Heart attack, with complications in Massachusetts
MS-DRG 281: Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with cc
$22,754typical hospital bill
$8,268typical amount paid
$6,985–$13,209range paid across 30 hospitals
Massachusetts hospitals billed Medicare a typical $22,754 for this stay in 2024, about 2.8 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)
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.