Memorial Hospital at Gulfport (Miss.) reported the highest Medicare payment of $38,459 for heart attack care between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2023, according to CMS data published Oct. 30.
CMS payment measures for heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia are estimates of payments associated with a 30-day episode of care across multiple care settings. Payment measures are intended to be interpreted in the context of other CMS quality measures, including mortality rates.
Nationally, the cost of an episode of care for heart attack patients between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2023, was $28,355.
Here are the hospitals with the lowest and highest payments for heart attack care:
Lowest
Commonwealth Health Center (Garapan, Northern Mariana Islands): $17,676
HIMA San Pablo Bayamon (Bayamon, Puerto Rico): $20,988
Intermountain Medical Center (Murray, Utah): $22,604
Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center (Santa Fe, N.M.): $22,890
Capital Region Medical Center (Jefferson City, Mo.): $22,917
Skagit Valley Hospital (Mount Vernon, Wash.): $23,053
LewisGale Hospital Montgomery (Blacksburg, Va.): $23,456
Auxilio Mutuo Hospital (San Juan, Puerto Rico): $23,553
Licking Memorial Hospital (Newark, Ohio): $23,557
Ingalls Memorial Hospital (Harvey, Ill.): $23,562
Highest
Memorial Hospital at Gulfport (Miss.): $38,459
CHI-St. Vincent Infirmary (Little Rock, Ark.): $37,736
UCI Health-Fountain Valley (Calif.): $35,718
Baptist Health Floyd (New Albany, Ind.): $35,412
WellSpan York (Pa.) Hospital: $35,101
Community Hospital of the Monterey (Calif.) Peninsula: $34,666
St. Bernards Medical Center (Jonesboro, Ark.): $34,553
Delray (Fla.) Medical Center: $34,524
St. Elizabeth's Medical Center (Brighton, Mass.): $34,392
Hennepin County Medical Center (Minneapolis): $34,152