Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with major complications in Pennsylvania
What 76 hospitals in Pennsylvania charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with major complications (DRG 280), from 2024 Medicare claims.
Average charge
$73,089
Hospital list price billed
Average payment
$13,951
Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid
$11,567
Average per stay
State rank
#28 of 50
1 = lowest average payment
Hospitals in Pennsylvania billed an average of $73,089 for acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with major complications, about 5.2 times the average total payment of $13,951. That payment is 6% below the U.S. average of $14,805.
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 $13,951Billed $73,089
About 19¢ 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 major 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster General HospitalLancaster | 101 | $53,577 | $12,275 | $10,872 |
| Lehigh Valley HospitalAllentown | 97 | $107,295 | $14,249 | $12,081 |
| Temple University HospitalPhiladelphia | 77 | $179,740 | $21,899 | $17,022 |
| Reading Hospital and Med CtrWest Reading | 74 | $72,076 | $15,205 | $12,990 |
| Chambersburg HospitalChambersburg | 73 | $42,267 | $12,852 | $10,664 |
| Altoona Regional Health SystemAltoona | 72 | $54,061 | $12,108 | $10,756 |
| Holy Redeemer Hosp and Med CtrJenkintown | 50 | $46,542 | $11,862 | $10,757 |
| Jefferson Health- NortheastPhiladelphia | 50 | $51,698 | $14,310 | $11,343 |
| Albert Einstein Medical CenterPhiladelphia | 50 | $86,541 | $20,363 | $14,811 |
| UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh | 50 | $170,170 | $17,802 | $13,573 |
| Hamot Medical CenterErie | 49 | $109,838 | $13,728 | $12,234 |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional HospitalGreensburg | 49 | $31,652 | $10,778 | $9,713 |
| Penn Presbyterian Medical CenterPhiladelphia | 45 | $111,244 | $16,984 | $15,315 |
| Geisinger Medical CenterDanville | 43 | $91,363 | $16,323 | $13,285 |
| York HospitalYork | 41 | $73,047 | $15,213 | $12,221 |
| Abington Memorial HospitalAbington | 41 | $51,404 | $12,874 | $11,366 |
| Gettysburg HospitalGettysburg | 39 | $43,185 | $12,699 | $10,457 |
| Mercy Hospital ScrantonScranton | 36 | $70,486 | $11,841 | $9,427 |
| Uniontown HospitalUniontown | 35 | $23,661 | $11,059 | $9,172 |
| Crozer Chester Medical CenterChester | 34 | $113,680 | $15,320 | $12,905 |
| Holy Spirit HospitalCamp Hill | 33 | $68,782 | $10,863 | $9,007 |
| Jefferson Einstein Montgomery HospitalEast Norriton | 33 | $58,794 | $16,569 | $11,491 |
| Good Samaritan HospitalLebanon | 32 | $39,774 | $13,907 | $10,525 |
| Robert Packer HospitalSayre | 32 | $48,955 | $15,369 | $12,294 |
| Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia | 32 | $95,186 | $19,458 | $14,110 |
| Chester County HospitalWest Chester | 32 | $64,561 | $11,335 | $10,264 |
| Milton S Hershey Medical CenterHershey | 31 | $108,902 | $19,330 | $16,141 |
| St Mary Medical CenterLanghorne | 31 | $44,735 | $12,495 | $11,186 |
| Williamsport Hospital & Medical CenterWilliamsport | 30 | $47,029 | $11,734 | $10,561 |
| Western Pennsylvania Hosp Forbes Regional CampusMonroeville | 30 | $57,999 | $11,694 | $10,144 |
| Conemaugh Valley Memorial HospitalJohnstown | 27 | $42,341 | $15,176 | $13,148 |
| UPMC PassavantPittsburgh | 26 | $93,605 | $10,420 | $9,067 |
| UPMC Pinnacle HospitalsHarrisburg | 25 | $49,841 | $13,772 | $11,047 |
| Jameson Memorial HospitalNew Castle | 24 | $32,730 | $11,776 | $9,663 |
| St Joseph Medical CenterReading | 24 | $66,572 | $13,053 | $11,408 |
| UPMC EastMonroeville | 24 | $63,760 | $11,140 | $9,418 |
| Chestnut Hill HospitalPhiladelphia | 23 | $125,255 | $13,199 | $11,560 |
| Grand View HospitalSellersville | 23 | $49,397 | $12,085 | $8,796 |
| Hospital of the Univ of PaPhiladelphia | 23 | $247,249 | $27,825 | $21,266 |
| Dubois Regional Medical CenterDubois | 22 | $25,279 | $11,447 | $10,527 |
