Heart attack, with complications in Virginia
MS-DRG 281: Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with cc
$40,826typical hospital bill
$7,463typical amount paid
$5,950–$13,633range paid across 39 hospitals
Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $40,826 for this stay in 2024, about 5.5 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.