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 1,401–1,450. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center | 56 | $16,153 | About average | $15,074 | $99,367 |
| Mount Sinai South Nassau | 49 | $16,157 | About average | $13,286 | $116,047 |
| Garfield Medical Center | 32 | $16,163 | About average | $15,194 | $134,995 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | 61 | $16,176 | About average | $10,557 | $63,145 |
| Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital | 64 | $16,207 | About average | $10,833 | $73,028 |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | 154 | $16,208 | About average | $12,629 | $70,010 |
| University Of Louisville Hospital | 11 | $16,212 | About average | $13,641 | $61,775 |
| Northside Hospital | 25 | $16,219 | About average | $14,980 | $116,511 |
| Marshfield Medical Center | 39 | $16,227 | About average | $13,938 | $54,666 |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center | 90 | $16,237 | About average | $14,212 | $85,421 |
| Northwestern Medicine MCHenry | 49 | $16,252 | About average | $11,273 | $81,492 |
| Mercy St Vincent Medical Center | 94 | $16,260 | About average | $11,662 | $116,707 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare West | 18 | $16,263 | About average | $14,402 | $139,604 |
| Uci Health - Fountain Valley | 40 | $16,267 | About average | $15,178 | $198,566 |
| MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center | 48 | $16,273 | About average | $13,021 | $136,106 |
| Oroville Hospital | 23 | $16,275 | About average | $13,212 | $53,201 |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center | 58 | $16,284 | About average | $13,706 | $109,748 |
| Morristown Medical Center | 65 | $16,290 | 10% above the national average | $14,559 | $141,840 |
| Garnet Health Medical Center | 157 | $16,313 | 10% above the national average | $13,860 | $75,660 |
| Hillsboro Medical Center | 17 | $16,318 | 10% above the national average | $14,431 | $58,812 |
| Geisinger Medical Center | 43 | $16,323 | 10% above the national average | $13,285 | $91,363 |
| Wellstar Douglas Medical Center | 58 | $16,372 | 11% above the national average | $12,957 | $118,496 |
| Orange County Global Medical Center | 13 | $16,382 | 11% above the national average | $15,403 | $64,907 |
| Moberly Regional Medical Center | 19 | $16,407 | 11% above the national average | $15,279 | $70,849 |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center | 58 | $16,408 | 11% above the national average | $15,339 | $119,285 |
| Logan Regional Medical Center | 16 | $16,413 | 11% above the national average | $11,171 | $54,333 |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center | 62 | $16,431 | 11% above the national average | $15,405 | $107,220 |
| Providence Little Company Of Mary Medical Center Torrance | 84 | $16,432 | 11% above the national average | $14,400 | $89,566 |
| SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - St Louis | 13 | $16,432 | 11% above the national average | $12,486 | $42,788 |
| St Rose Hospital | 15 | $16,436 | 11% above the national average | $15,783 | $110,829 |
| PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital | 35 | $16,438 | 11% above the national average | $15,388 | $66,146 |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center | 75 | $16,439 | 11% above the national average | $11,913 | $97,447 |
| HCA Florida Kendall Hospital | 37 | $16,440 | 11% above the national average | $13,778 | $162,766 |
| Antelope Valley Hospital | 36 | $16,444 | 11% above the national average | $15,176 | $63,753 |
| McLaren Oakland | 29 | $16,445 | 11% above the national average | $14,090 | $31,719 |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire | 15 | $16,463 | 11% above the national average | $15,483 | $57,396 |
| Valley View Hospital Association | 11 | $16,502 | 11% above the national average | $15,760 | $76,682 |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center | 25 | $16,521 | 12% above the national average | $14,978 | $59,367 |
| St Johns Regional Medical Center | 66 | $16,528 | 12% above the national average | $15,263 | $117,115 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc | 109 | $16,543 | 12% above the national average | $13,030 | $86,328 |
| John F Kennedy Memorial Hospital | 22 | $16,563 | 12% above the national average | $15,528 | $235,796 |
| Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital | 33 | $16,569 | 12% above the national average | $11,491 | $58,794 |
| Danbury Hospital | 53 | $16,580 | 12% above the national average | $14,504 | $54,799 |
| Nyack Hospital | 22 | $16,583 | 12% above the national average | $12,249 | $94,225 |
| Research Medical Center | 22 | $16,584 | 12% above the national average | $13,278 | $161,494 |
| University Of Colorado Hospital Authority | 33 | $16,584 | 12% above the national average | $13,744 | $103,023 |
| Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center | 67 | $16,587 | 12% above the national average | $14,351 | $123,705 |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago | 28 | $16,608 | 12% above the national average | $13,184 | $72,498 |
| Englewood Hospital And Medical Center | 28 | $16,611 | 12% above the national average | $14,438 | $91,239 |
| Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center | 33 | $16,611 | 12% above the national average | $11,246 | $87,533 |
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.