Hospitals with lowest, highest Medicare payments for heart attack care

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

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