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
Hospitals in Pennsylvania
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.
- Average payment across these 54 hospitals
- $8,368
- Median hospital
- $7,822
- Lowest to highest
- $5,882–$14,777
- Medicare stays
- 1,086
54 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 1–50. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Passavant | 17 | $5,882 | 33% below the national average | $4,870 | $56,059 |
| UPMC Carlisle | 11 | $5,974 | 32% below the national average | $5,087 | $21,105 |
| UPMC Jameson | 14 | $6,027 | 32% below the national average | $4,916 | $23,067 |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus | 16 | $6,193 | 30% below the national average | $5,173 | $33,223 |
| Doylestown Hospital | 17 | $6,396 | 28% below the national average | $5,027 | $28,975 |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital | 14 | $6,471 | 27% below the national average | $5,072 | $59,314 |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital | 17 | $6,486 | 27% below the national average | $5,238 | $18,181 |
| Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital | 13 | $6,507 | 26% below the national average | $4,327 | $42,659 |
| Sharon Regional Medical Center | 11 | $6,670 | 24% below the national average | $5,206 | $28,076 |
| Penn Highlands Dubois | 14 | $6,689 | 24% below the national average | $5,314 | $17,923 |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital | 12 | $6,707 | 24% below the national average | $5,272 | $79,313 |
| Regional Hospital Of Scranton | 25 | $6,770 | 23% below the national average | $5,368 | $62,662 |
| Chester County Hospital | 26 | $6,807 | 23% below the national average | $5,740 | $39,662 |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital | 13 | $6,829 | 23% below the national average | $5,638 | $11,032 |
| Forbes Hospital | 16 | $6,863 | 22% below the national average | $5,882 | $38,331 |
| Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita | 16 | $6,869 | 22% below the national average | $5,747 | $28,003 |
| UPMC Williamsport | 19 | $6,934 | 21% below the national average | $5,420 | $35,627 |
| Uniontown Hospital | 19 | $7,116 | 19% below the national average | $4,943 | $19,638 |
| Paoli Hospital | 17 | $7,144 | 19% below the national average | $4,819 | $66,960 |
| UPMC Altoona | 12 | $7,249 | 18% below the national average | $5,701 | $30,468 |
| Geisinger-Community Medical Center | 12 | $7,258 | 18% below the national average | $5,915 | $78,962 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono | 11 | $7,277 | 18% below the national average | $5,941 | $65,948 |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital And Medical Center | 19 | $7,363 | 17% below the national average | $5,163 | $27,022 |
| Phoenixville Hospital | 17 | $7,379 | 16% below the national average | $5,970 | $53,439 |
| Lancaster General Hospital | 67 | $7,614 | 14% below the national average | $5,688 | $36,642 |
| Penn State Health St. Joseph | 11 | $7,746 | 12% below the national average | $5,907 | $56,059 |
| Jefferson Abington Hospital | 14 | $7,773 | 12% below the national average | $6,523 | $45,752 |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals | 20 | $7,871 | 11% below the national average | $6,167 | $35,596 |
| Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital | 35 | $7,882 | 11% below the national average | $5,820 | $33,168 |
| Jefferson Health- Northeast | 26 | $8,083 | About average | $6,720 | $32,269 |
| St Mary Medical Center | 23 | $8,160 | About average | $5,548 | $33,347 |
| Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital | 15 | $8,168 | About average | $5,734 | $31,710 |
| Reading Hospital | 41 | $8,260 | About average | $6,588 | $52,790 |
| Robert Packer Hospital | 19 | $8,356 | About average | $6,440 | $31,242 |
| Main Line Hospital Lankenau | 18 | $8,502 | About average | $6,694 | $63,179 |
| Temple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital | 15 | $8,642 | About average | $6,586 | $80,149 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital | 80 | $8,701 | About average | $6,290 | $77,715 |
| UPMC Hamot | 17 | $8,836 | About average | $6,170 | $65,257 |
| Crozer Chester Medical Center | 11 | $8,969 | About average | $7,096 | $66,063 |
| Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital | 16 | $9,239 | About average | $6,296 | $45,113 |
| Pennsylvania Hospital | 12 | $9,292 | About average | $7,537 | $113,387 |
| Wellspan York Hospital | 21 | $9,363 | About average | $6,313 | $52,647 |
| Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center | 18 | $9,464 | About average | $5,669 | $72,912 |
| St Lukes Hospital | 29 | $9,949 | 13% above the national average | $6,523 | $94,064 |
| UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside | 25 | $10,101 | 14% above the national average | $6,878 | $73,305 |
| Geisinger Medical Center | 30 | $10,247 | 16% above the national average | $6,882 | $74,169 |
| Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | 18 | $10,258 | 16% above the national average | $8,395 | $102,892 |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center | 18 | $10,525 | 19% above the national average | $6,190 | $65,977 |
| Saint Vincent Hospital | 18 | $10,851 | 23% above the national average | $8,309 | $87,528 |
| Gettysburg Hospital | 19 | $11,202 | 27% above the national average | $4,853 | $40,480 |
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.