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 1,301–1,350. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southside Hospital | 43 | $15,400 | About average | $13,297 | $135,839 |
| Wynn Hospital | 34 | $15,409 | About average | $13,258 | $77,321 |
| West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc | 71 | $15,435 | About average | $11,841 | $68,492 |
| Lower Bucks Hospital | 12 | $15,440 | About average | $12,884 | $78,746 |
| St Lukes Hospital | 14 | $15,441 | About average | $13,450 | $132,328 |
| Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital | 16 | $15,452 | About average | $14,230 | $75,899 |
| Brigham And Women Faulkner Hospital | 82 | $15,458 | About average | $13,737 | $50,731 |
| Mercy Regional Medical Center | 23 | $15,465 | About average | $14,188 | $62,647 |
| The Miriam Hospital | 87 | $15,470 | About average | $13,158 | $43,936 |
| Norwalk Hospital | 29 | $15,477 | About average | $13,721 | $58,180 |
| HCA Florida Aventura Hospital | 51 | $15,485 | About average | $12,698 | $126,827 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla | 72 | $15,487 | About average | $13,936 | $117,577 |
| Long Island Community Hospital | 98 | $15,494 | About average | $14,085 | $147,923 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center | 181 | $15,496 | About average | $12,975 | $113,843 |
| Clovis Community Medical Center | 30 | $15,497 | About average | $14,343 | $96,446 |
| MetroWest Medical Center | 39 | $15,515 | About average | $13,799 | $80,583 |
| Northwell Hospital Glen Cove | 20 | $15,532 | About average | $14,284 | $69,142 |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center | 23 | $15,537 | About average | $11,142 | $70,973 |
| Prisma Health Richland Hospital | 65 | $15,540 | About average | $12,352 | $57,542 |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital | 11 | $15,548 | About average | $12,540 | $60,836 |
| JFK University Medical Center | 26 | $15,548 | About average | $12,405 | $98,785 |
| Mosaic Life Care At St Joseph | 62 | $15,554 | About average | $13,535 | $50,988 |
| Straub Clinic And Hospital | 28 | $15,560 | About average | $13,215 | $50,947 |
| San Juan Regional Medical Center Inc | 27 | $15,561 | About average | $13,259 | $51,017 |
| Doctors Hosptal At Renaissance | 39 | $15,563 | About average | $13,094 | $73,604 |
| Doctors Hospital | 21 | $15,575 | About average | $12,406 | $51,159 |
| Mercy Medical Center Inc | 11 | $15,584 | About average | $11,928 | $17,384 |
| Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center | 14 | $15,594 | About average | $14,765 | $78,122 |
| Uci Health-Lakewood | 17 | $15,598 | About average | $14,601 | $218,982 |
| Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital | 19 | $15,605 | About average | $11,408 | $47,816 |
| Memorial Medical Center | 39 | $15,607 | About average | $14,456 | $88,206 |
| Ascension St Vincent Hospital | 56 | $15,612 | About average | $11,967 | $84,797 |
| Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa | 16 | $15,613 | About average | $13,068 | $101,849 |
| UCLA West Valley Medical Center | 52 | $15,630 | About average | $14,149 | $221,281 |
| Saint John's Health Center | 52 | $15,630 | About average | $13,657 | $76,613 |
| St Clare Hospital | 37 | $15,641 | About average | $10,272 | $86,620 |
| St Tammany Parish Hospital | 21 | $15,642 | About average | $13,065 | $80,309 |
| HCA Florida Osceola Hospital | 46 | $15,643 | About average | $13,504 | $167,089 |
| Providence St. Jude Medical Center | 43 | $15,645 | About average | $12,474 | $63,496 |
| San Gabriel Valley Medical Center | 24 | $15,646 | About average | $14,694 | $74,258 |
| Holy Cross Hospital-Jordan Valley | 24 | $15,651 | About average | $11,639 | $58,613 |
| Kent County Memorial Hospital | 42 | $15,661 | About average | $13,101 | $38,782 |
| Baycare Hospital Wesley Chapel | 16 | $15,665 | About average | $8,035 | $61,551 |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center | 12 | $15,666 | About average | $14,248 | $11,725 |
| St Joseph's Hospital Health Center | 56 | $15,672 | About average | $12,465 | $42,947 |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital | 68 | $15,677 | About average | $14,813 | $47,915 |
| Portneuf Medical Center | 20 | $15,682 | About average | $14,318 | $69,740 |
| Saint Joseph Hospital | 16 | $15,685 | About average | $13,385 | $103,574 |
| Waterbury Hospital | 62 | $15,690 | About average | $13,164 | $73,048 |
| PIH Health Downey Hospital | 34 | $15,703 | About average | $14,474 | $83,426 |
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.