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Other heart assist system implant in Florida

What 5 hospitals in Florida charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for other heart assist system implant (DRG 215), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 215 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $669,336 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $81,720 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $80,092 Average per stay
State rank #1 of 6 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Florida billed an average of $669,336 for other heart assist system implant, about 8.2 times the average total payment of $81,720. That payment is 17% below the U.S. average of $98,781.

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.

Paid $81,720Billed $669,336

About 12¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Florida billed for this stay.

Florida hospitals: other heart assist system implant

Every Florida hospital that billed Medicare for this stay at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.

Hospital Stays Avg charge Avg payment Medicare paid
Adventhealth Daytona BeachDaytona Beach 20 $342,352 $70,669 $69,935
Manatee Memorial HospitalBradenton 17 $1,013,205 $77,509 $75,799
Adventhealth OrlandoOrlando 16 $851,524 $101,042 $98,736
Sacred Heart HospitalPensacola 13 $401,859 $80,226 $77,643
Orlando Regional HealthcareOrlando 11 $783,528 $81,983 $80,969
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Lowest and highest payments in Florida

Among hospitals with at least 11 Medicare hospital stays. Differences reflect local wage costs, teaching status and how sick patients were, as well as price.

Lowest

Adventhealth Daytona BeachDaytona Beach, FL$70,669
Manatee Memorial HospitalBradenton, FL$77,509
Sacred Heart HospitalPensacola, FL$80,226
Orlando Regional HealthcareOrlando, FL$81,983
Adventhealth OrlandoOrlando, FL$101,042

Highest

Adventhealth OrlandoOrlando, FL$101,042
Orlando Regional HealthcareOrlando, FL$81,983
Sacred Heart HospitalPensacola, FL$80,226
Manatee Memorial HospitalBradenton, FL$77,509
Adventhealth Daytona BeachDaytona Beach, FL$70,669

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Questions

How much does other heart assist system implant cost in Florida?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for other heart assist system implant (DRG 215) at 5 hospitals in Florida was billed at $669,336 on average, while the average total payment was $81,720, of which Medicare paid $80,092. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.

Why are hospital charges so much higher than payments?

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 stay in Florida, average charges were 8.2 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.

Source: CMS, Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. Average total payment includes Medicare's payment, the patient's deductible and coinsurance, and any other payer. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 hospital stays for privacy. About the data.