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Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures

In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $22,751 per procedure at 955 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $20,689 and $23,098.

Also known as: Cardiac ablation, EP study

National figures, 2024

Average payment per case: $22,751
Typical range (middle half of hospitals): $20,689–$23,098
Medicare’s share: $21,11793% of the payment
Average billed charge: $163,748
Hospitals reporting: 955112,680 procedures

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954 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024; showing 1–50. Download as CSV

Medicare payments per case for Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures by hospital, 2024
Hospital	Cases	Average payment	vs national average	Medicare paid	Billed charge
MetroHealth SystemCleveland, OH · CCN 360059	67	$6,889	70% below the national average	$5,269	$117,373
Marietta Memorial HospitalMarietta, OH · CCN 360147	26	$10,896	52% below the national average	$9,264	$80,805
University Of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health CareBurlington, VT · CCN 470003	108	$11,237	51% below the national average	$9,605	$116,354
Palomar Health Downtown CampusEscondido, CA · CCN 050115	50	$17,022	25% below the national average	$15,390	$221,938
Lubbock Heart Hospital LpLubbock, TX · CCN 450876	11	$17,116	25% below the national average	$15,484	$124,020
St Francis HospitalMemphis, TN · CCN 440183	13	$17,207	24% below the national average	$15,523	$170,088
Shelby Baptist Medical CenterAlabaster, AL · CCN 010016	24	$17,510	23% below the national average	$15,878	$180,756
Wheeling Hospital, IncWheeling, WV · CCN 510050 · +$3,191 outlier payments per case	50	$18,030	21% below the national average	$16,398	$104,622
Piedmont Medical CenterRock Hill, SC · CCN 420002	59	$18,038	21% below the national average	$16,403	$252,203
Flowers HospitalDothan, AL · CCN 010055	35	$18,204	20% below the national average	$16,570	$277,286
Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Medical ColAugusta, GA · CCN 110034	141	$18,366	19% below the national average	$16,850	$143,734
St Francis Hospital- Emory HealthcareColumbus, GA · CCN 110129	11	$18,428	19% below the national average	$16,796	$34,623
Ochsner Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette, LA · CCN 190002	49	$18,597	18% below the national average	$16,960	$136,307
Princeton Baptist Medical CenterBirmingham, AL · CCN 010103	31	$18,608	18% below the national average	$16,976	$223,530
Summa Health SystemAkron, OH · CCN 360020 · +$1,451 outlier payments per case	70	$18,693	18% below the national average	$17,072	$188,623
Hillcrest Hospital SouthTulsa, OK · CCN 370202	11	$18,704	18% below the national average	$17,072	$86,369
Baptist Health Brookwood HospitalBirmingham, AL · CCN 010139	87	$18,761	18% below the national average	$17,127	$297,480
North Alabama Medical CenterFlorence, AL · CCN 010006	34	$18,884	17% below the national average	$17,252	$98,357
Physicians Regional Medical CenterPowell, TN · CCN 440120	90	$18,957	17% below the national average	$17,325	$232,773
Genesis Medical Center-DavenportDavenport, IA · CCN 160033	26	$18,984	17% below the national average	$17,349	$84,158
Delray Medical CenterDelray Beach, FL · CCN 100258	169	$18,995	17% below the national average	$17,357	$276,954
University Of Alabama HospitalBirmingham, AL · CCN 010033 · +$359 outlier payments per case	308	$19,014	16% below the national average	$17,380	$169,637
Forrest General HospitalHattiesburg, MS · CCN 250078	150	$19,017	16% below the national average	$17,382	$83,566
King's Daughters' Medical CenterAshland, KY · CCN 180009	57	$19,071	16% below the national average	$17,439	$82,644
Thomas HospitalFairhope, AL · CCN 010100	106	$19,144	16% below the national average	$17,510	$96,501
Terrebonne General Medical Center - ParishHouma, LA · CCN 190008	54	$19,202	16% below the national average	$17,570	$97,471
Baldwin HealthFoley, AL · CCN 010083	41	$19,227	15% below the national average	$17,589	$240,882
Baptist Memorial Hospital North MsOxford, MS · CCN 250034	94	$19,257	15% below the national average	$17,624	$117,079
Lake HealthConcord, OH · CCN 360098 · +$778 outlier payments per case	59	$19,282	15% below the national average	$17,644	$89,495
Ochsner Medical Center AcuteNew Orleans, LA · CCN 190036	180	$19,298	15% below the national average	$17,663	$99,496
Grandview Medical CenterBirmingham, AL · CCN 010104	364	$19,302	15% below the national average	$17,671	$304,166
Springhill Medical CenterMobile, AL · CCN 010144	55	$19,323	15% below the national average	$17,686	$58,855
Northwest Texas HospitalAmarillo, TX · CCN 450209	16	$19,374	15% below the national average	$17,742	$174,355
Mississippi Baptist Medical CenterJackson, MS · CCN 250102	222	$19,380	15% below the national average	$17,748	$146,968
SGMC HealthValdosta, GA · CCN 110122	29	$19,391	15% below the national average	$17,759	$120,565
University Health System, IncKnoxville, TN · CCN 440015	202	$19,396	15% below the national average	$17,762	$105,255
MUSC Health Florence Medical CenterFlorence, SC · CCN 420091	20	$19,419	15% below the national average	$17,787	$143,274
Mercy Hospital SpringfieldSpringfield, MO · CCN 260065	73	$19,424	15% below the national average	$17,789	$115,131
Baptist Memorial HospitalMemphis, TN · CCN 440048	265	$19,425	15% below the national average	$17,792	$145,912
Mobile Infirmary Medical CenterMobile, AL · CCN 010113 · +$759 outlier payments per case	96	$19,458	14% below the national average	$17,826	$131,055
Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, IncLafayette, LA · CCN 190102	76	$19,461	14% below the national average	$17,824	$123,228
St Joseph's Hospital - SavannahSavannah, GA · CCN 110043	131	$19,464	14% below the national average	$17,832	$64,324
Charleston Area Medical CenterCharleston, WV · CCN 510022	61	$19,479	14% below the national average	$17,842	$111,275
Cox Medical CentersSpringfield, MO · CCN 260040	145	$19,485	14% below the national average	$17,863	$123,339
St Vincent's BirminghamBirmingham, AL · CCN 010056	74	$19,533	14% below the national average	$17,898	$107,344
Parma Community General HospitalParma, OH · CCN 360041	48	$19,537	14% below the national average	$17,917	$93,689
Erlanger Medical CenterChattanooga, TN · CCN 440104	73	$19,539	14% below the national average	$17,907	$60,167
Parkwest Medical CenterKnoxville, TN · CCN 440173	42	$19,540	14% below the national average	$17,908	$86,342
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · CCN 440039 · +$114 outlier payments per case	505	$19,548	14% below the national average	$17,915	$122,896
Memorial Healthcare System, IncChattanooga, TN · CCN 440091	147	$19,560	14% below the national average	$17,927	$121,406

