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Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant with complications in Mississippi

What 8 hospitals in Mississippi charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for permanent cardiac pacemaker implant with complications (DRG 243), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 243 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $85,299 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $15,929 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $13,683 Average per stay
State rank #2 of 43 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Mississippi billed an average of $85,299 for permanent cardiac pacemaker implant with complications, about 5.4 times the average total payment of $15,929. That payment is 22% below the U.S. average of $20,414.

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 $15,929Billed $85,299

About 19¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Mississippi billed for this stay.

Mississippi hospitals: permanent cardiac pacemaker implant with complications

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

Hospital Stays Avg charge Avg payment Medicare paid
Memorial Hospital at GulfportGulfport 25 $137,194 $16,551 $13,571
Baptist Memorial Hospital North MsOxford 19 $91,905 $16,855 $13,345
Forrest General HospitalHattiesburg 19 $51,540 $15,159 $13,904
North Mississippi Medical CenterTupelo 15 $60,781 $16,777 $13,550
St Dominic-Jackson Memorial HospitalJackson 14 $66,248 $14,204 $12,684
Baptist Mem Hosp/Golden Triangle INCColumbus 14 $97,531 $15,778 $14,128
Magnolia Regional Health CenterCorinth 13 $66,509 $17,189 $15,362
Mississippi Baptist Medical CenterJackson 13 $79,606 $14,288 $13,137
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Lowest and highest payments in Mississippi

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.

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant with complications in other states

Questions

How much does permanent cardiac pacemaker implant with complications cost in Mississippi?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for permanent cardiac pacemaker implant with complications (DRG 243) at 8 hospitals in Mississippi was billed at $85,299 on average, while the average total payment was $15,929, of which Medicare paid $13,683. 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 Mississippi, average charges were 5.4 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.