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 301–350. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White River Medical Center | 28 | $7,182 | 19% below the national average | $5,698 | $21,384 |
| AdventHealth Dade City | 19 | $7,195 | 19% below the national average | $6,079 | $64,908 |
| North Mississippi Medical Center | 16 | $7,197 | 18% below the national average | $5,575 | $31,866 |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital | 24 | $7,200 | 18% below the national average | $5,905 | $37,225 |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin | 17 | $7,206 | 18% below the national average | $5,304 | $40,095 |
| Riverside Medical Center | 14 | $7,208 | 18% below the national average | $5,629 | $37,509 |
| Intermountain Health St Vincent Regional Hospital | 25 | $7,213 | 18% below the national average | $5,547 | $26,611 |
| Mercy Medical Center | 15 | $7,214 | 18% below the national average | $6,075 | $14,735 |
| Mary Washington Hospital | 45 | $7,215 | 18% below the national average | $5,499 | $21,966 |
| Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center | 27 | $7,216 | 18% below the national average | $5,124 | $45,288 |
| Catholic Medical Center | 42 | $7,218 | 18% below the national average | $5,600 | $37,066 |
| St. Mary's Hospital | 31 | $7,221 | 18% below the national average | $6,036 | $74,890 |
| Columbus Regional Hospital | 16 | $7,239 | 18% below the national average | $5,717 | $27,404 |
| Affiliate Of Vitruvian Health | 21 | $7,245 | 18% below the national average | $5,075 | $65,079 |
| Citizens Medical Center | 13 | $7,247 | 18% below the national average | $6,243 | $22,345 |
| UPMC Altoona | 12 | $7,249 | 18% below the national average | $5,701 | $30,468 |
| Ochsner Rush Hospital | 18 | $7,253 | 18% below the national average | $5,701 | $18,001 |
| The Medical Center (Bowling Green) | 31 | $7,253 | 18% below the national average | $5,958 | $27,115 |
| Johnston Health | 11 | $7,255 | 18% below the national average | $5,407 | $37,082 |
| Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas | 19 | $7,258 | 18% below the national average | $5,105 | $35,216 |
| Geisinger-Community Medical Center | 12 | $7,258 | 18% below the national average | $5,915 | $78,962 |
| Saint Joseph Medical Center | 20 | $7,259 | 18% below the national average | $5,352 | $61,761 |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital | 11 | $7,260 | 18% below the national average | $6,204 | $29,819 |
| Doctors Hospital | 13 | $7,261 | 18% below the national average | $5,880 | $91,328 |
| CJW Medical Center | 36 | $7,261 | 18% below the national average | $4,755 | $93,363 |
| Naples Community Hospital | 65 | $7,262 | 18% below the national average | $5,234 | $44,717 |
| United Hospital Center, Inc | 60 | $7,277 | 18% below the national average | $5,470 | $27,559 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono | 11 | $7,277 | 18% below the national average | $5,941 | $65,948 |
| Bryan Medical Center | 39 | $7,279 | 18% below the national average | $5,243 | $42,903 |
| Sanford Medical Center Bismarck | 29 | $7,289 | 17% below the national average | $5,900 | $23,332 |
| Stafford Hospital, LLC | 11 | $7,291 | 17% below the national average | $6,401 | $28,100 |
| Pardee Hospital Henderson County | 27 | $7,291 | 17% below the national average | $5,103 | $30,658 |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital | 22 | $7,291 | 17% below the national average | $5,956 | $43,706 |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital | 13 | $7,292 | 17% below the national average | $5,785 | $43,534 |
| Round Rock Medical Center | 17 | $7,293 | 17% below the national average | $5,379 | $101,495 |
| Christus Mother Frances Hospital | 27 | $7,296 | 17% below the national average | $5,790 | $62,354 |
| Integris Health Enid Hospital | 13 | $7,297 | 17% below the national average | $4,956 | $52,902 |
| Kootenai Health | 23 | $7,299 | 17% below the national average | $5,955 | $32,250 |
| St Joseph Hospital | 13 | $7,302 | 17% below the national average | $4,670 | $40,007 |
| Union Hospital Inc | 44 | $7,302 | 17% below the national average | $5,938 | $27,524 |
| St Luke's Regional Medical Center | 36 | $7,303 | 17% below the national average | $6,066 | $43,097 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital | 122 | $7,304 | 17% below the national average | $5,710 | $43,915 |
| Emerson Hospital - | 19 | $7,308 | 17% below the national average | $6,278 | $18,549 |
| Merit Health River Region | 16 | $7,311 | 17% below the national average | $5,313 | $107,178 |
| Allina United Hospital | 23 | $7,314 | 17% below the national average | $6,059 | $38,587 |
| Baptist Medical Center Beaches | 17 | $7,317 | 17% below the national average | $4,492 | $45,373 |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center | 19 | $7,321 | 17% below the national average | $6,092 | $53,893 |
| Hutchinson Regional Medical Center Inc | 29 | $7,325 | 17% below the national average | $6,031 | $23,153 |
| Deaconess Hospital Inc | 38 | $7,325 | 17% below the national average | $5,577 | $27,577 |
| Northwest Medical Center | 36 | $7,339 | 17% below the national average | $5,451 | $62,160 |
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.