Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
CARDIAC DEFIBRILLATOR & HEART ASSIST IMPLANT MAJOR
Lowell, MA
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Lowell General Hospital’s median price of $268.9k is 59% above the median hospital's median price ($168.9k), higher than 54% of the 26 hospitals reporting DRG 161. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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