Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 280
Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with MCC
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $14,805 per stay at 1,825 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $11,737 and $15,868.
Also known as: Heart attack
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $14,805
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $11,737–$15,868
- Medicare’s share
- $12,400
- Average billed charge
- $76,887
- Hospitals reporting
- 1,825
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1,825 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 1,151–1,200. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Centralia Hospital | 39 | $14,423 | About average | $13,240 | $69,941 |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc. | 101 | $14,428 | About average | $12,222 | $75,985 |
| Alaska Regional Hospital | 31 | $14,434 | About average | $12,372 | $108,841 |
| Lawrence & Memorial Hospital | 41 | $14,438 | About average | $11,540 | $55,695 |
| Cayuga Medical Center At Ithaca | 14 | $14,447 | About average | $12,706 | $28,463 |
| McLaren Greater Lansing | 26 | $14,451 | About average | $11,037 | $37,574 |
| Skagit Valley Hospital | 49 | $14,453 | About average | $12,890 | $53,771 |
| UPMC McKeesport Hospital | 12 | $14,469 | About average | $12,126 | $57,496 |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center | 28 | $14,470 | About average | $12,290 | $61,202 |
| White Plains Hospital Center | 100 | $14,482 | About average | $12,901 | $95,269 |
| St Peter's Hospital | 74 | $14,487 | About average | $12,152 | $66,314 |
| Summerlin Hospital Medical Center | 35 | $14,508 | About average | $12,437 | $266,625 |
| Meritus Medical Center | 91 | $14,508 | About average | $11,695 | $15,556 |
| Mount Nittany Medical Center | 17 | $14,508 | About average | $12,893 | $39,854 |
| Central Florida Lake Monroe Hospital | 44 | $14,511 | About average | $10,399 | $117,586 |
| Main Line Hospital Lankenau | 22 | $14,513 | About average | $12,831 | $94,263 |
| Lewisgale Medical Center | 125 | $14,518 | About average | $11,020 | $83,739 |
| Kingman Regional Medical Center | 24 | $14,519 | About average | $13,401 | $98,375 |
| Hudson Valley Hospital Center | 33 | $14,522 | About average | $13,508 | $93,244 |
| Memorial Medical Center | 70 | $14,530 | About average | $10,613 | $57,206 |
| MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center | 25 | $14,547 | About average | $10,736 | $90,489 |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital | 87 | $14,549 | About average | $12,747 | $97,780 |
| HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital | 65 | $14,552 | About average | $10,878 | $136,543 |
| Saratoga Hospital | 34 | $14,556 | About average | $11,821 | $54,253 |
| Providence Mission Hospital | 47 | $14,560 | About average | $13,345 | $78,278 |
| Mercy Hospital Of Buffalo | 40 | $14,560 | About average | $11,816 | $32,259 |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital | 11 | $14,562 | About average | $12,342 | $61,489 |
| Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center | 40 | $14,566 | About average | $12,888 | $66,872 |
| Mount Sinai Medical Center Of Florida, Inc | 94 | $14,566 | About average | $12,720 | $85,123 |
| Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital | 39 | $14,567 | About average | $13,439 | $168,416 |
| Multicare Auburn Medical Center | 33 | $14,569 | About average | $12,295 | $48,978 |
| Landmark Medical Center | 47 | $14,570 | About average | $12,213 | $65,684 |
| Banner Thunderbird Medical Center | 41 | $14,574 | About average | $11,125 | $66,631 |
| UPMC Mercy | 15 | $14,574 | About average | $11,755 | $97,965 |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | 80 | $14,575 | About average | $12,758 | $53,491 |
| Phelps County Regional Medical Center | 27 | $14,581 | About average | $13,463 | $60,083 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital | 31 | $14,581 | About average | $11,059 | $50,717 |
| Our Lady Of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc | 16 | $14,584 | About average | $12,936 | $30,302 |
| Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus | 67 | $14,602 | About average | $13,617 | $31,968 |
| Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital | 16 | $14,604 | About average | $13,584 | $99,487 |
| Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital | 33 | $14,612 | About average | $11,668 | $47,485 |
| Swedish Medical Center | 21 | $14,627 | About average | $10,624 | $53,504 |
| Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital | 19 | $14,631 | About average | $13,182 | $121,348 |
| Copley Memorial Hospital | 99 | $14,639 | About average | $11,179 | $60,854 |
| Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital | 54 | $14,639 | About average | $13,424 | $24,579 |
| North Shore Medical Center - | 123 | $14,659 | About average | $12,983 | $45,573 |
| Methodist Hospitals Of Memphis | 155 | $14,666 | About average | $11,701 | $53,387 |
| Marian Regional Medical Center | 35 | $14,669 | About average | $13,484 | $78,596 |
| Holy Name Medical Center | 55 | $14,671 | About average | $12,933 | $65,349 |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Cente | 76 | $14,673 | About average | $12,325 | $69,351 |
National trend
Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.
