Outpatient procedure · APC 5222 · Surgery or procedure

Level 2 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures

In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $8,088 per procedure at 931 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $7,384 and $8,397.

Also known as: Pacemaker

National figures, 2024

Average payment per case: $8,088
Typical range (middle half of hospitals): $7,384–$8,397
Medicare’s share: $6,51481% of the payment
Average billed charge: $44,213
Hospitals reporting: 93132,558 procedures

Hospitals in North Carolina

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Average payment across these 30 hospitals: $7,466National $8,088 · North Carolina $7,466
Median hospital: $7,526
Lowest to highest: $5,072–$7,918
Medicare procedures: 1,243

30 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024. Download as CSV

Medicare payments per case for Level 2 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures by hospital, 2024
Hospital	Cases	Average payment	vs national average	Medicare paid	Billed charge
UNC HospitalsChapel Hill, NC · CCN 340061	26	$5,072	37% below the national average	$4,040	$25,284
Moses H. Cone The Memorial HospitalGreensboro, NC · CCN 340091	54	$6,597	18% below the national average	$5,255	$25,591
Haywood Regional Medical CenterClyde, NC · CCN 340184	17	$7,047	13% below the national average	$5,544	$43,842
Catawba Valley Medical CenterHickory, NC · CCN 340143	16	$7,142	12% below the national average	$5,605	$32,896
Pardee Hospital Henderson CountyHendersonville, NC · CCN 340017	51	$7,162	11% below the national average	$5,654	$28,776
WakeMed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh, NC · CCN 340069	52	$7,188	11% below the national average	$5,623	$45,517
Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery CeAsheville, NC · CCN 340002	69	$7,222	11% below the national average	$5,713	$44,770
Ecu Health Medical CenterGreenville, NC · CCN 340040	66	$7,304	About average	$5,797	$37,236
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · CCN 340053	23	$7,369	About average	$5,818	$36,572
Duke Regional HospitalDurham, NC · CCN 340155	21	$7,372	About average	$5,815	$41,575
Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, IncMorganton, NC · CCN 340075	12	$7,393	About average	$5,890	$28,189
Novant Health Brunswick Medical CenterSupply, NC · CCN 340158	11	$7,393	About average	$5,882	$32,743
Frye Regional Medical CenterHickory, NC · CCN 340116	41	$7,407	About average	$5,870	$62,419
Rex HospitalRaleigh, NC · CCN 340114	91	$7,485	About average	$5,927	$27,632
UNC Health NashRocky Mount, NC · CCN 340147	21	$7,513	About average	$5,974	$21,014
FirstHealth Moore Regional HospitalPinehurst, NC · CCN 340115	30	$7,539	About average	$6,003	$53,404
Atrium Health ClevelandShelby, NC · CCN 340021	12	$7,554	About average	$6,019	$27,870
North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem, NC · CCN 340047	37	$7,577	About average	$6,003	$42,625
Duke University HospitalDurham, NC · CCN 340030	62	$7,619	About average	$6,068	$42,018
Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral HealthCharlotte, NC · CCN 340113	33	$7,634	About average	$6,082	$32,966
Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia, NC · CCN 340032	35	$7,634	About average	$6,081	$56,577
Novant Health Matthews Medical CenterMatthews, NC · CCN 340171	26	$7,634	About average	$6,078	$29,091
Atrium Health PinevilleCharlotte, NC · CCN 340098	38	$7,634	About average	$6,074	$29,763
Novant Health Huntersville Medical CenterHuntersville, NC · CCN 340183	17	$7,634	About average	$6,071	$30,099
Johnston HealthSmithfield, NC · CCN 340090	17	$7,643	About average	$6,089	$34,262
WakeMed, Cary HospitalCary, NC · CCN 340173	14	$7,649	About average	$6,091	$46,078
Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem, NC · CCN 340014	55	$7,744	About average	$6,167	$28,573
Carolina East Medical CenterNew Bern, NC · CCN 340131	125	$7,868	About average	$6,254	$28,476
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington, NC · CCN 340141	159	$7,878	About average	$6,269	$29,080
Watauga Medical CenterBoone, NC · CCN 340051	12	$7,918	About average	$6,309	$37,710

