DRG 281 · Cardiovascular

Heart Attack Cost in Mississippi — Compare All Hospitals

Acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) with complications — discharged alive.

State average
$20,778
gross charge · DRG 281
Hospitals
10
with published pricing
Price range
$5,235 – $62,936
low to high
Lowest $5,235 Highest $62,936

10 Mississippi hospitals publish gross charges for heart attack (DRG 281). Prices range from $5,235 to $62,936 — roughly $57,701 apart. The cheapest is Wayne General Hospital in Waynesboro; the most expensive is Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch Hospital in Olive Branch. The state average sits at $20,778.

The number you see is each hospital's published "list price" — the gross charge for the facility component of heart attack. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists heart attack at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.

If you're scheduling heart attack in Mississippi, sort the list below by price, then click each hospital name to see its quality profile — CMS overall star rating, surgical-safety measures, readmission rates, patient-experience scores. The cheapest hospital isn't always the right call. Teaching hospitals often charge more because they take complex cases, and a higher-rated community hospital may deliver equivalent outcomes for a straightforward case at a lower price. Use the price column to narrow the field; use the quality data to make the final call.

Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Mississippi hospitals missing from the list either don't perform heart attack in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 281 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.

What this hospital charge usually covers

The gross-charge number above is the hospital's facility bill for heart attack. Here's what's typically inside that price (typical inpatient stay: 3–5 days):

Included in the hospital bill

  • Emergency department evaluation and cardiac workup
  • Inpatient cardiac monitoring (often in a coronary care unit)
  • Diagnostic catheterization and any required stenting
  • Inpatient medications and routine labs during admission

Usually billed separately

  • Cardiologist, ED physician, and any interventional specialist professional fees
  • Ambulance transport
  • Outpatient cardiac rehab and follow-up visits after discharge
  • Long-term medications (antiplatelets, statins, beta-blockers)

Quality signals to check before picking a hospital

Price alone won't tell you which hospital does heart attack best. These are the CMS quality measures that matter most for this specific procedure. Click any hospital below for its full profile, then look for these:

Heart-Attack Mortality (30-day)

The single most important quality signal — how often patients survive 30 days after a heart attack at this hospital.

Time to Fibrinolysis (STEMI)

For ST-elevation heart attacks treated with clot-busting drugs, every minute counts. Tracks median minutes from arrival to treatment.

Heart-Attack Readmissions

Reflects discharge planning, medication reconciliation, and outpatient cardiology handoff.

When the cheapest hospital may not be the best fit

The list below sorts by price. For heart attack, the lowest price isn't automatically the best fit — these are situations where it's worth weighing additional factors against price. None of the below is medical advice; talk to your doctor about what applies to your specific situation.

Questions to ask your hospital or insurer

The gross charge is the starting point. These are the procedure-specific questions to ask before you commit:

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1

    Wayne General Hospital

    Waynesboro, MS

    Gross charge $5,235
  2. 2
    Gross charge $8,029
    Cash pay $4,015
  3. 3

    Greenwood Leflore Hospital

    Greenwood, MS

    Gross charge $13,509
    Cash pay $10,807
  4. 4

    Magee General Hospital

    Magee, MS

    Gross charge $14,810
    Cash pay $5,139
  5. 5

    South Central Reg Medical Center

    Laurel, MS

    Gross charge $16,483
    Cash pay $6,923
  6. 6
    Gross charge $18,849
    Cash pay $1,179,843
  7. 7

    Southwest Ms Regional Medical Center

    Mccomb, MS

    Gross charge $19,431
    Cash pay $11,659
  8. 8

    Lawrence County Hospital

    Monticello, MS

    Gross charge $19,431
    Cash pay $11,659
  9. 9
    Gross charge $29,069
    Cash pay $508,700
  10. 10

    Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch Hospital

    Olive Branch, MS

    Gross charge $62,936
    Cash pay $13,846
  11. 11

    Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County

    New Albany, MS

    Gross charge
  12. 12

    Memorial Hospital at Gulfport

    Gulfport, MS

    Gross charge
  13. 13
    Gross charge
  14. 14

    Baptist Memorial Hospital-Booneville

    Booneville, MS

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  15. 15
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  16. 16

    Bmh-Golden Triangle

    Columbus, MS

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  17. 17

    Mississippi Baptist Medical Center

    Jackson, MS

    Gross charge
  18. 18

    Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center

    Meridian, MS

    Gross charge
  19. 19

    Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto

    Southaven, MS

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  20. 20
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  21. 21

    Baptist Medical Center Leake

    Carthage, MS

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  22. 22

    Bmh-Calhoun

    Calhoun City, MS

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  23. 23
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