- Average payment
- Average billed charge
View data as a table
| Year of care | Average payment | Average billed charge |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $13K | $63K |
| 2021 | $14K | $67K |
| 2022 | $14K | $69K |
| 2023 | $14K | $74K |
| 2024 | $15K | $77K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 51 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 5 | 223 | $10,677 | $8,295–$11,837 |
| Mississippi | 19 | 607 | $11,096 | $10,658–$11,701 |
| Arkansas | 23 | 934 | $11,254 | $10,581–$11,774 |
| Kentucky | 30 | 1,220 | $11,823 | $10,476–$12,637 |
| Iowa | 21 | 947 | $11,845 | $10,886–$12,125 |
| Louisiana | 29 | 1,174 | $11,909 | $10,774–$13,174 |
| Oklahoma | 27 | 1,186 | $12,222 | $11,180–$12,419 |
| Alabama | 29 | 1,185 | $12,384 | $10,443–$12,200 |
| Montana | 6 | 185 | $12,484 | $11,967–$12,655 |
| West Virginia | 18 | 919 | $12,519 | $10,825–$13,027 |
| South Carolina | 27 | 1,323 | $12,628 | $10,908–$13,820 |
| Tennessee | 41 | 2,320 | $12,650 | $10,919–$12,665 |
| Indiana | 41 | 1,786 | $12,686 | $11,775–$13,093 |
| Kansas | 19 | 801 | $12,710 | $10,931–$13,038 |
| Florida | 140 | 8,319 | $12,774 | $11,260–$13,764 |
| Nebraska | 16 | 452 | $12,777 | $10,651–$14,024 |
| Missouri | 41 | 1,092 | $13,016 | $11,190–$14,581 |
| Ohio | 70 | 2,599 | $13,133 | $11,009–$13,682 |
| South Dakota | 6 | 331 | $13,158 | $11,597–$13,717 |
| Virginia | 49 | 3,225 | $13,210 | $11,590–$13,204 |
| Texas | 141 | 6,587 | $13,454 | $11,788–$14,097 |
| North Dakota | 6 | 559 | $13,476 | $12,736–$13,830 |
| Idaho | 9 | 362 | $13,508 | $12,623–$14,757 |
| Colorado | 24 | 525 | $13,568 | $12,178–$14,634 |
| New Mexico | 10 | 371 | $13,638 | $11,542–$15,242 |
| North Carolina | 50 | 1,812 | $13,815 | $11,526–$13,643 |
| Delaware | 5 | 228 | $13,857 | $12,165–$14,826 |
| Pennsylvania | 76 | 2,244 | $13,951 | $11,385–$14,725 |
| Michigan | 53 | 3,161 | $13,959 | $13,176–$14,612 |
| Arizona | 39 | 1,491 | $13,959 | $12,049–$15,220 |
| Georgia | 56 | 2,479 | $13,981 | $12,137–$15,687 |
| Wisconsin | 36 | 1,191 | $14,175 | $11,373–$14,045 |
| Utah | 9 | 272 | $14,252 | $11,284–$15,651 |
| Minnesota | 19 | 934 | $14,460 | $12,800–$14,972 |
| Washington | 38 | 2,082 | $14,497 | $13,522–$14,904 |
| Maine | 6 | 427 | $14,641 | $12,953–$15,983 |
| Illinois | 85 | 3,591 | $14,681 | $11,841–$15,103 |
| Nevada | 16 | 868 | $14,757 | $13,834–$16,087 |
| New Hampshire | 12 | 584 | $14,941 | $11,972–$14,354 |
| New Jersey | 53 | 2,761 | $15,279 | $12,687–$17,965 |
| Oregon | 24 | 1,062 | $15,998 | $13,562–$16,711 |
| Massachusetts | 42 | 2,859 | $16,102 | $12,706–$17,619 |
| Wyoming | 3 | 85 | $17,079 | $16,367–$17,895 |
| Rhode Island | 7 | 304 | $17,333 | $13,538–$18,221 |
| Connecticut | 18 | 764 | $18,222 | $14,518–$17,244 |
| Hawaii | 8 | 342 | $18,428 | $17,208–$19,177 |
| California | 185 | 8,077 | $19,115 | $15,831–$19,502 |
| Alaska | 6 | 170 | $19,352 | $18,428–$23,430 |
| District of Columbia | 5 | 322 | $20,409 | $19,725–$22,517 |
| New York | 89 | 4,786 | $21,304 | $14,482–$23,261 |
| Maryland | 38 | 1,713 | $21,676 | $14,797–$24,258 |
About these numbers
Average payment is what Medicare paid plus the patient’s deductible and coinsurance (and any other insurer), averaged over the hospital’s Medicare cases. It covers the hospital’s part of the care; doctors bill separately. Billed charges are the hospital’s list prices, which few patients pay.
Medicare sets its payments by formula, adjusting for local wages, teaching programs, the share of low-income patients and unusually costly cases. Those adjustments drive most differences between hospitals, so a lower payment doesn’t mean better or worse care, and Medicare patients’ own costs usually vary much less than the totals. Private insurance pays different, usually higher, prices.
Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (Medicare fee-for-service claims). CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 stays. More in the glossary.