | Camp Hill | 16 | $135,279 | $17,258 | |
| Geisinger-Community Medical Center | Scranton | 18 | $141,237 | $17,322 | |
| Bryn Mawr Hospital | Bryn Mawr | 14 | $93,335 | $17,650 | |
| Regional Hospital of Scranton | Scranton | 16 | $156,414 | $17,674 | |
| Jefferson Hospital | Jefferson Hills | 15 | $123,523 | $17,975 | |
| Upmc Pinnacle Hospitals | Harrisburg | 30 | $91,406 | $18,281 | |
| Jefferson Abington Hospital | Abington | 27 | $106,234 | $18,942 | |
| Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center | Wilkes Barre | 21 | $114,599 | $19,025 | |
| Wellspan York Hospital | York | 38 | $85,526 | $19,163 | |
| Jefferson Health- Northeast | Philadelphia | 21 | $101,775 | $19,756 | |
| Upmc Hamot | Erie | 15 | $133,463 | $19,964 | |
| St Lukes Hospital | Bethlehem | 79 | $138,835 | $20,943 | |
| Main Line Hospital Lankenau | Wynnewood | 13 | $90,026 | $21,013 | |
| Lancaster General Hospital | Lancaster | 43 | $105,427 | $21,034 | |
| Allegheny General Hospital | Pittsburgh | 19 | $120,340 | $21,225 | |
| Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside | Pittsburgh | 18 | $253,331 | $21,400 | |
| Saint Vincent Hospital | Erie | 15 | $146,688 | $21,448 | |
| Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital | East Norriton | 20 | $94,232 | $21,491 | |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital | Allentown | 56 | $189,507 | $21,829 | |
| Robert Packer Hospital | Sayre | 43 | $50,460 | $21,835 | |
| Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital | Chambersburg | 29 | $99,645 | $22,044 | |
| St Mary Medical Center | Langhorne | 14 | $71,557 | $22,751 | |
| Geisinger Medical Center | Danville | 21 | $92,280 | $23,932 | |
| Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | Philadelphia | 18 | $119,918 | $24,918 | |
| Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 29 | $365,252 | $33,182 |
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.