Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 281
Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with CC
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $8,829 per stay at 1,239 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $7,217 and $9,657.
Also known as: Heart attack
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $8,829
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $7,217–$9,657
- Medicare’s share
- $6,649
- Average billed charge
- $51,411
- Hospitals reporting
- 1,239
Compare hospitals
Narrow by a state, city or ZIP code (optionally a distance around it), and/or pick specific hospitals. With both, your picks are added to the area’s hospitals.
1,239 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 51–100. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center | 20 | $6,285 | 29% below the national average | $5,182 | $100,327 |
| Flowers Hospital | 46 | $6,285 | 29% below the national average | $4,938 | $71,823 |
| Jupiter Medical Center | 11 | $6,286 | 29% below the national average | $4,951 | $25,140 |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Weston | 15 | $6,295 | 29% below the national average | $4,990 | $30,219 |
| Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee | 21 | $6,298 | 29% below the national average | $4,976 | $28,213 |
| Anderson Regional Medical Center | 11 | $6,302 | 29% below the national average | $4,967 | $21,090 |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital | 14 | $6,304 | 29% below the national average | $5,139 | $29,967 |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital | 22 | $6,318 | 28% below the national average | $4,700 | $79,358 |
| HCA Florida Highlands Hospital | 11 | $6,330 | 28% below the national average | $5,143 | $65,313 |
| Mercy Health - West Hospital | 18 | $6,330 | 28% below the national average | $5,332 | $39,525 |
| Upper Valley Medical Center | 14 | $6,337 | 28% below the national average | $5,171 | $46,027 |
| St Vincent Heart Center | 24 | $6,340 | 28% below the national average | $5,116 | $54,152 |
| Cookeville Regional Medical Center | 28 | $6,343 | 28% below the national average | $4,863 | $29,588 |
| Princeton Community Hospital Assn Inc | 20 | $6,344 | 28% below the national average | $5,202 | $20,234 |
| Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital Plano | 23 | $6,346 | 28% below the national average | $5,078 | $45,033 |
| Wellstar Paulding Medical Center | 14 | $6,350 | 28% below the national average | $4,922 | $68,145 |
| West Boca Medical Center | 11 | $6,361 | 28% below the national average | $5,299 | $71,164 |
| St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah | 15 | $6,369 | 28% below the national average | $5,063 | $37,513 |
| Saint Joseph's Hospital Of Atlanta, Inc | 13 | $6,383 | 28% below the national average | $5,584 | $39,147 |
| Aurora Medical Center - Summit | 13 | $6,396 | 28% below the national average | $5,015 | $34,992 |
| Doylestown Hospital | 17 | $6,396 | 28% below the national average | $5,027 | $28,975 |
| Ridgeview Medical Center | 13 | $6,402 | 27% below the national average | $5,021 | $33,346 |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital | 13 | $6,405 | 27% below the national average | $5,025 | $62,743 |
| St Lukes Hospital | 15 | $6,408 | 27% below the national average | $5,185 | $24,973 |
| Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital | 28 | $6,410 | 27% below the national average | $4,803 | $45,927 |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak | 18 | $6,416 | 27% below the national average | $4,965 | $97,349 |
| Waukesha Memorial Hospital | 21 | $6,425 | 27% below the national average | $4,947 | $40,224 |
| Parma Community General Hospital | 22 | $6,431 | 27% below the national average | $4,341 | $41,909 |
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown | 46 | $6,432 | 27% below the national average | $4,673 | $24,812 |
| Parkwest Medical Center | 43 | $6,436 | 27% below the national average | $4,399 | $14,189 |
| Mercy Health - Fairfield Hospital | 14 | $6,439 | 27% below the national average | $5,132 | $33,376 |
| Lovelace Medical Center | 31 | $6,440 | 27% below the national average | $5,106 | $57,690 |
| Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center | 28 | $6,449 | 27% below the national average | $5,225 | $40,360 |
| Washington Regional Medical Center | 20 | $6,453 | 27% below the national average | $4,997 | $42,566 |
