US Health Care Costs

Acute Myocardial Infarction, Expired with Mcc in Massachusetts

MS-DRG 283: Acute myocardial infarction, expired with mcc

$45,765typical hospital bill
$20,771typical amount paid
$16,227–$28,581range paid across 10 hospitals

Massachusetts hospitals billed Medicare a typical $45,765 for this stay in 2024, about 2.2 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
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital PlymouthPlymouth13$33,361$16,227
Northeast Hospital CorporationBeverly12$43,503$16,611
Lowell General HospitalLowell11$41,004$16,911
South Shore HospitalSouth Weymouth23$49,759$18,661
Cape Cod HospitalHyannis21$35,636$20,285
Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield13$34,173$21,257
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonBurlington22$48,026$21,790
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University CampusWorcester15$86,203$25,174
Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston12$130,384$25,177
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston19$166,303$28,581

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.