US Health Care Costs

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

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

$38,726typical hospital bill
$7,628typical amount paid
$6,696–$9,857range paid across 8 hospitals

Washington hospitals billed Medicare a typical $38,726 for this stay in 2024, about 5.1 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
Peacehealth St Joseph Medical CenterBellingham15$43,194$6,696
St Anthony HospitalGig Harbor13$43,925$6,855
Skagit Valley HospitalMount Vernon12$36,537$7,050
Providence St Peter HospitalOlympia18$39,059$7,093
Providence Regional Medical Center EverettEverett20$29,874$8,162
Trios HealthKennewick21$38,393$8,242
St Michael Medical CenterSilverdale14$62,321$8,796
Multicare Good Samaritan HospitalPuyallup11$32,082$9,857

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.