PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC
Medicare inpatient claims for MS-DRG 243. National volume + top hospitals + geographic distribution. Sourced from CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider; refreshed annually.
What is MS-DRG 243?
MS-DRG 243 is the Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Group for PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC. When a Medicare patient is discharged, the hospital stay is grouped into a single MS-DRG, and Medicare reimburses the hospital a fixed, predetermined amount for that group rather than itemizing each service.
Across the CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider dataset, 791 hospitals reported 29,817 discharges for MS-DRG 243. The average hospital submitted charge was $108K, while the average amount Medicare actually paid was $17K — a 6.3× gap between list price and reimbursement, which is typical for Medicare inpatient claims.