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Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with major complications Cost in Massachusetts
Medicare DRG 242. What each hospital charges and what Medicare pays.
Avg charge in MA
$106,338
Range (lowest–highest)
$50,570 – $237,388
Avg Medicare pays
$33,354
Hospitals
17
| Hospital | Stays | Avg charge | Avg total payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST VINCENT HOSPITAL · WORCESTER | 14 | $237,388 | $37,865 |
| UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER/UNIVERSITY CAMPUS · WORCESTER | 17 | $156,542 | $43,898 |
| BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · BOSTON | 20 | $153,155 | $41,898 |
| MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · BOSTON | 29 | $150,255 | $42,484 |
| TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER · BOSTON | 11 | $146,636 | $53,770 |
| BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · BOSTON | 47 | $109,824 | $54,681 |
| BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL PLYMOUTH · PLYMOUTH | 11 | $105,809 | $28,068 |
| CAPE COD HOSPITAL · HYANNIS | 31 | $100,322 | $37,188 |
| SOUTHCOAST HOSPITALS GROUP · FALL RIVER | 42 | $95,944 | $27,543 |
| NORTH SHORE MEDICAL CENTER - · SALEM | 19 | $84,240 | $34,022 |
| NEWTON-WELLESLEY HOSPITAL · NEWTON | 20 | $82,505 | $30,473 |
| MERRIMACK HEALTH LAWRENCE HOSPITAL · LAWRENCE | 11 | $74,070 | $31,578 |
| LAHEY HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER, BURLINGTON · BURLINGTON | 36 | $71,820 | $34,603 |
| BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER-BRIGHTON · BRIGHTON | 14 | $65,836 | $36,584 |
| LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL · LOWELL | 15 | $65,669 | $28,681 |
| SOUTH SHORE HOSPITAL · SOUTH WEYMOUTH | 19 | $57,164 | $28,368 |
| BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER · SPRINGFIELD | 38 | $50,570 | $34,848 |
Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service. The "charge" is the hospital's list price; "total payment" is what it actually received. Medicare fee-for-service inpatient stays only. A hospital with very few stays for this DRG may not appear (CMS suppresses counts under 11).