US Health Care Costs

Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive Without Cc/Mcc in Vermont

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

$20,468typical hospital bill
$4,469typical amount paid
$3,095–$5,842range paid across 2 hospitals

Vermont hospitals billed Medicare a typical $20,468 for this stay in 2024, about 4.6 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
Rutland Regional Medical CenterRutland19$13,732$3,095
Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health CareBurlington16$27,204$5,842

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.