| Phoenixville HospitalPhoenixville | 22 | $77,876 | $12,408 | $11,114 |
| Mercy Health SystemConshohocken | 22 | $72,361 | $18,658 | $15,064 |
| Main Line Hospital LankenauWynnewood | 22 | $94,263 | $14,513 | $12,831 |
| Doylestown HospitalDoylestown | 22 | $50,830 | $12,043 | $9,877 |
| Saint Vincent Health CenterErie | 21 | $75,793 | $14,069 | $12,444 |
| Main Line Hospital PaoliPaoli | 21 | $87,488 | $10,318 | $8,987 |
| Butler Health SystemButler | 21 | $32,859 | $10,947 | $9,217 |
| Allegheny General HospitalPittsburgh | 20 | $68,098 | $15,353 | $12,098 |
| St Clair Memorial HospitalPittsburgh | 20 | $41,821 | $10,746 | $8,745 |
| Geisinger Wyoming Vly Med CtrWilkes-Barre | 19 | $138,247 | $12,788 | $11,451 |
| Latrobe Area HospitalLatrobe | 18 | $19,866 | $11,255 | $9,692 |
| Allegheny Valley HospitalNatrona Heights | 17 | $30,130 | $10,080 | $8,359 |
| Sharon Regional Health SystemSharon | 17 | $43,373 | $10,944 | $9,725 |
| Mount Nittany Medical CenterState College | 17 | $39,854 | $14,508 | $12,893 |
| Lansdale HospitalLansdale | 16 | $37,297 | $10,158 | $9,140 |
| Monongahela Valley HospitalMonongahela | 16 | $34,130 | $10,276 | $9,052 |
| Ephrata Community HospitalEphrata | 16 | $44,980 | $9,858 | $8,634 |
| UPMC MercyPittsburgh | 15 | $97,965 | $14,574 | $11,755 |
| Northwest Medical CenterOil City | 15 | $32,749 | $10,869 | $8,388 |
| Wilkes-Barre General HospitalWilkes-Barre | 15 | $75,615 | $12,746 | $8,682 |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical CenterEnola | 15 | $42,525 | $11,537 | $8,290 |
| St Luke's Hospital BethlehemBethlehem | 14 | $132,328 | $15,441 | $13,450 |
| Pottstown Memorial Med CenterPottstown | 14 | $75,586 | $11,402 | $10,120 |
| Main Line Hospital Bryn Mawr CampusBryn Mawr | 14 | $100,328 | $12,516 | $11,036 |
| Hazleton General HospitalHazleton | 14 | $56,744 | $10,378 | $9,445 |
| Nazareth HospitalPhiladelphia | 14 | $44,801 | $16,112 | $10,594 |
| Jefferson Regional Medical CenterClairton | 14 | $58,911 | $11,791 | $7,524 |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical CenterLancaster | 14 | $58,266 | $14,137 | $7,982 |
| Meadville Medical CenterMeadville | 13 | $24,363 | $12,006 | $10,555 |
| Indiana Regional Medical CenterIndiana | 13 | $23,249 | $11,141 | $10,295 |
| Excela Health Frick HospitalMt Pleasant | 13 | $21,054 | $10,543 | $9,162 |
| UPMC McKeesportMcKeesport | 12 | $57,496 | $14,469 | $12,126 |
| Lower Bucks HospitalBristol | 12 | $78,746 | $15,440 | $12,884 |
| Geisinger-Community Medical CenterScranton | 11 | $109,133 | $12,003 | $10,746 |
| Washington Hospital, theWashington | 11 | $21,259 | $12,241 | $10,675 |
| Roxborough Memorial HospitalPhiladelphia | 11 | $61,489 | $14,562 | $12,342 |
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
| Ephrata Community HospitalEphrata, PA | $9,858 |
|---|---|
| Allegheny Valley HospitalNatrona Heights, PA | $10,080 |
| Lansdale HospitalLansdale, PA | $10,158 |
| Monongahela Valley HospitalMonongahela, PA | $10,276 |
| Main Line Hospital PaoliPaoli, PA | $10,318 |
Highest
| Hospital of the Univ of PaPhiladelphia, PA | $27,825 |
|---|---|
| Temple University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA | $21,899 |
| Albert Einstein Medical CenterPhiladelphia, PA | $20,363 |
| Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA | $19,458 |
| Milton S Hershey Medical CenterHershey, PA | $19,330 |
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Questions
How much does acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with major complications cost in Pennsylvania?
In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with major complications (DRG 280) at 76 hospitals in Pennsylvania was billed at $73,089 on average, while the average total payment was $13,951, of which Medicare paid $11,567. 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 5.2 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.