What 88 hospitals in New York charged and were paid for level 2 pacemaker and similar procedures (APC 5222), from 2024 Medicare claims.
Hospitals in New York billed an average of $55,740 for level 2 pacemaker and similar procedures, about 5.9 times the average medicare-allowed amount of $9,374. That payment is 16% above the U.S. average of $8,088.
These are averages for patients with original (fee-for-service) Medicare. Private insurance pays different, negotiated prices, and what you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Use these figures to compare hospitals, not as a quote.
About 17¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in New York billed for this service.
Every New York hospital that billed Medicare for this service at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.
| Hospital | Services | Avg charge | Avg allowed | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYU Hospitals CenterNew York | 596 | $108,649 | $9,532 | $7,896 |
| New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York | 282 | $39,416 | $9,646 | $8,010 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical CenterWest Islip | 202 | $63,149 | $9,290 | $7,654 |
| Mount Sinai HospitalNew York | 167 | $22,333 | $9,613 | $7,976 |
| University HospitalStony Brook | 157 | $46,932 | $9,384 | $7,750 |
| White Plains Hospital CtrWhite Plains | 96 | $25,973 | $9,656 | $8,023 |
| Mount Sinai WestNew York | 80 | $29,537 | $9,464 | $7,828 |
| North Shore University HospitalManhasset | 70 | $55,630 | $9,147 | $7,512 |
| Peconic Bay Medical CenterRiverhead | 68 | $53,216 | $8,755 | $7,131 |
| Staten Island University HospitalStaten Island | 68 | $56,082 | $9,543 | $7,908 |
| Garnet Health Medical CenterGoshen | 67 | $35,705 | $9,309 | $7,675 |
| Long Island Jewish Medical CenterNew Hyde Park | 64 | $56,276 | $9,390 | $7,752 |
| Buffalo General HospitalBuffalo | 54 | $14,943 | $8,730 | $7,097 |
| Huntington HospitalHuntington | 52 | $71,916 | $9,302 | $7,670 |
| Southside HospitalBay Shore | 50 | $57,705 | $9,238 | $7,597 |
| Long Island Community HospitalPatchogue | 48 | $130,929 | $9,483 | $7,844 |
| Lenox Hill HospitalNew York | 47 | $52,397 | $9,496 | $7,863 |
| Maimonides Medical CenterBrooklyn | 46 | $44,763 | $9,661 | $8,027 |
| St Peter's HospitalAlbany | 45 | $18,352 | $8,840 | $7,206 |
| Rochester General HospitalRochester | 45 | $21,357 | $9,003 | $7,370 |
| Vassar Brothers Medical CenterPoughkeepsie | 41 | $31,716 | $9,183 | $7,549 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital of SuffernSuffern | 40 | $60,902 | $9,661 | $8,021 |
| Northern Westchester HospitalMt Kisco | 39 | $53,150 | $8,756 | $7,120 |
| Strong Memorial HospitalRochester | 39 | $24,272 | $8,815 | $7,174 |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical CtrPlattsburgh | 36 | $38,430 | $9,640 | $8,007 |
| St Joseph's Hospital Health CenterSyracuse | 34 | $31,180 | $8,787 | $7,155 |
| Cayuga Medical Center at IthacaIthaca | 32 | $21,701 | $9,640 | $8,008 |
| Mary Imogene Bassett HospitalCooperstown | 30 | $11,913 | $9,640 | $8,008 |
| United Health Services HospsBinghamton | 30 | $17,940 | $8,758 | $7,126 |
| Ellis HospitalSchenectady | 29 | $40,223 | $9,003 | $7,371 |
| Mercy HospitalBuffalo | 28 | $31,999 | $8,758 | $7,124 |
| Crouse HospitalSyracuse | 26 | $17,574 | $8,720 | $7,087 |
| Glens Falls HospitalGlens Falls | 25 | $25,299 | $9,004 | $7,362 |
| Westchester Medical CenterValhalla | 24 | $84,103 | $9,647 | $8,015 |
| Northern Dutchess HospitalRhinebeck | 22 | $28,850 | $9,411 | $7,769 |
| Saratoga HospitalSaratoga Springs | 21 | $29,735 | $9,004 | $7,366 |
| Albany Medical Center HospitalAlbany | 20 | $24,367 | $9,003 | $7,371 |
| Montefiore Medical CenterBronx | 19 | $49,096 | $9,563 | $7,924 |
| Arnot Ogden Medical CenterElmira | 19 | $35,361 | $9,004 | $7,347 |
| New York Hospital Medical Center of QueensNew York | 17 | $24,426 | $9,661 | $8,029 |
| John T Mather Memorial Hospital of Port JeffersonPort Jefferson | 16 | $73,505 | $8,992 | $7,353 |
| Phelps Memorial Hospital AssnSleepy Hollow | 16 | $29,337 | $9,159 | $7,527 |
| Cornwall HospitalCornwall | 14 | $49,562 | $9,555 | $7,923 |
| Jamaica Hospital Med CenterJamaica | 13 | $32,255 | $9,661 | $8,029 |
