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Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant with CC

In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $20,414 per stay at 681 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $17,039 and $22,092.

Also known as: Pacemaker

National figures, 2024

Average payment per case: $20,414
Typical range (middle half of hospitals): $17,039–$22,092
Medicare’s share: $17,31585% of the payment
Average billed charge: $109,447
Hospitals reporting: 68114,876 stays

Hospitals in North Carolina

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Average payment across these 19 hospitals: $18,728National $20,414 · North Carolina $18,728
Median hospital: $18,120
Lowest to highest: $15,151–$27,252
Medicare stays: 571

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

Medicare payments per case for Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant with CC by hospital, 2024
Hospital	Cases	Average payment	vs national average	Medicare paid	Billed charge
WakeMed, Cary HospitalCary, NC · CCN 340173	12	$15,151	26% below the national average	$14,063	$85,806
Frye Regional Medical CenterHickory, NC · CCN 340116	24	$15,210	25% below the national average	$13,986	$137,099
Rex HospitalRaleigh, NC · CCN 340114	58	$15,644	23% below the national average	$14,427	$65,907
Atrium Health PinevilleCharlotte, NC · CCN 340098	20	$15,822	22% below the national average	$14,598	$81,693
Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia, NC · CCN 340032	12	$16,705	18% below the national average	$15,401	$122,255
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · CCN 340053	30	$16,751	18% below the national average	$15,457	$77,337
FirstHealth Moore Regional HospitalPinehurst, NC · CCN 340115	42	$16,932	17% below the national average	$14,294	$112,266
Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery CeAsheville, NC · CCN 340002	80	$17,278	15% below the national average	$15,782	$102,264
Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem, NC · CCN 340014	30	$18,042	12% below the national average	$15,051	$82,766
Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcord, NC · CCN 340001	14	$18,120	11% below the national average	$15,085	$85,832
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington, NC · CCN 340141	81	$19,193	About average	$17,145	$73,013
Carolina East Medical CenterNew Bern, NC · CCN 340131	26	$19,774	About average	$18,378	$84,390
Ecu Health Medical CenterGreenville, NC · CCN 340040	29	$19,978	About average	$16,460	$55,013
WakeMed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh, NC · CCN 340069	29	$20,169	About average	$16,437	$126,619
Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral HealthCharlotte, NC · CCN 340113	14	$22,180	About average	$18,437	$92,238
Southeastern Regional Medical CenterLumberton, NC · CCN 340050	15	$23,118	13% above the national average	$18,074	$62,885
UNC HospitalsChapel Hill, NC · CCN 340061	13	$25,520	25% above the national average	$21,768	$66,718
Duke University HospitalDurham, NC · CCN 340030	26	$25,917	27% above the national average	$19,546	$115,445
North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem, NC · CCN 340047	16	$27,252	33% above the national average	$16,149	$112,066

National trend

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

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2020: 14,407 stays at 683 hospitals · 2021: 14,483 stays at 680 hospitals · 2022: 13,593 stays at 636 hospitals · 2023: 14,941 stays at 670 hospitals · 2024: 14,876 stays at 681 hospitals

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National average payment and billed charge for Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant with CC
Year of care	Average payment	Average billed charge
2020	$20K	$96K
2021	$21K	$97K
2022	$21K	$103K
2023	$20K	$106K
2024	$20K	$109K

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 CC, 2024
State	Hospitals	Cases	Average payment	Typical range
New Mexico	1	18	$15,454	$15,454–$15,454
Arkansas	10	191	$15,482	$15,410–$16,057
Mississippi	8	132	$15,929	$14,942–$16,796
Alabama	7	138	$16,105	$15,489–$16,534
Oklahoma	8	179	$16,589	$15,992–$17,582
Iowa	9	167	$16,727	$15,800–$16,688
Kentucky	9	168	$16,818	$15,993–$17,214
Vermont	1	47	$17,157	$17,157–$17,157
Nebraska	5	114	$17,339	$16,403–$21,472
Indiana	16	312	$17,482	$16,984–$17,526
West Virginia	7	133	$17,582	$14,942–$18,806
North Dakota	2	43	$17,793	$17,515–$18,098
Kansas	8	157	$17,877	$16,417–$20,105
Montana	5	92	$17,956	$16,920–$18,846
Florida	60	1,364	$18,096	$16,349–$18,795
South Dakota	3	113	$18,187	$16,785–$20,188
Louisiana	9	129	$18,274	$16,058–$20,027
Idaho	5	96	$18,308	$17,125–$19,954
Missouri	15	276	$18,678	$15,894–$19,819
Colorado	6	84	$18,718	$17,568–$19,243
North Carolina	19	571	$18,728	$16,728–$21,174
Utah	6	134	$18,751	$17,215–$19,103
Ohio	28	592	$18,780	$17,041–$19,812
South Carolina	15	367	$18,849	$16,404–$21,031
Texas	51	953	$19,189	$16,788–$20,142
Tennessee	15	340	$19,272	$16,234–$20,016
Virginia	23	626	$19,465	$17,305–$20,358
Michigan	20	388	$19,485	$17,960–$20,650
Wisconsin	10	217	$19,588	$17,573–$21,564
Illinois	28	558	$19,759	$16,907–$21,254
Georgia	19	367	$19,813	$17,747–$21,013
Arizona	16	267	$20,021	$17,225–$20,650
Pennsylvania	34	820	$20,167	$17,079–$21,436
Maine	2	75	$20,567	$20,023–$20,637
Washington	15	293	$20,624	$19,163–$21,308
Minnesota	13	430	$20,716	$17,591–$21,201
New Hampshire	6	99	$20,894	$18,307–$21,036
Delaware	3	117	$20,911	$20,213–$21,252
Wyoming	1	17	$21,028	$21,028–$21,028
Nevada	6	99	$21,245	$20,149–$21,363
New Jersey	20	472	$21,887	$20,031–$23,692
Oregon	7	152	$22,241	$20,265–$23,136
Alaska	1	33	$22,909	$22,909–$22,909
Rhode Island	3	61	$23,272	$22,037–$23,968
Massachusetts	18	511	$24,648	$20,694–$27,113
Connecticut	7	164	$24,933	$23,248–$25,423
District of Columbia	1	43	$25,518	$25,518–$25,518
New York	32	817	$25,723	$22,326–$28,641
Hawaii	2	36	$25,918	$25,266–$26,169
California	50	941	$26,300	$22,722–$26,408
Maryland	16	363	$27,694	$25,534–$31,372

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.