What does code 281 cost?

Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 281 ranges from $12,324 to $35,920. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

Will this be my final bill?

Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.

281 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive With Cc" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.

Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?

Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.

What this page is not

It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.

281

MS-DRG

Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive With Cc

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iDirect answer

Based on the latest published hospital price files, code 281 (Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive With Cc) appears at 56 hospitals with disclosed cash prices from $12,324 to $35,920. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

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Based on hospital-published prices verified from each hospital’s own file. Coverage expands as data is verified.

Published cash prices for code 281 vary by about 2.9× across the 8 hospitals with disclosed prices here — from $12,324 to $35,920. Shopping around can matter.

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$12,324

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$35,920

Highest cash

code 281 cash price9 disclosed · 8 hospitals

$12,324median ~$13,654$35,920

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Cash price by city

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Cash price by city$12,324 – $30,304

Lapeer · 1 hospital$12,324
Mount Clemens · 1 hospital$12,324
Lansing · 1 hospital$12,664
Bay City · 1 hospital$13,309
Flint · 1 hospital$13,654
Indianapolis · 1 hospital$24,993–$30,304

57 prices shown.

Service	Hospital	Code	List price	Cash price	Negotiated range	Allowed (median)
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive With Cc Inpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	281 MS-DRG	—	—	$7,035 – $11,285	—
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC Inpatient	Advocate Christ Medical Center	281 MS-DRG	—	—	$10,123 – $20,045	—
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive With Cc Inpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	281 MS-DRG	—	—	—	—
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC Inpatient	Advocate Lutheran General Hospital	281 MS-DRG	—	—	$10,123 – $20,259	—
Malignancy Of Hepatobiliary System And PancreasMAJOR Inpatient	Eskenazi Health	281 APR-DRG	$43,063	$24,993	$2,036 – $43,063	$78,120
Malignancy Of Hepatobiliary System And PancreasEXTREME Inpatient	Eskenazi Health	281 APR-DRG	$33,406	$30,304	$2,036 – $33,406	$35,188
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC Inpatient	Aurora BayCare Medical Center	281 MS-DRG	—	—	$13,862 – $22,359	—
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Burlington	281 MS-DRG	—	—	$13,862 – $20,876	—
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC Inpatient	McLaren Bay Region	281 MS-DRG	$26,618	$13,309	$6,254 – $22,625	$12,415
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Bay Area	281 MS-DRG	—	—	$10,907 – $20,280	—
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac	281 MS-DRG	—	—	$13,862 – $22,359	—
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Grafton	281 MS-DRG	—	—	$13,862 – $22,359	—
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Kenosha	281 MS-DRG	—	—	$13,862 – $20,280	—
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC Inpatient	Aurora Lakeland Medical Center	281 MS-DRG	—	—	$13,862 – $20,876	—
MS-DRG 42.00: ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC Inpatient	Marshfield Medical Center Beaver Dam Hospital	281 MS-DRG	—	—	$9,147 – $24,455	—
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC Inpatient	Froedtert Holy Family Memorial Hospital	281 MS-DRG	—	—	$6,433 – $27,080	—
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC Inpatient	McLaren Flint	281 MS-DRG	$27,309	$13,654	$4,967 – $23,213	$13,628
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC Inpatient	McLaren Greater Lansing	281 MS-DRG	$25,328	$12,664	$6,362 – $20,263	—
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC Inpatient	McLaren Lapeer Region	281 MS-DRG	$24,648	$12,324	$6,376 – $20,951	—
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC Inpatient	McLaren Macomb	281 MS-DRG	$24,648	$12,324	$6,376 – $20,951	—
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC Inpatient	Beacon Dowagiac	281 MS-DRG	—	—	—	—
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC Inpatient	Saint Luke's East Hospital	281 MS-DRG	$59,867	$35,920	$1,877 – $59,867	—
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC Inpatient	Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City	281 MS-DRG	$59,422	$35,653	$2,681 – $59,422	—
"ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC" Inpatient	Antioch Medical Center	281 MS-DRG	—	—	$5,848 – $23,473	—
"ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC" Inpatient	Fremont Medical Center	281 MS-DRG	—	—	$5,848 – $23,473	—

How to read these prices

Cash price: The discounted self-pay price for paying directly, without insurance.
List price: The hospital’s full undiscounted charge — rarely what anyone pays.
Negotiated rate: A rate for a specific insurer and plan; your share depends on your benefits.
Allowed amount: A historical reference for what was actually allowed, where disclosed.

Hospitals that publish 281 prices

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Endeavor Health Edward Hospital Advocate Christ Medical Center University of Chicago Medical Center Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Eskenazi Health Aurora BayCare Medical Center Aurora Medical Center Burlington McLaren Bay Region Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Aurora Medical Center Grafton Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Marshfield Medical Center Beaver Dam Hospital Froedtert Holy Family Memorial Hospital McLaren Flint McLaren Greater Lansing McLaren Lapeer Region McLaren Macomb Beacon Dowagiac Saint Luke's East Hospital Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City Antioch Medical Center Fremont Medical Center Fresno Medical Center Oakland Medical Center Redwood City Medical Center Richmond Medical Center Roseville Medical Center Sacramento Medical Center San Francisco Medical Center San Jose Medical Center San Leandro Medical Center San Rafael Medical Center Santa Clara Medical Center Santa Rosa Medical Center UCLA West Valley Medical Center Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound Texas Health Hospital Frisco South Sacramento Medical Center South San Francisco Medical Center Stockton Medical Center - Manteca Stockton Medical Center - Modesto Vacaville Medical Center Vallejo Medical Center Walnut Creek Medical Center Orange County Anaheim Medical Center Texas Health Hospital Rockwall CHRISTUS Louisiana Surgical Hospital CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL Atrium Health Cabarrus Atrium Health Pineville Atrium Health Stanly

Code 281: frequently asked

What does code 281 cost?: Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 281 ranges from $12,324 to $35,920. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.
Will this be my final bill?: Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.
What is code 281?: 281 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive With Cc" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.
Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?: Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.
What this page is not: It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.

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