Earlier this month, CMS released a trove of hospital inpatient billing data in an effort to increase price transparency. The data, which come from fiscal year 2011, detail charges and payments for the top 100 most frequently billed inpatient discharges for the 3,000-plus hospitals paid under Medicare’s inpatient prospective payment system.
Here are the 10 hospitals that recorded the highest charges for heart attack treatments in FY 2011. Note: Data come directly from CMS’ database of hospital charges and reflect only hospitals paid under Medicare’s IPPS. Data specifically reflects MS-DRG 282, acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive without major complications and comorbidities.
1. Bayonne (N.J.) Medical Center: $107,981
2. Doctors Medical Center (Modesto, Calif.): $93,144
3. Hahnemann University Hospital (Philadelphia): $83,950
4. Western Arizona Regional Medical Center (Bullhead City): $82,228
5. Phoenixville (Pa.) Hospital: $79,274
6. Crozer Chester Medical Center (Upland, Pa.): $78,990
7. University of California Davis Medical Center (Sacramento): $71,795
8. Somerset Medical Center (Somerville, N.J.): $70,332
9. Lodi (Calif.) Memorial Hospital: $68,770
10. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles): $67,533
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