Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Cc in Virginia
MS-DRG 243: Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant with cc
$82,300typical hospital bill
$18,556typical amount paid
$15,407–$28,681range paid across 23 hospitals
Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $82,300 for this stay in 2024, about 4.4 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.