Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with complications in Pennsylvania
What 54 hospitals in Pennsylvania charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with complications (DRG 281), from 2024 Medicare claims.
Average charge
$54,850
Hospital list price billed
Average payment
$8,368
Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid
$6,133
Average per stay
State rank
#26 of 49
1 = lowest average payment
Hospitals in Pennsylvania billed an average of $54,850 for acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with complications, about 6.6 times the average total payment of $8,368. That payment is 5% below the U.S. average of $8,829.
These are averages for patients with original (fee-for-service) Medicare. Private insurance pays different, negotiated prices, and what you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Use these figures to compare hospitals, not as a quote.
Paid $8,368Billed $54,850
About 15¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Pennsylvania billed for this stay.
Medicare prices this stay in 3 versions, by how sick the patient was. Compare them in Pennsylvania:
Pennsylvania hospitals: acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with complications
Every Pennsylvania hospital that billed Medicare for this stay at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.
| Hospital | Stays | Avg charge | Avg payment | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh Valley HospitalAllentown | 80 | $77,715 | $8,701 | $6,290 |
| Lancaster General HospitalLancaster | 67 | $36,642 | $7,614 | $5,688 |
| Reading Hospital and Med CtrWest Reading | 41 | $52,790 | $8,260 | $6,588 |
| Chambersburg HospitalChambersburg | 35 | $33,168 | $7,882 | $5,820 |
| Geisinger Medical CenterDanville | 30 | $74,169 | $10,247 | $6,882 |
| St Luke's Hospital BethlehemBethlehem | 29 | $94,064 | $9,949 | $6,523 |
| Jefferson Health- NortheastPhiladelphia | 26 | $32,269 | $8,083 | $6,720 |
| Chester County HospitalWest Chester | 26 | $39,662 | $6,807 | $5,740 |
| UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh | 25 | $73,305 | $10,101 | $6,878 |
| Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia | 25 | $55,379 | $11,664 | $7,714 |
| Mercy Hospital ScrantonScranton | 25 | $62,662 | $6,770 | $5,368 |
| St Mary Medical CenterLanghorne | 23 | $33,347 | $8,160 | $5,548 |
| York HospitalYork | 21 | $52,647 | $9,363 | $6,313 |
| Temple University HospitalPhiladelphia | 20 | $113,146 | $12,120 | $8,229 |
| UPMC Pinnacle HospitalsHarrisburg | 20 | $35,596 | $7,871 | $6,167 |
| Uniontown HospitalUniontown | 19 | $19,638 | $7,116 | $4,943 |
| Williamsport Hospital & Medical CenterWilliamsport | 19 | $35,627 | $6,934 | $5,420 |
| Gettysburg HospitalGettysburg | 19 | $40,480 | $11,202 | $4,853 |
| Robert Packer HospitalSayre | 19 | $31,242 | $8,356 | $6,440 |
| Holy Redeemer Hosp and Med CtrJenkintown | 19 | $27,022 | $7,363 | $5,163 |
| Holy Spirit HospitalCamp Hill | 18 | $65,977 | $10,525 | $6,190 |
| Saint Vincent Health CenterErie | 18 | $87,528 | $10,851 | $8,309 |
| Main Line Hospital LankenauWynnewood | 18 | $63,179 | $8,502 | $6,694 |
| Penn Presbyterian Medical CenterPhiladelphia | 18 | $102,892 | $10,258 | $8,395 |
| Geisinger Wyoming Vly Med CtrWilkes-Barre | 18 | $72,912 | $9,464 | $5,669 |
| Hamot Medical CenterErie | 17 | $65,257 | $8,836 | $6,170 |
| UPMC PassavantPittsburgh | 17 | $56,059 | $5,882 | $4,870 |
| Phoenixville HospitalPhoenixville | 17 | $53,439 | $7,379 | $5,970 |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional HospitalGreensburg | 17 | $18,181 | $6,486 | $5,238 |
| Main Line Hospital PaoliPaoli | 17 | $66,960 | $7,144 | $4,819 |
