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
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1,239 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 1,101–1,150. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center | 58 | $11,088 | 26% above the national average | $8,254 | $46,537 |
| University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | 21 | $11,113 | 26% above the national average | $6,795 | $67,415 |
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center | 22 | $11,157 | 26% above the national average | $7,771 | $83,142 |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital | 13 | $11,165 | 26% above the national average | $5,722 | $42,572 |
| University Of Michigan Health System | 19 | $11,183 | 27% above the national average | $8,051 | $40,272 |
| Banner - University Medical Center Tucson Campus | 11 | $11,188 | 27% above the national average | $8,336 | $38,490 |
| Gettysburg Hospital | 19 | $11,202 | 27% above the national average | $4,853 | $40,480 |
| UH Cleveland Medical Center | 11 | $11,213 | 27% above the national average | $7,178 | $41,454 |
| University Of Washington Medical Center | 25 | $11,245 | 27% above the national average | $6,869 | $40,536 |
| University Of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics Authority | 52 | $11,292 | 28% above the national average | $7,197 | $50,540 |
| Staten Island University Hospital | 36 | $11,294 | 28% above the national average | $9,161 | $74,692 |
| Milton S Hershey Medical Center | 11 | $11,304 | 28% above the national average | $7,335 | $48,195 |
| Brigham And Women's Hospital | 41 | $11,312 | 28% above the national average | $9,213 | $65,390 |
| Adventist Health White Memorial | 17 | $11,322 | 28% above the national average | $9,747 | $116,802 |
| North Shore University Hospital | 36 | $11,327 | 28% above the national average | $8,471 | $83,700 |
| Hartford Hospital | 65 | $11,342 | 28% above the national average | $7,767 | $54,768 |
| MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center | 52 | $11,370 | 29% above the national average | $9,165 | $12,545 |
| Campbell County Health | 11 | $11,383 | 29% above the national average | $9,903 | $35,108 |
| HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital | 22 | $11,401 | 29% above the national average | $6,918 | $163,343 |
| Northside Hospital | 15 | $11,421 | 29% above the national average | $10,442 | $75,416 |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy | 22 | $11,421 | 29% above the national average | $7,284 | $49,839 |
| The Queens Medical Center | 51 | $11,428 | 29% above the national average | $7,863 | $51,066 |
| St Mary Medical Center | 14 | $11,446 | 30% above the national average | $9,681 | $73,064 |
| Salem Hospital | 32 | $11,455 | 30% above the national average | $6,951 | $40,102 |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento | 38 | $11,509 | 30% above the national average | $9,476 | $55,217 |
| University Of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center | 11 | $11,510 | 30% above the national average | $10,174 | $12,350 |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital | 22 | $11,533 | 31% above the national average | $8,800 | $64,604 |
| Peninsula Medical Center | 27 | $11,568 | 31% above the national average | $8,454 | $67,443 |
| The East Alabama Healthcare Authority | 11 | $11,570 | 31% above the national average | $4,779 | $24,587 |
| Cleveland Clinic | 41 | $11,610 | 32% above the national average | $6,303 | $61,100 |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | 25 | $11,664 | 32% above the national average | $7,714 | $55,379 |
| Southeastern Regional Medical Center | 12 | $11,666 | 32% above the national average | $7,723 | $38,150 |
| University Of Utah Hospital And Clinics | 14 | $11,677 | 32% above the national average | $8,320 | $31,656 |
| John T Mather Memorial Hospital Of Port Jefferson | 21 | $11,677 | 32% above the national average | $7,108 | $61,902 |
| UH Regional Hospitals | 17 | $11,719 | 33% above the national average | $9,425 | $35,757 |
| St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc | 17 | $11,726 | 33% above the national average | $9,791 | $81,667 |
| MUSC Medical Center | 30 | $11,749 | 33% above the national average | $7,121 | $29,475 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester | 56 | $11,769 | 33% above the national average | $8,254 | $38,935 |
| Hackensack University Medical Center | 38 | $11,776 | 33% above the national average | $8,261 | $70,864 |
| Providence Queen Of The Valley Medical Center | 12 | $11,783 | 33% above the national average | $8,736 | $91,088 |
| Las Palmas Medical Center A Campus Of Lpds Healthc | 14 | $11,841 | 34% above the national average | $6,148 | $114,577 |
| Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center | 25 | $11,863 | 34% above the national average | $7,821 | $144,710 |
| Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc | 33 | $11,911 | 35% above the national average | $10,148 | $13,182 |
| Lenox Hill Hospital | 11 | $11,923 | 35% above the national average | $9,574 | $71,205 |
| Mount Sinai Beth Israel | 24 | $11,938 | 35% above the national average | $9,234 | $65,413 |
| Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital | 30 | $12,038 | 36% above the national average | $10,298 | $75,686 |
| Adventist Health And Rideout | 39 | $12,043 | 36% above the national average | $8,313 | $88,022 |
| Western Maryland Regional Medical Center | 24 | $12,065 | 37% above the national average | $10,843 | $13,575 |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital | 58 | $12,073 | 37% above the national average | $8,470 | $43,075 |
| OHSU Hospital And Clinics | 15 | $12,098 | 37% above the national average | $9,624 | $37,262 |
National trend
Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.
- Average payment
- Average billed charge
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| 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.