US Health Care Costs

Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive Without Cc/Mcc in New Hampshire

MS-DRG 282: Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive without cc/mcc

$34,812typical hospital bill
$7,070typical amount paid
$5,732–$8,798range paid across 4 hospitals

New Hampshire hospitals billed Medicare a typical $34,812 for this stay in 2024, about 4.9 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Catholic Medical CenterManchester20$31,419$5,732
Elliot HospitalManchester11$31,881$6,294
Portsmouth Regional HospitalPortsmouth15$66,136$7,847
Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalLebanon28$37,743$8,798

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.