Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant without Complications/mcc — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 244 · Inpatient stay · 241 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $60,584
Typical charge
$76,221
Dearest quarter
over $98,245
Actually paid
$16,362
The middle U.S. hospital bills $76,221 for Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant without Complications/mcc. The dearest hospitals charge about 2.9x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $16,362 per case.
These are charges, not quotes. What you pay depends on your insurance and your own case. The figures matter because the charge is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant without Complications/mcc cost by state
The middle charge in each state where at least three hospitals publish a price, cheapest first.
| State | Hospitals | Typical charge | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 8 | $24,851 | $20,101 – $33,375 |
| Arkansas | 3 | $49,145 | $43,753 – $52,083 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | $51,291 | $41,991 – $110,265 |
| Montana | 4 | $52,192 | $37,416 – $68,428 |
| Missouri | 3 | $57,409 | $51,939 – $65,432 |
| Kansas | 4 | $57,931 | $41,366 – $106,502 |
| Michigan | 4 | $60,656 | $47,104 – $89,698 |
| Massachusetts | 6 | $61,656 | $32,091 – $71,585 |
| Oregon | 3 | $62,585 | $57,660 – $85,394 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | $64,118 | $46,293 – $90,252 |
| Alabama | 3 | $66,410 | $45,636 – $73,517 |
| Ohio | 10 | $67,256 | $49,749 – $98,555 |
| Iowa | 3 | $68,075 | $58,827 – $69,184 |
| North Carolina | 14 | $71,053 | $44,189 – $108,576 |
| Mississippi | 4 | $73,175 | $60,623 – $103,069 |
| Virginia | 11 | $73,442 | $52,518 – $287,279 |
| Indiana | 4 | $76,216 | $49,993 – $120,488 |
| Minnesota | 6 | $81,405 | $58,597 – $95,342 |
| Illinois | 6 | $82,067 | $73,602 – $115,572 |
| Tennessee | 7 | $87,780 | $49,996 – $138,535 |
| Washington | 4 | $89,345 | $45,967 – $100,516 |
| Arizona | 7 | $90,725 | $67,917 – $161,101 |
| Florida | 25 | $90,979 | $47,552 – $255,269 |
| Georgia | 5 | $91,166 | $77,721 – $111,438 |
| New York | 17 | $92,007 | $22,192 – $187,756 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | $92,011 | $47,920 – $121,506 |
| Pennsylvania | 8 | $94,177 | $66,692 – $159,268 |
| South Carolina | 10 | $94,898 | $54,024 – $182,857 |
| New Jersey | 5 | $98,924 | $88,902 – $157,387 |
| Texas | 12 | $112,565 | $66,041 – $216,270 |
| California | 11 | $116,670 | $65,799 – $369,513 |
Where Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant without Complications/mcc is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc
Annapolis, MD |
$20,101 | $18,524 |
|
Medstar Union Memorial Hospital
Baltimore, MD |
$20,245 | $18,117 |
|
Crouse Hospital
Syracuse, NY |
$22,192 | $18,256 |
|
University Of Md St Joseph Medical Center
Towson, MD |
$22,904 | $20,709 |
|
Suburban Hospital
Bethesda, MD |
$23,045 | $20,854 |
|
Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc
Salisbury, MD |
$26,658 | $23,822 |
|
Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center
Silver Spring, MD |
$27,252 | $24,713 |
|
Baystate Medical Center
Springfield, MA |
$32,091 | $19,908 |
|
Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD |
$32,857 | $29,320 |
|
Frederick Health Hospital
Frederick, MD |
$33,375 | $30,005 |
|
St Peter's Hospital
Albany, NY |
$34,671 | $17,207 |
|
Billings Clinic Hospital
Billings, MT |
$37,416 | $14,580 |
Where it is charged most
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Good Samaritan Hospital
San Jose, CA |
$369,513 | $20,177 |
|
Cjw Medical Center
Richmond, VA |
$287,279 | $12,581 |
|
Delray Medical Center
Delray Beach, FL |
$255,269 | $11,379 |
|
Mountainview Hospital
Las Vegas, NV |
$239,972 | $21,498 |
|
Marion Communtiy Hospital
Ocala, FL |
$234,078 | $15,037 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$224,057 | $28,760 |
|
St David's Medical Center
Austin, TX |
$216,270 | $13,207 |
|
Baptist Medical Center
San Antonio, TX |
$209,065 | $13,777 |
|
Medical City Dallas Hospital
Dallas, TX |
$207,926 | $14,629 |
|
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin
Austin, TX |
$207,619 | $15,955 |
|
Good Samaritan Hospital Of Suffern
Suffern, NY |
$187,756 | $16,348 |
|
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center
Myrtle Beach, SC |
$182,857 | $16,219 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant without Complications/mcc?
Across 241 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant without Complications/mcc is $76,221. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $60,584 and the dearest quarter over $98,245.
Why do hospitals charge such different amounts for the same procedure?
Because a hospital charge is a list price it sets itself, not a regulated rate. For Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant without Complications/mcc, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 2.9x what the cheapest tenth charge for the same coded work. Insurers negotiate their own rates from those lists, which is why the charge and what is actually paid can be very far apart.
Is that what I would actually pay?
No. $16,362 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $88,202. If you have insurance, your plan pays a negotiated rate and you pay your deductible and coinsurance. If you are uninsured or out of network, the hospital's charge is where your bill starts — which is why the gap matters. Ask for a written good-faith estimate before treatment.
What this code covers
CMS records this work as MS-DRG 244: “PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITHOUT CC/MCC”. A DRG covers a whole inpatient stay rather than a single item, so the charge includes the room, the procedure and the care around it. Codes that mention complications carry a different, usually higher price.