Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant Without Cc/Mcc in Iowa
MS-DRG 244: Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant without cc/mcc
Iowa hospitals billed Medicare a typical $68,075 for this stay in 2024, about 5.2 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.
Iowa hospitals compared
Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)
| Hospital | City | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | Cash price | Insurers (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center | Des Moines | 13 | $69,184 | $12,874 | – | – | |
| Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | Des Moines | 20 | $68,075 | $13,187 | – | $22,095$20,703–$26,327 · 7 plans | |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center | Mason City | 16 | $58,827 | $14,130 | – | – |
Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.
This page covers the simplest version of this stay: patients with no significant complications or other serious conditions.
General information, not medical advice.
Before you go
- Ask for an estimate. Hospitals must give uninsured and self-pay patients a written good-faith estimate before planned care.
- Check the network. Confirm that the hospital and the doctors are in your plan's network.
- Ask about financial help. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance policy; many discount or forgive bills by income.
- Get an itemized bill. Compare it with the estimate and question anything you don't recognise.