How much does Heart Attack (uncomplicated) cost?
MS-DRG 282 · Inpatient stay · 364 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $28,949
Typical charge
$38,451
Dearest quarter
over $52,334
Actually paid
$7,055
The middle U.S. hospital bills $38,451 for Heart Attack (uncomplicated). The dearest hospitals charge about 3.6x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $7,055 per case.
These are charges, not quotes. What you pay depends on your insurance and your own case. The figures matter because the charge is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
Heart Attack (uncomplicated) cost by state
The middle charge in each state where at least three hospitals publish a price, cheapest first.
| State | Hospitals | Typical charge | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 13 | $9,191 | $6,375 – $14,473 |
| Massachusetts | 15 | $19,940 | $12,311 – $53,025 |
| Michigan | 7 | $25,476 | $17,090 – $37,986 |
| West Virginia | 8 | $25,754 | $18,996 – $50,058 |
| Maine | 4 | $26,704 | $19,694 – $34,811 |
| Arkansas | 5 | $28,378 | $11,066 – $38,882 |
| Oregon | 5 | $28,876 | $17,569 – $36,389 |
| Nevada | 3 | $28,993 | $19,842 – $93,837 |
| Ohio | 10 | $29,677 | $23,586 – $62,623 |
| North Carolina | 12 | $31,784 | $19,514 – $43,995 |
| Iowa | 5 | $32,487 | $27,357 – $42,700 |
| Idaho | 3 | $32,897 | $27,283 – $42,854 |
| Kentucky | 7 | $33,076 | $13,691 – $61,410 |
| Tennessee | 9 | $33,344 | $9,599 – $68,108 |
| Delaware | 3 | $33,383 | $26,580 – $40,564 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | $34,812 | $31,419 – $66,136 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | $37,184 | $26,755 – $40,047 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | $37,263 | $29,313 – $82,729 |
| South Dakota | 4 | $37,290 | $31,895 – $38,610 |
| Illinois | 11 | $37,420 | $16,213 – $51,209 |
| Indiana | 7 | $38,110 | $26,098 – $58,774 |
| Washington | 8 | $38,726 | $29,874 – $62,321 |
| Virginia | 23 | $38,922 | $20,545 – $89,950 |
| South Carolina | 6 | $39,016 | $19,869 – $75,684 |
| Louisiana | 3 | $44,370 | $35,726 – $47,919 |
| New Mexico | 3 | $44,416 | $19,003 – $47,303 |
| Georgia | 10 | $44,809 | $16,830 – $61,288 |
| Missouri | 4 | $46,135 | $37,376 – $58,700 |
| Florida | 35 | $46,153 | $27,050 – $138,120 |
| New York | 20 | $47,612 | $18,196 – $79,331 |
| Pennsylvania | 7 | $48,041 | $29,572 – $82,623 |
| New Jersey | 16 | $51,725 | $23,220 – $90,031 |
| Texas | 24 | $55,808 | $28,602 – $96,184 |
| Arizona | 11 | $58,005 | $31,513 – $71,442 |
| Alabama | 6 | $62,054 | $21,104 – $112,003 |
| California | 27 | $68,370 | $33,741 – $146,533 |
Where Heart Attack (uncomplicated) is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Union Hospital Of Cecil County
Elkton, MD |
$6,375 | $5,874 |
|
Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center
Silver Spring, MD |
$7,780 | $7,030 |
|
Carroll Hospital Center
Westminster, MD |
$8,682 | $8,011 |
|
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc
Annapolis, MD |
$8,879 | $8,328 |
|
Frederick Health Hospital
Frederick, MD |
$9,037 | $8,423 |
|
Meritus Medical Center
Hagerstown, MD |
$9,080 | $8,315 |
|
Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital Center
Clinton, MD |
$9,191 | $8,818 |
|
Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc
Salisbury, MD |
$9,251 | $8,300 |
|
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
Columbia, MD |
$9,286 | $8,728 |
|
Parkwest Medical Center
Knoxville, TN |
$9,599 | $4,541 |
|
Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center
Rockville, MD |
$10,921 | $9,756 |
|
Arkansas Heart Hospital, Llc
Little Rock, AR |
$11,066 | $4,377 |
Where it is charged most
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$146,533 | $13,795 |
|
Doctors Medical Center
Modesto, CA |
$141,326 | $7,888 |
|
Hca Florida North Florida Hospital
Gainesville, FL |
$138,120 | $6,781 |
|
Desert Regional Medical Center
Palm Springs, CA |
$134,820 | $8,687 |
|
Emanuel Medical Center
Turlock, CA |
$130,003 | $9,081 |
|
Marinhealth Medical Center
Greenbrae, CA |
$129,043 | $8,396 |
|
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center
Thousand Oaks, CA |
$121,245 | $7,652 |
|
Hca Florida Englewood Hospital
Englewood, FL |
$119,120 | $4,867 |
|
Crestwood Medical Center
Huntsville, AL |
$112,003 | $5,515 |
|
Hca Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital
Fort Walton Beach, FL |
$110,628 | $7,291 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$102,963 | $9,535 |
|
Hca Houston Healthcare Conroe
Conroe, TX |
$96,184 | $7,818 |
Questions people ask
How much does Heart Attack (uncomplicated) cost in the United States?
Across 364 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Heart Attack (uncomplicated) is $38,451. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $28,949 and the dearest quarter over $52,334.
Why do hospitals charge such different amounts for the same procedure?
Because a hospital charge is a list price it sets itself, not a regulated rate. For Heart Attack (uncomplicated), the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.6x what the cheapest tenth charge for the same coded work. Insurers negotiate their own rates from those lists, which is why the charge and what is actually paid can be very far apart.
Is that what I would actually pay?
No. $7,055 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $43,707. If you have insurance, your plan pays a negotiated rate and you pay your deductible and coinsurance. If you are uninsured or out of network, the hospital's charge is where your bill starts — which is why the gap matters. Ask for a written good-faith estimate before treatment.
What this code covers
CMS records this work as MS-DRG 282: “ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC”. A DRG covers a whole inpatient stay rather than a single item, so the charge includes the room, the procedure and the care around it. Codes that mention complications carry a different, usually higher price.