Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 242 · Surgery or procedure

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant with MCC

In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $30,574 per stay at 513 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $25,091 and $33,573.

Also known as: Pacemaker

National figures, 2024

Average payment per case: $30,574
Typical range (middle half of hospitals): $25,091–$33,573
Medicare’s share: $26,96188% of the payment
Average billed charge: $160,492
Hospitals reporting: 5139,743 stays

Hospitals in North Carolina

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Average payment across these 13 hospitals: $27,963National $30,574 · North Carolina $27,963
Median hospital: $25,362
Lowest to highest: $23,088–$49,797
Medicare stays: 318

13 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024. Download as CSV

Medicare payments per case for Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant with MCC by hospital, 2024
Hospital	Cases	Average payment	vs national average	Medicare paid	Billed charge
Atrium Health PinevilleCharlotte, NC · CCN 340098	21	$23,088	24% below the national average	$21,844	$101,248
Frye Regional Medical CenterHickory, NC · CCN 340116	16	$23,345	24% below the national average	$22,021	$212,176
Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcord, NC · CCN 340001	19	$23,797	22% below the national average	$21,829	$102,638
Rex HospitalRaleigh, NC · CCN 340114	43	$24,148	21% below the national average	$20,652	$90,534
FirstHealth Moore Regional HospitalPinehurst, NC · CCN 340115	18	$24,166	21% below the national average	$23,007	$133,194
Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery CeAsheville, NC · CCN 340002	51	$25,220	18% below the national average	$23,800	$130,921
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · CCN 340053	20	$25,362	17% below the national average	$21,573	$111,847
Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem, NC · CCN 340014	15	$25,975	15% below the national average	$19,610	$97,826
WakeMed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh, NC · CCN 340069	17	$27,552	About average	$25,865	$132,510
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington, NC · CCN 340141	35	$29,282	About average	$27,513	$107,594
Ecu Health Medical CenterGreenville, NC · CCN 340040	29	$29,768	About average	$24,028	$71,128
North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem, NC · CCN 340047	15	$41,506	36% above the national average	$30,254	$146,927
Duke University HospitalDurham, NC · CCN 340030	19	$49,797	63% above the national average	$28,998	$169,678

National trend

Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.

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2020: 10,046 stays at 530 hospitals · 2021: 10,156 stays at 530 hospitals · 2022: 10,542 stays at 551 hospitals · 2023: 10,272 stays at 543 hospitals · 2024: 9,743 stays at 513 hospitals

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National average payment and billed charge for Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant with MCC
Year of care	Average payment	Average billed charge
2020	$29K	$137K
2021	$30K	$141K
2022	$31K	$153K
2023	$30K	$152K
2024	$31K	$160K

By state, 2024

Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.

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Average payment by state for Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant with MCC, 2024
State	Hospitals	Cases	Average payment	Typical range
Vermont	1	31	$21,427	$21,427–$21,427
Nebraska	3	66	$22,759	$21,840–$23,455
Alabama	4	72	$23,112	$22,519–$23,688
Louisiana	4	53	$23,447	$22,055–$23,548
Arkansas	5	72	$23,670	$21,791–$25,336
Mississippi	4	59	$24,047	$23,430–$24,547
Oklahoma	7	130	$24,352	$22,847–$26,112
New Mexico	3	46	$24,478	$23,739–$25,098
Kentucky	8	125	$25,186	$23,108–$25,423
Kansas	8	126	$25,262	$23,263–$26,900
Colorado	4	54	$25,370	$24,485–$26,051
Florida	46	828	$25,616	$23,508–$27,190
Montana	2	45	$26,164	$25,922–$26,624
Utah	5	76	$26,473	$27,234–$27,615
Indiana	14	254	$26,581	$24,962–$28,126
Missouri	11	168	$26,584	$23,771–$28,254
Tennessee	13	227	$26,628	$23,713–$27,092
Iowa	7	137	$26,666	$23,948–$26,945
South Carolina	10	221	$27,052	$23,028–$29,538
North Dakota	4	65	$27,349	$26,611–$27,819
Texas	41	774	$27,639	$24,202–$28,352
Illinois	20	337	$27,818	$25,570–$30,218
North Carolina	13	318	$27,963	$24,148–$29,282
South Dakota	3	65	$28,278	$26,413–$30,324
Michigan	14	269	$28,825	$27,653–$29,954
Virginia	16	397	$28,930	$25,594–$29,237
Idaho	2	33	$28,947	$28,308–$32,146
Delaware	3	58	$29,246	$27,385–$30,278
Ohio	20	332	$29,805	$25,358–$30,970
Wisconsin	5	112	$30,147	$26,501–$31,426
Georgia	12	207	$30,183	$26,997–$30,834
Pennsylvania	25	530	$30,651	$26,369–$29,965
Nevada	5	98	$30,916	$28,558–$30,831
Arizona	11	183	$30,939	$25,701–$32,192
Minnesota	10	317	$31,734	$27,989–$32,007
Washington	13	245	$31,736	$28,700–$33,992
Wyoming	1	13	$31,789	$31,789–$31,789
Maine	2	68	$32,503	$31,009–$33,318
Alaska	1	32	$33,087	$33,087–$33,087
West Virginia	4	61	$33,130	$30,520–$36,817
Oregon	5	99	$33,467	$30,639–$35,702
New Jersey	18	374	$34,672	$30,720–$37,042
New Hampshire	2	47	$35,260	$29,515–$35,868
Rhode Island	2	25	$36,279	$33,820–$40,291
Massachusetts	17	394	$37,515	$30,473–$41,898
Connecticut	3	71	$38,398	$35,588–$40,476
District of Columbia	1	46	$39,111	$39,111–$39,111
California	45	680	$39,331	$33,535–$41,907
New York	24	506	$40,117	$33,304–$42,831
Maryland	10	173	$40,699	$33,501–$41,354
Hawaii	2	24	$41,784	$40,105–$42,984

About these numbers

Average payment is what Medicare paid plus the patient’s deductible and coinsurance (and any other insurer), averaged over the hospital’s Medicare cases. It covers the hospital’s part of the care; doctors bill separately. Billed charges are the hospital’s list prices, which few patients pay.

Medicare sets its payments by formula, adjusting for local wages, teaching programs, the share of low-income patients and unusually costly cases. Those adjustments drive most differences between hospitals, so a lower payment doesn’t mean better or worse care, and Medicare patients’ own costs usually vary much less than the totals. Private insurance pays different, usually higher, prices.

Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (Medicare fee-for-service claims). CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 stays. More in the glossary.