| Columbia Memorial HospitalHudson | 12 | $14,746 | $9,003 | $7,371 |
| Olean General HospitalOlean | 12 | $37,513 | $8,975 | $7,311 |
| South Nassau Communities HospitalOceanside | 12 | $88,464 | $9,566 | $7,934 |
| Healthalliance Hospital Marys Avenue CampusKingston | 12 | $32,137 | $9,181 | $7,549 |
| Hudson Valley Hospital CenterCortlandt Manor | 12 | $42,039 | $9,661 | $8,029 |
| St Catherine of Siena HospitalSmithtown | 12 | $71,394 | $9,483 | $7,831 |
| Nyack HospitalNyack | 11 | $26,253 | $9,573 | $7,941 |
| St Francis Hospital, RoslynRoslyn | 11 | $58,629 | $9,567 | $7,923 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, INCBinghamton | – | – | – | – |
| Richmond University Medical CenterStaten Island | – | – | – | – |
| Wynn HospitalUtica | – | – | – | – |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown CampusBrooklyn | – | – | – | – |
| Geneva General HospitalGeneva | – | – | – | – |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical CenterNiagara Falls | – | – | – | – |
| United Memorial Medical CenterBatavia | – | – | – | – |
| F F Thompson HospitalCanandaigua | – | – | – | – |
| Adirondack Medical CenterSaranac Lake | – | – | – | – |
| Bertrand Chaffee HospitalSpringville | – | – | – | – |
| Jacobi Medical CenterBronx | – | – | – | – |
| Elmhurst Hospital CenterNew York | – | – | – | – |
| Mem Sloan-Kettering Cancer CtrNew York | – | – | – | – |
| Samaritan Medical CenterWatertown | – | – | – | – |
| Highland HospitalRochester | – | – | – | – |
| Cortland Regional Medical Center, INCCortland | – | – | – | – |
| Samaritan HospitalTroy | – | – | – | – |
| Glen Cove HospitalGlen Cove | – | – | – | – |
| Montefiore New Rochelle HospitalNew Rochelle | – | – | – | – |
| Mount St Mary's Hospital and Health CenterLewiston | – | – | – | – |
| South Brooklyn HealthBrooklyn | – | – | – | – |
| Bellevue Hospital CenterNew York | – | – | – | – |
| Claxton-Hepburn Medical CenterOgdensburg | – | – | – | – |
| Erie County Medical CenterBuffalo | – | – | – | – |
| Wyckoff Heights Medical CenterBrooklyn | – | – | – | – |
| Unity Hospital of RochesterRochester | – | – | – | – |
| Auburn Memorial HospitalAuburn | – | – | – | – |
| UPMC Chautauqua at WcaJamestown | – | – | – | – |
| University Hospital S U N Y Health Science CenterSyracuse | – | – | – | – |
| St Charles HospitalPort Jefferson | – | – | – | – |
| Mercy Medical CenterRockville Centre | – | – | – | – |
| Nathan Littauer HospitalGloversville | – | – | – | – |
| Plainview HospitalPlainview | – | – | – | – |
| University Hospital of Brooklyn ( Downstate )Brooklyn | – | – | – | – |
| St John's Episcopal Hospital at South ShoreFar Rockaway | – | – | – | – |
| St Barnabas HospitalBronx | – | – | – | – |
Among hospitals with at least 11 Medicare services. Differences reflect local wage costs, teaching status and how sick patients were, as well as price.
| Crouse HospitalSyracuse, NY | $8,720 |
|---|---|
| Buffalo General HospitalBuffalo, NY | $8,730 |
| Peconic Bay Medical CenterRiverhead, NY | $8,755 |
| Northern Westchester HospitalMt Kisco, NY | $8,756 |
| United Health Services HospsBinghamton, NY | $8,758 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital of SuffernSuffern, NY | $9,661 |
|---|---|
| Maimonides Medical CenterBrooklyn, NY | $9,661 |
| Jamaica Hospital Med CenterJamaica, NY | $9,661 |
| New York Hospital Medical Center of QueensNew York, NY | $9,661 |
| Hudson Valley Hospital CenterCortlandt Manor, NY | $9,661 |
In 2024 Medicare data, level 2 pacemaker and similar procedures (APC 5222) at 88 hospitals in New York was billed at $55,740 on average, while the average medicare-allowed amount was $9,374, of which Medicare paid $7,738. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.
Charges are a hospital's list prices. Medicare pays fixed rates set in advance, and private insurers negotiate their own discounts, so almost nobody pays the full charge. For this service in New York, average charges were 5.9 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.
Source: CMS, Medicare Outpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. The allowed amount is Medicare's payment plus the patient's coinsurance. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 services for privacy. About the data.