Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant Without Cc/Mcc in North Carolina
MS-DRG 244: Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant without cc/mcc
$71,053typical hospital bill
$14,756typical amount paid
$12,530–$19,222range paid across 14 hospitals
North Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $71,053 for this stay in 2024, about 4.8 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frye Regional Medical Center | Hickory | 13 | $108,576 | $12,530 | |
| Rex Hospital | Raleigh | 19 | $66,002 | $12,723 | |
| Atrium Health Pineville | Charlotte | 19 | $68,390 | $12,876 | |
| Wakemed, Cary Hospital | Cary | 14 | $76,140 | $13,081 | |
| Firsthealth Moore Regional Hospital | Pinehurst | 19 | $76,497 | $13,190 | |
| Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery Ce | Asheville | 31 | $93,745 | $13,967 | |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast | Concord | 11 | $65,709 | $14,273 | |
| Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center | Wilmington | 42 | $60,104 | $15,238 | |
| Wakemed, Raleigh Campus | Raleigh | 18 | $93,742 | $15,432 | |
| Ecu Health Medical Center | Greenville | 26 | $44,189 | $16,006 | |
| Carolina East Medical Center | New Bern | 13 | $59,198 | $16,220 | |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | Charlotte | 11 | $66,245 | $17,441 | |
| Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | Winston-Salem | 11 | $73,715 | $17,972 | |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham | 13 | $75,805 | $19,222 |
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.