National trend

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

Average payment
Average billed charge

2020: 25,975 procedures at 878 hospitals · 2021: 28,742 procedures at 912 hospitals · 2022: 29,443 procedures at 917 hospitals · 2023: 31,100 procedures at 938 hospitals · 2024: 32,558 procedures at 931 hospitals

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National average payment and billed charge for Level 2 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
Year of care	Average payment	Average billed charge
2020	$7,638	$38K
2021	$8,181	$39K
2022	$8,304	$41K
2023	$8,088	$42K
2024	$8,088	$44K

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 2 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures, 2024
State	Hospitals	Cases	Average payment	Typical range
Vermont	1	61	$2,951	$2,951–$2,951
West Virginia	9	213	$7,027	$6,848–$7,202
Louisiana	12	446	$7,046	$6,960–$7,196
Tennessee	24	822	$7,099	$7,007–$7,304
Alabama	15	389	$7,129	$6,955–$7,242
Mississippi	14	530	$7,147	$7,002–$7,113
Ohio	40	1,194	$7,192	$7,107–$7,442
South Carolina	17	1,017	$7,253	$7,209–$7,330
Arkansas	12	499	$7,264	$7,166–$7,333
Kentucky	12	298	$7,272	$7,114–$7,447
Oklahoma	18	730	$7,302	$7,214–$7,320
Iowa	14	404	$7,406	$7,273–$7,724
Kansas	19	964	$7,434	$7,305–$7,607
Missouri	33	914	$7,447	$7,314–$7,651
North Carolina	30	1,243	$7,466	$7,320–$7,634
Georgia	26	633	$7,511	$7,189–$7,884
Utah	5	163	$7,539	$7,437–$7,610
Texas	62	1,870	$7,561	$7,372–$7,674
Michigan	31	914	$7,611	$7,417–$7,859
Florida	68	2,342	$7,612	$7,694–$7,696
Nebraska	7	249	$7,615	$7,499–$7,655
Virginia	24	793	$7,623	$7,315–$7,806
Indiana	21	526	$7,634	$7,573–$7,741
Maine	4	102	$7,636	$7,337–$7,982
New Mexico	8	176	$7,692	$7,398–$7,701
Wisconsin	19	519	$7,777	$7,626–$7,965
Idaho	9	371	$7,828	$7,645–$8,188
Illinois	46	1,473	$8,005	$7,851–$8,262
South Dakota	4	344	$8,020	$7,926–$8,063
Montana	4	125	$8,060	$7,929–$8,106
Pennsylvania	51	1,922	$8,068	$7,588–$8,214
Colorado	17	425	$8,104	$8,087–$8,087
North Dakota	6	352	$8,162	$7,965–$8,388
Minnesota	14	433	$8,206	$8,075–$8,381
New Hampshire	8	179	$8,313	$8,145–$8,335
Arizona	19	528	$8,340	$8,234–$8,283
Delaware	4	195	$8,454	$8,386–$8,527
Rhode Island	1	47	$8,619	$8,619–$8,619
District of Columbia	2	68	$8,660	$8,663–$8,681
Washington	21	565	$8,744	$8,525–$8,911
Alaska	1	19	$8,766	$8,766–$8,766
Massachusetts	23	1,140	$9,098	$9,069–$9,120
Nevada	9	184	$9,156	$9,094–$9,095
New Jersey	23	962	$9,168	$8,891–$9,343
Oregon	11	225	$9,355	$8,872–$9,359
New York	52	3,028	$9,374	$9,003–$9,568
Connecticut	15	413	$9,459	$9,471–$9,563
Hawaii	1	28	$9,764	$9,764–$9,764
California	45	1,521	$11,006	$10,435–$11,783

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.