DRG
PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH MCC
DRG Code: 242
Key Metrics
Total Discharges
10,272
Avg Medicare Payment ($)
$26,501.96
Avg Total Payment ($)
$29,999.93
Avg Covered Charge ($)
$152,347.33
Number of Hospitals
543
Payment Range (Avg Medicare Payment)
Minimum
$14,067.29
25th Percentile
$22,356.41
Median
$24,599.12
75th Percentile
$28,917.06
Maximum
$70,418.91
Top 20 Hospitals by Discharges
| Rank | Hospital | Discharges | Avg Medicare Payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Methodist Hospital | 77 | $22,583.92 |
| 2 | Nyu Langone Hospitals | 69 | $40,026.77 |
| 3 | Abbott Northwestern Hospital | 66 | $25,967.94 |
| 4 | Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester | 61 | $34,024.38 |
| 5 | New York-Presbyterian Hospital | 61 | $49,456.59 |
| 6 | Lehigh Valley Hospital | 55 | $25,606.40 |
| 7 | Sarasota Memorial Hospital | 54 | $22,674.57 |
| 8 | St Cloud Hospital | 54 | $30,306.43 |
| 9 | St Luke's Hospital Bethlehem | 51 | $26,687.25 |
| 10 | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | 50 | $38,626.14 |
| 11 | Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce | 50 | $21,463.62 |
| 12 | Medstar Washington Hospital Center | 47 | $32,874.30 |
| 13 | Bryan Medical Center | 47 | $22,693.79 |
| 14 | Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital | 47 | $22,990.11 |
| 15 | Adventhealth Orlando | 46 | $25,299.04 |
| 16 | Rex Hospital | 46 | $21,859.52 |
| 17 | Massachusetts General Hospital | 45 | $34,117.11 |
| 18 | Lancaster General Hospital | 45 | $28,051.73 |
| 19 | Memorial Hermann Hospital System | 45 | $24,569.78 |
| 20 | Centra Health, Inc | 44 | $24,450.50 |
Related Entities
Methodology
Data source: Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (DRG)
(dataset ID: inpatient-by-drg).
Vintage: 2023.
Downloaded: 2026-04-13.
Rows in source: 146,427.
Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service reports charges and payments for hospital inpatient stays by DRG (Diagnosis Related Group). Payment amounts reflect what Medicare actually paid, while covered charges are the hospital's list price before adjustments.