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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

Hospitals in Georgia

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Average payment across these 26 hospitals: $20,859National $22,751 · Georgia $20,859
Median hospital: $21,288
Lowest to highest: $18,366–$22,042
Medicare procedures: 2,895

26 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024. 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
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
SGMC HealthValdosta, GA · CCN 110122	29	$19,391	15% below the national average	$17,759	$120,565
St Joseph's Hospital - SavannahSavannah, GA · CCN 110043	131	$19,464	14% below the national average	$17,832	$64,324
Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical CenterSavannah, GA · CCN 110036	229	$19,678	14% below the national average	$18,038	$284,560
Piedmont Augusta HospitalAugusta, GA · CCN 110028	186	$19,754	13% below the national average	$18,118	$117,721
Coliseum Medical CentersMacon, GA · CCN 110164	100	$20,051	12% below the national average	$18,420	$173,893
Atrium Health Navicent The Medical CenterMacon, GA · CCN 110107	125	$20,729	About average	$19,097	$150,720
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical CenterAthens, GA · CCN 110074	95	$20,763	About average	$19,130	$127,294
St Mary's HospitalAthens, GA · CCN 110006	29	$20,914	About average	$19,270	$108,059
Saint Joseph's Hospital Of Atlanta, IncAtlanta, GA · CCN 110082	295	$21,087	About average	$19,455	$54,374
AdventHealth RedmondRome, GA · CCN 110168	81	$21,152	About average	$19,519	$150,686
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville, GA · CCN 110029	114	$21,248	About average	$19,616	$186,597
Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta, GA · CCN 110083	369	$21,328	About average	$19,690	$137,291
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta, GA · CCN 110035	128	$21,507	About average	$19,875	$137,778
Northside Hospital ForsythCumming, GA · CCN 110005	46	$21,571	About average	$19,939	$137,412
Hamilton Medical CenterDalton, GA · CCN 110001	31	$21,599	About average	$19,967	$123,595
Northside HospitalAtlanta, GA · CCN 110161	132	$21,698	About average	$20,066	$163,657
Northside Hospital GwinnettLawrenceville, GA · CCN 110087	247	$21,748	About average	$20,116	$160,763
Emory University Hospital MidtownAtlanta, GA · CCN 110078	89	$21,756	About average	$20,124	$50,824
Emory University HospitalAtlanta, GA · CCN 110010	128	$21,984	About average	$20,352	$48,291
Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton, GA · CCN 110008	36	$21,984	About average	$20,352	$105,530
Piedmont Henry HospitalStockbridge, GA · CCN 110191	14	$21,984	About average	$20,352	$69,179
Wellstar Cobb Medical CenterAustell, GA · CCN 110143	19	$21,984	About average	$20,352	$126,748
Wellstar North Fulton Medical CenterRoswell, GA · CCN 110198	25	$21,984	About average	$20,352	$137,841
Phoebe Putney Memorial HospitalAlbany, GA · CCN 110007	65	$22,042	About average	$20,423	$101,279

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.