Heart attack, with complications in South Carolina
MS-DRG 281: Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with cc
$43,285typical hospital bill
$8,598typical amount paid
$5,854–$11,749range paid across 19 hospitals
South Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $43,285 for this stay in 2024, about 5.0 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.