| Baptist Health Floyd | 15 | $6,453 | 27% below the national average | $4,669 | $46,946 |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's | 11 | $6,456 | 27% below the national average | $5,363 | $50,814 |
| Edward Hospital | 13 | $6,460 | 27% below the national average | $5,079 | $39,105 |
| MUSC Health Florence Medical Center | 19 | $6,464 | 27% below the national average | $5,003 | $56,238 |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine Ridge | 35 | $6,469 | 27% below the national average | $4,594 | $88,144 |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital | 14 | $6,471 | 27% below the national average | $5,072 | $59,314 |
| Heartland Regional Medical Center | 23 | $6,475 | 27% below the national average | $5,200 | $85,918 |
| Baptist Health - Fort Smith | 34 | $6,483 | 27% below the national average | $4,986 | $37,868 |
| Nacogdoches Medical Center | 14 | $6,484 | 27% below the national average | $5,086 | $103,639 |
| Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System | 25 | $6,486 | 27% below the national average | $4,750 | $33,621 |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital | 17 | $6,486 | 27% below the national average | $5,238 | $18,181 |
| Baylor Scott & White Heart & Vascular Hospital - Dallas | 11 | $6,495 | 26% below the national average | $5,457 | $37,088 |
| MH St Joseph Warren Hospital | 19 | $6,496 | 26% below the national average | $5,033 | $33,278 |
| Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital | 12 | $6,496 | 26% below the national average | $5,680 | $42,652 |
| Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital | 25 | $6,499 | 26% below the national average | $5,596 | $17,579 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc. | 15 | $6,503 | 26% below the national average | $4,795 | $34,170 |
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 | $8,097 | $41K |
| 2021 | $8,264 | $44K |
| 2022 | $8,307 | $46K |
| 2023 | $8,501 | $49K |
| 2024 | $8,829 | $51K |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 19 | 417 | $6,797 | $6,527–$7,220 |
| Louisiana | 16 | 417 | $6,834 | $6,414–$7,297 |
| Mississippi | 12 | 204 | $6,882 | $6,690–$7,142 |
| Iowa | 15 | 359 | $7,069 | $6,608–$7,058 |
| Kentucky | 21 | 460 | $7,132 | $6,687–$7,540 |
| Montana | 6 | 140 | $7,333 | $7,064–$7,506 |
| Kansas | 14 | 306 | $7,532 | $6,584–$8,309 |
| West Virginia | 14 | 465 | $7,579 | $6,730–$7,832 |
| Vermont | 3 | 82 | $7,597 | $6,290–$8,600 |
| New Mexico | 4 | 104 | $7,650 | $6,514–$7,789 |
| North Dakota | 5 | 206 | $7,679 | $7,514–$7,625 |
| Missouri | 22 | 397 | $7,689 | $6,759–$7,682 |
| Indiana | 28 | 608 | $7,720 | $7,218–$7,905 |
| Oklahoma | 16 | 361 | $7,766 | $6,667–$7,747 |
| Tennessee | 30 | 834 | $7,785 | $6,971–$8,334 |
| South Dakota | 5 | 145 | $7,796 | $6,512–$7,987 |
| Alabama | 15 | 383 | $7,870 | $6,715–$8,974 |
| Ohio | 56 | 1,175 | $7,878 | $6,609–$8,493 |
| Virginia | 39 | 1,234 | $7,963 | $7,074–$8,144 |
| Florida | 103 | 3,140 | $8,002 | $6,994–$8,717 |
| Nebraska | 8 | 174 | $8,111 | $7,043–$8,752 |
| Arizona | 26 | 650 | $8,248 | $7,325–$9,083 |
| Idaho | 8 | 161 | $8,294 | $7,619–$9,124 |
| Wisconsin | 23 | 469 | $8,317 | $6,942–$8,452 |
| Texas | 84 | 1,872 | $8,347 | $7,427–$8,938 |
| Pennsylvania | 54 | 1,086 | $8,368 | $6,838–$9,279 |
| Michigan | 43 | 1,048 | $8,374 | $7,829–$8,747 |
| South Carolina | 19 | 559 | $8,425 | $7,068–$9,041 |
| Minnesota | 16 | 426 | $8,513 | $7,255–$8,853 |
| Georgia | 42 | 873 | $8,667 | $7,774–$9,395 |
| Washington | 31 | 823 | $8,675 | $8,077–$8,951 |
| Utah | 5 | 122 | $8,713 | $8,039–$10,098 |
| Illinois | 49 | 1,063 | $8,776 | $7,259–$9,583 |
| North Carolina | 37 | 843 | $8,848 | $7,291–$8,580 |
| New Hampshire | 10 | 253 | $8,928 | $7,239–$8,519 |
| Nevada | 12 | 267 | $8,937 | $8,543–$9,300 |
| Maine | 7 | 220 | $8,949 | $8,023–$9,083 |
| Delaware | 4 | 113 | $8,984 | $7,971–$9,905 |
| New Jersey | 36 | 1,017 | $9,236 | $7,891–$10,299 |
| Massachusetts | 30 | 1,018 | $9,332 | $7,746–$10,293 |
| Colorado | 9 | 179 | $9,382 | $7,707–$10,444 |
| Oregon | 17 | 425 | $9,695 | $8,819–$10,409 |
| Rhode Island | 5 | 134 | $9,743 | $9,217–$9,690 |
| Wyoming | 3 | 45 | $9,818 | $9,226–$10,667 |
| Connecticut | 11 | 274 | $10,431 | $9,551–$10,521 |
| Alaska | 3 | 60 | $10,580 | $8,687–$12,237 |
| Hawaii | 2 | 72 | $10,708 | $9,577–$10,811 |
| California | 108 | 2,387 | $11,074 | $9,541–$11,353 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 58 | $11,088 | $11,088–$11,088 |
| Maryland | 29 | 782 | $12,001 | $9,915–$12,620 |
| New York | 64 | 1,721 | $12,253 | $8,839–$12,555 |
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.