National trend

Average payment and billed charge per procedure, and how many Medicare procedures were reported each year.

Average payment
Average billed charge

2020: 66,770 procedures at 858 hospitals · 2021: 80,404 procedures at 901 hospitals · 2022: 87,485 procedures at 913 hospitals · 2023: 96,057 procedures at 932 hospitals · 2024: 112,680 procedures at 955 hospitals

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National average payment and billed charge for Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
Year of care	Average payment	Average billed charge
2020	$20K	$131K
2021	$22K	$139K
2022	$22K	$137K
2023	$23K	$146K
2024	$23K	$164K

By state, 2024

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

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Average payment by state for Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures, 2024
State	Hospitals	Cases	Average payment	Typical range
Vermont	1	108	$11,237	$11,237–$11,237
Alabama	18	1,696	$19,326	$18,917–$19,708
West Virginia	5	387	$19,417	$19,479–$19,576
Louisiana	14	1,234	$19,760	$19,512–$20,034
Mississippi	10	1,165	$19,766	$19,438–$19,719
Tennessee	17	2,866	$19,845	$19,539–$20,317
Oklahoma	11	1,586	$20,013	$19,717–$20,335
Ohio	41	4,437	$20,178	$20,025–$20,738
Arkansas	11	1,384	$20,224	$19,955–$20,855
South Carolina	18	2,787	$20,269	$20,016–$20,367
Kentucky	13	1,126	$20,394	$20,025–$21,517
Missouri	22	1,959	$20,444	$20,051–$20,882
Iowa	13	1,460	$20,504	$20,221–$20,996
Kansas	11	1,338	$20,582	$20,386–$20,690
New Mexico	5	537	$20,721	$20,232–$20,968
Georgia	26	2,895	$20,859	$20,221–$21,754
North Carolina	24	3,550	$21,038	$20,777–$21,293
Utah	9	1,125	$21,049	$20,778–$21,222
Texas	93	9,075	$21,057	$20,557–$21,487
Nebraska	7	928	$21,144	$21,064–$21,347
Michigan	27	2,206	$21,144	$20,687–$21,598
Virginia	28	4,805	$21,219	$20,378–$22,006
Florida	75	9,751	$21,299	$21,183–$21,459
Indiana	30	2,626	$21,349	$21,117–$21,816
Maine	3	360	$21,454	$21,043–$22,028
Wisconsin	24	1,559	$21,780	$21,279–$22,281
Idaho	7	782	$22,057	$21,319–$22,634
Montana	6	707	$22,242	$22,064–$22,209
Illinois	54	4,932	$22,279	$21,893–$22,490
Pennsylvania	49	4,721	$22,356	$21,159–$22,852
Colorado	21	2,088	$22,544	$22,338–$22,550
North Dakota	5	263	$22,574	$22,209–$22,209
South Dakota	3	581	$22,635	$21,957–$22,777
Minnesota	13	1,880	$22,881	$22,248–$22,529
Arizona	22	3,740	$23,035	$22,878–$23,098
New Hampshire	4	560	$23,167	$22,872–$23,630
Delaware	5	331	$23,452	$23,304–$23,415
Rhode Island	2	171	$23,644	$23,720–$23,932
District of Columbia	2	689	$23,889	$23,968–$24,146
Washington	18	2,668	$24,244	$23,636–$25,058
Alaska	2	331	$24,447	$24,447–$24,447
Massachusetts	19	3,526	$25,211	$25,131–$25,436
Oregon	10	1,083	$25,212	$24,477–$24,983
Nevada	11	685	$25,275	$25,139–$25,365
New Jersey	15	2,717	$25,576	$24,796–$26,105
New York	37	5,890	$26,183	$24,828–$26,685
Connecticut	8	761	$26,284	$25,800–$26,658
Hawaii	3	179	$26,965	$26,816–$27,069
California	83	10,445	$30,363	$29,114–$30,024

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. For outpatient procedures it is Medicare’s allowed amount, which leaves out extra “outlier” payments for unusually costly cases; those are shown under the hospital name where CMS reported any, and included in the CSV. 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 Outpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (Medicare fee-for-service claims). CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 procedures. More in the glossary.