Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant Without Cc/Mcc in South Carolina
MS-DRG 244: Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant without cc/mcc
$94,898typical hospital bill
$16,136typical amount paid
$13,541–$22,012range paid across 10 hospitals
South Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $94,898 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)
| Hospital | City | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown | Columbia | 12 | $82,019 | $13,541 | |
| Roper Hospital | Charleston | 23 | $54,024 | $13,822 | |
| Lexington Medical Center | West Columbia | 22 | $120,142 | $14,724 | |
| Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital | Greenville | 21 | $99,727 | $15,763 | |
| Spartanburg Medical Center | Spartanburg | 16 | $77,534 | $16,054 | |
| Grand Strand Regional Medical Center | Myrtle Beach | 18 | $182,857 | $16,219 | |
| Self Regional Healthcare | Greenwood | 11 | $94,755 | $18,293 | |
| Musc Medical Center | Charleston | 12 | $58,093 | $19,254 | |
| McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee | Florence | 12 | $95,042 | $20,108 | |
| Prisma Health Richland Hospital | Columbia | 13 | $97,372 | $22,012 |
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.