DRG 296 · Cardiovascular

Cardiac Arrest (with major complications)

Emergency hospital care after the heart suddenly stops beating without an immediately clear cause. Doctors work to restart the heart, and when circulation is restored the stay involves intensive monitoring and testing to find and treat the underlying reason.

National avg charge
$72,278
gross · pre-insurance
Hospitals offering
1,779
across all 50 states
Hospitals with prices
349
have published MRF data
Lowest $4,579 Highest $486,090

Compare Cardiac Arrest cost by state

26 states with parsed pricing data, ranked by hospital count. More states roll out as we parse additional hospital MRF files.

AL Alabama
9 hospitals avg $79,465
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CA California
23 hospitals avg $133,794
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CT Connecticut
12 hospitals avg $47,561
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FL Florida
9 hospitals avg $65,360
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GA Georgia
21 hospitals avg $54,302
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ID Idaho
10 hospitals avg $41,693
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IL Illinois
12 hospitals avg $102,945
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IN Indiana
18 hospitals avg $37,057
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IA Iowa
5 hospitals avg $23,326
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KS Kansas
6 hospitals avg $32,432
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KY Kentucky
16 hospitals avg $52,855
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LA Louisiana
13 hospitals avg $68,015
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MA Massachusetts
12 hospitals avg $90,291
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MI Michigan
20 hospitals avg $52,622
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MS Mississippi
8 hospitals avg $43,462
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MO Missouri
6 hospitals avg $57,400
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NE Nebraska
5 hospitals avg $50,398
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NJ New Jersey
6 hospitals avg $80,544
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NY New York
18 hospitals avg $72,053
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NC North Carolina
16 hospitals avg $91,537
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OK Oklahoma
5 hospitals avg $15,554
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OR Oregon
5 hospitals avg $63,510
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PA Pennsylvania
16 hospitals avg $89,610
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SD South Dakota
5 hospitals avg $51,233
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TN Tennessee
5 hospitals avg $39,615
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TX Texas
15 hospitals avg $71,867
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What is cardiac arrest?

Emergency hospital care after the heart suddenly stops beating without an immediately clear cause. Doctors work to restart the heart, and when circulation is restored the stay involves intensive monitoring and testing to find and treat the underlying reason.

Cardiac Arrest is billed under Medicare's MS-DRG 296 (with major complications), classified within the Cardiovascular diagnostic category. Hospitals publish gross charges per DRG under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule, but actual cost depends on insurance: insurers negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed rates, and uninsured patients can often qualify for cash-pay discounts. Use the gross charge as a benchmark when comparing hospitals; a facility that lists a procedure at twice the price of another tends to charge higher rates across the board.

Data current as of 2026-10-10.

Lowest published prices for Cardiac Arrest nationally

Top 100 by published price · 432 hospitals have published prices for this procedure. Check "Compare" on 2–3 hospitals to see them side by side.