| Doylestown HospitalDoylestown | 17 | $28,975 | $6,396 | $5,027 |
| Grand View HospitalSellersville | 16 | $33,223 | $6,193 | $5,173 |
| Hospital of the Univ of PaPhiladelphia | 16 | $169,562 | $14,777 | $10,035 |
| Butler Health SystemButler | 16 | $28,003 | $6,868 | $5,746 |
| Western Pennsylvania Hosp Forbes Regional CampusMonroeville | 16 | $38,331 | $6,863 | $5,882 |
| Jefferson Einstein Montgomery HospitalEast Norriton | 16 | $45,113 | $9,239 | $6,296 |
| Chestnut Hill HospitalPhiladelphia | 15 | $80,149 | $8,642 | $6,586 |
| Good Samaritan HospitalLebanon | 15 | $31,710 | $8,168 | $5,734 |
| Jameson Memorial HospitalNew Castle | 14 | $23,067 | $6,027 | $4,916 |
| Dubois Regional Medical CenterDubois | 14 | $17,923 | $6,688 | $5,314 |
| Riddle Memorial HospitalMedia | 14 | $59,314 | $6,471 | $5,072 |
| Abington Memorial HospitalAbington | 14 | $45,752 | $7,773 | $6,523 |
| Evangelical Community HospitalLewisburg | 13 | $42,659 | $6,507 | $4,327 |
| Latrobe Area HospitalLatrobe | 13 | $11,032 | $6,829 | $5,638 |
| Geisinger-Community Medical CenterScranton | 12 | $78,962 | $7,258 | $5,915 |
| Altoona Regional Health SystemAltoona | 12 | $30,468 | $7,248 | $5,701 |
| Wilkes-Barre General HospitalWilkes-Barre | 12 | $79,313 | $6,707 | $5,272 |
| Pennsylvania Hosp of the Univ of Pa Health SysPhiladelphia | 12 | $113,387 | $9,292 | $7,537 |
| Carlisle Regional Medical CtrCarlisle | 11 | $21,105 | $5,974 | $5,087 |
| St Joseph Medical CenterReading | 11 | $56,059 | $7,746 | $5,907 |
| Crozer Chester Medical CenterChester | 11 | $66,063 | $8,969 | $7,096 |
| Pocono Medical CenterEast Stroudsburg | 11 | $65,948 | $7,277 | $5,941 |
| Sharon Regional Health SystemSharon | 11 | $28,076 | $6,670 | $5,206 |
| Milton S Hershey Medical CenterHershey | 11 | $48,195 | $11,304 | $7,335 |
Lowest and highest payments in Pennsylvania
Among hospitals with at least 11 Medicare hospital stays. Differences reflect local wage costs, teaching status and how sick patients were, as well as price.
Lowest
| UPMC PassavantPittsburgh, PA | $5,882 |
|---|---|
| Carlisle Regional Medical CtrCarlisle, PA | $5,974 |
| Jameson Memorial HospitalNew Castle, PA | $6,027 |
| Grand View HospitalSellersville, PA | $6,193 |
| Doylestown HospitalDoylestown, PA | $6,396 |
Highest
| Hospital of the Univ of PaPhiladelphia, PA | $14,777 |
|---|---|
| Temple University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA | $12,120 |
| Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA | $11,664 |
| Milton S Hershey Medical CenterHershey, PA | $11,304 |
| Gettysburg HospitalGettysburg, PA | $11,202 |
Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with complications in other states
Questions
How much does acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with complications cost in Pennsylvania?
In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with complications (DRG 281) at 54 hospitals in Pennsylvania was billed at $54,850 on average, while the average total payment was $8,368, of which Medicare paid $6,133. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.
Why are hospital charges so much higher than payments?
Charges are a hospital's list prices. Medicare pays fixed rates set in advance, and private insurers negotiate their own discounts, so almost nobody pays the full charge. For this stay in Pennsylvania, average charges were 6.6 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.
Source: CMS, Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. Average total payment includes Medicare's payment, the patient's deductible and coinsurance, and any other payer. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 hospital stays for privacy. About the data.