Inpatient stays / DRG 244
MS-DRG 244 · 241 hospitals · 9,050 stays
DRG 244: Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant without CC/MCC
Medicare patients had 9,050 stays in DRG 244 in 2024. Hospitals charged an average of $93,150 per stay and were paid $16,690 — a ratio of 5.6 to 1 — of which Medicare's own share averaged $13,321. Average charges ran from $20,101 at the least expensive hospital to $369,513 at the most; half of hospitals charged between $60,344 and $98,366.
- 1Average charge $93,150
- 2Average paid $16,690
- 3Reporting hospitals 241
- 4Medicare stays 9,050
By state
Average charges for DRG 244 were highest in Nevada ($180,193) and lowest in Maryland ($25,893). Payments vary far less than charges, because Medicare sets them: they range across states from $11,890 to $23,435.
| State | Stays | Avg charge | Avg paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 92 | $180,193 | $18,042 | 10× |
| California | 642 | $134,620 | $22,913 | 5.9× |
| Texas | 629 | $125,640 | $15,675 | 8× |
| Colorado | 84 | $117,282 | $16,051 | 7.3× |
| Florida | 789 | $116,947 | $14,772 | 7.9× |
| New Jersey | 287 | $112,099 | $18,000 | 6.2× |
| Alabama | 141 | $104,735 | $14,304 | 7.3× |
| Alaska | 24 | $104,255 | $21,434 | 4.9× |
| South Carolina | 230 | $104,096 | $16,386 | 6.4× |
| Kentucky | 101 | $103,061 | $14,355 | 7.2× |
| Arizona | 250 | $102,578 | $15,420 | 6.7× |
| Pennsylvania | 411 | $101,042 | $15,885 | 6.4× |
| New York | 472 | $98,729 | $20,651 | 4.8× |
| New Mexico | 34 | $98,124 | $14,783 | 6.6× |
| Virginia | 322 | $96,415 | $15,090 | 6.4× |
| District of Columbia | 24 | $95,609 | $22,465 | 4.3× |
| Tennessee | 205 | $93,536 | $15,313 | 6.1× |
| Georgia | 229 | $89,212 | $15,853 | 5.6× |
| Indiana | 195 | $87,874 | $14,414 | 6.1× |
| Louisiana | 112 | $85,899 | $14,255 | 6× |
| New Hampshire | 90 | $85,161 | $16,265 | 5.2× |
| Illinois | 337 | $84,313 | $16,847 | 5× |
| Mississippi | 113 | $82,611 | $13,483 | 6.1× |
| Oklahoma | 118 | $80,996 | $14,258 | 5.7× |
| Kansas | 131 | $77,362 | $13,464 | 5.7× |
| Washington | 159 | $76,145 | $17,197 | 4.4× |
| South Dakota | 57 | $74,489 | $14,108 | 5.3× |
| Minnesota | 142 | $73,665 | $15,612 | 4.7× |
| Utah | 47 | $73,280 | $17,077 | 4.3× |
| West Virginia | 80 | $73,141 | $15,770 | 4.6× |
| North Carolina | 348 | $72,657 | $15,318 | 4.7× |
| Maine | 57 | $72,166 | $16,112 | 4.5× |
| Missouri | 148 | $71,841 | $14,747 | 4.9× |
| Ohio | 336 | $69,190 | $15,191 | 4.6× |
| Michigan | 216 | $68,712 | $16,409 | 4.2× |
| Wisconsin | 143 | $66,488 | $15,235 | 4.4× |
| Wyoming | 28 | $65,524 | $18,258 | 3.6× |
| Oregon | 131 | $64,841 | $19,370 | 3.3× |
| Delaware | 64 | $64,027 | $16,267 | 3.9× |
| Rhode Island | 25 | $63,173 | $19,184 | 3.3× |
| Connecticut | 82 | $62,849 | $21,202 | 3× |
| Arkansas | 121 | $61,409 | $13,356 | 4.6× |
| Iowa | 110 | $61,249 | $13,733 | 4.5× |
| Vermont | 29 | $61,216 | $11,890 | 5.1× |
| Nebraska | 61 | $61,092 | $14,020 | 4.4× |
| Hawaii | 29 | $60,396 | $22,140 | 2.7× |
| North Dakota | 38 | $60,335 | $14,561 | 4.1× |
| Idaho | 49 | $59,340 | $15,030 | 3.9× |
| Massachusetts | 226 | $57,869 | $19,330 | 3× |
| Montana | 64 | $53,461 | $14,441 | 3.7× |
| Maryland | 198 | $25,893 | $23,435 | 1.1× |
Highest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Good Samaritan Hospital San Jose, CA · 21 stays | $369,513 | $20,177 |
| Cjw Medical Center Richmond, VA · 25 stays | $287,279 | $12,581 |
| Delray Medical Center Delray Beach, FL · 16 stays | $255,269 | $11,379 |
| Mountainview Hospital Las Vegas, NV · 15 stays | $239,972 | $21,498 |
| HCA Florida Ocala Hospital Ocala, FL · 19 stays | $234,078 | $15,037 |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · 11 stays | $224,057 | $28,760 |
| St David's Medical Center Austin, TX · 11 stays | $216,270 | $13,207 |
| Baptist Medical Center San Antonio, TX · 16 stays | $209,065 | $13,777 |
| Medical City Dallas Dallas, TX · 11 stays | $207,926 | $14,629 |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin Austin, TX · 11 stays | $207,619 | $15,955 |
Lowest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc Annapolis, MD · 17 stays | $20,101 | $18,524 |
| Medstar Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore, MD · 26 stays | $20,245 | $18,117 |
| Crouse Hospital Syracuse, NY · 11 stays | $22,192 | $18,256 |
| University of MD St Joseph Medical Center Towson, MD · 12 stays | $22,904 | $20,709 |
| Suburban Hospital Bethesda, MD · 16 stays | $23,045 | $20,854 |
| Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc Salisbury, MD · 15 stays | $26,658 | $23,822 |
| Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center Silver Spring, MD · 22 stays | $27,252 | $24,713 |
| Baystate Medical Center Springfield, MA · 22 stays | $32,091 | $19,908 |
| Sinai Hospital of Baltimore Baltimore, MD · 11 stays | $32,857 | $29,320 |
| Frederick Health Hospital Frederick, MD · 14 stays | $33,375 | $30,005 |
These are averages over each hospital's Medicare stays in this DRG, which mix simple and complicated cases. A high average charge is the hospital's pricing, not a sign of better or worse care, and not what a patient pays: Medicare patients owe the inpatient deductible, and people with other coverage pay their plan's negotiated rate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024. Hospitals with fewer than 11 stays are suppressed by CMS. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.