Compare Hospital State CMS stars Gross charge Cash price
Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville, KY KY $4,579 $3,801
Wayne General Hospital Waynesboro, MS MS $5,549 $5,549
Gila Regional Medical Center Silver City, NM NM $5,598 $4,478
Lakewood Health System Staples, MN MN — $6,182 $3,833
Springhill Medical Center (Acute Care) Mobile, AL AL $6,642 $6,642
Colusa Medical Center Colusa, CA CA $6,713 $4,028
Licking Memorial Hospital (Acute Care) Newark, OH OH $7,613 $7,613
Muscogee (Creek) Nation Medical Center Okmulgee, OK OK — $7,805 $4,683
Council Oak Comprehensive Healthcare Tulsa, OK OK — $7,805 $4,683
Creek Nation Community Hospital Okemah, OK OK — $7,805 $4,683
Unity Medical Center Manchester, TN TN $9,140 $7,312
Copley Memorial Hospital Aurora, IL IL $9,141 $4,571
Riverview Health Noblesville, IN IN $9,239 —
Hendricks Regional Health Danville, IN IN $9,768 $3,907
Glenn Medical Center Willows, CA CA — $10,102 $6,061
San Joaquin General Hospital French Camp, CA CA $10,319 $5,675
Bacon County Hospital Alma, GA GA — $10,319 $8,255
Montgomery County Memorial Hospital + Clinics Red Oak, IA IA — $10,319 $7,223
Yalobusha General Hospital & Nursing Home Water Valley, MS MS — $10,319 $7,223
Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance Edinburg, TX TX $10,319 $10,319
Opelousas General Health System Opelousas, LA LA $10,646 $5,323
Myrtue Medical Center Harlan, IA IA $11,157 $6,471
New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn, Inc. Brooklyn, NY NY $11,305 $11,305
MHP Major Hospital Shelbyville, IN IN $11,682 $3,738
Taylor Regional Hospital Campbellsville, KY KY $11,751 $5,876
Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic, IA IA $11,849 $8,294
Woodlawn Hospital Rochester, IN IN $12,241 $9,181
Bibb Medical Center Centreville, AL AL — $17,110 $17,110
Rural Wellness Fairfax Fairfax, OK OK — $17,659 $10,596
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Mattoon, IL IL $18,211 $18,211
Greenwich Hospital Greenwich, CT CT $19,325 $10,049
Lawrence + Memorial Hospital (Acute Care) New London, CT CT $19,325 $6,957
Lmh Lawrence, KS KS $19,325 $6,957
Baxter Health Mountain Home, AR AR $19,633 $13,743
Southwest Ms Regional Medical Center Mccomb, MS MS $19,989 $11,994
Lawrence County Hospital Monticello, MS MS — $19,989 $11,994
UK St. Claire Morehead, KY KY $20,711 $15,533
Memorial Hospital Abilene, KS KS $20,779 $20,779
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital Saint Louis Park, MN MN $21,774 $6,750
National Park Medical Center (Acute Care) Hot Springs, AR AR $22,788 $6,836
St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point, NE NE $23,429 $23,429
Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield, MO MO $23,429 $23,429
Christ Hospital Cincinnati, OH OH $23,757 $14,481
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA PA $23,887 $12,184
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA PA $23,887 $12,184
Community Howard Regional Health Kokomo, IN IN $23,906 $14,344
Community Hospital East Indianapolis, IN IN $23,906 $14,344
Community Hospital Anderson Anderson, IN IN $23,906 $14,344
Community Hospital South Indianapolis, IN IN $23,906 $14,344
Community Hospital North Indianapolis, IN IN $23,906 $14,344
Columbus Regional Hospital Columbus, IN IN $23,982 $19,186
McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MI MI $24,169 $12,084
Mclaren Central Michigan Mount Pleasant, MI MI $24,169 $12,084
Mclaren Northern Michigan (Acute Care) Petoskey, MI MI $24,169 $12,084
Mclaren Flint Flint, MI MI $24,169 $12,084
McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing, MI MI $24,169 $12,084
McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI MI $24,169 $12,084
McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI MI $24,169 $12,084
Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI MI $24,169 $12,084
McLaren Caro Region Caro, MI MI — $24,169 $12,084
McLaren Thumb Region Bad Axe, MI MI $24,169 $12,084
Mclaren Macomb (Acute Care) Mount Clemens, MI MI $24,169 $12,084
Southeast Georgia Health System-Brunswick Campus Brunswick, GA GA $24,778 —
Southeast Georgia Health System-Camden Campus Saint Marys, GA GA $24,778 —
North Memorial Health - Robbinsdale Hospital Robbinsdale, MN MN $24,872 $13,108
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove, MN MN $24,872 $13,108
Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings, NE NE $25,431 $22,888
Cookeville Regional Medical Center Cookeville, TN TN $25,480 $15,619
Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa Nampa, ID ID $25,903 $16,837
Kenmore Mercy Hospital (Acute Care) Kenmore, NY NY $26,013 $23,767
Bronxcare Hospital Center Bronx, NY NY $26,192 $26,192
Ochsner Acadia General Hospital Crowley, LA LA $27,342 $6,289
Midstate Medical Center Meriden, CT CT $27,472 $27,472
Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY NY $27,614 —
Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY NY $27,614 —
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY NY $27,614 —
Wynn Hospital Utica, NY NY $28,359 $17,016
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Torrington, CT CT $29,447 $29,447
Marion General Hospital Marion, IN IN $29,533 $17,720
Marion General Hospital Columbia, MS MS $29,533 $17,720
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY NY $29,888 $19,427
RRH Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic Clifton Springs, NY NY $29,888 $19,427
Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc Douglas, GA GA $30,111 $20,475
Fitzgibbon Hospital Marshall, MO MO $30,768 $24,615
St. Catherine Hospital East Chicago, IN IN $31,051 $18,631
Bayou Bend Hospital Franklin, LA LA — $31,270 $21,889
University of Kansas Hospital Kansas City, KS KS $32,291 $6,458
University of Kansas Health System Olathe Hospital Olathe, KS KS $32,291 $6,458
Miami County Medical Center Paola, KS KS — $32,291 $6,458
Saint Francis Hospital Hartford, CT CT $32,539 $17,896
Johnson Memorial Hospital Stafford Springs, CT CT $32,539 $17,896
Saint Mary's Hospital Waterbury, CT CT $32,539 $17,896
Mercy Medical Center Springfield, MA MA $32,539 $17,896
Southcoast Hospitals Group Fall River, MA MA $33,706 $16,830
Bassett Healthcare Cooperstown, NY NY $34,646 $9,354
Saint Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE DE $35,112 $22,823
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital (Acute Care) Darby, PA PA $35,112 $22,823
Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA PA $35,112 $22,823
St. Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA PA $35,112 $22,823
Trios Health Southridge Hospital Kennewick, WA WA $36,023 $14,409