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In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $246,178 per stay at 272 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $164,512 and $254,859.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $246,178
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $164,512–$254,859
- Medicare’s share
- $209,580
- Average billed charge
- $1,160,394
- Hospitals reporting
- 272
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272 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 151–200. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center | 23 | $211,393 | 14% below the national average | $182,220 | $1,904,251 |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center | 11 | $211,726 | 14% below the national average | $165,333 | $849,051 |
| Piedmont Hospital, Inc | 44 | $213,354 | 13% below the national average | $141,248 | $887,029 |
| Spectrum Health | 25 | $214,847 | 13% below the national average | $177,197 | $608,285 |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital | 39 | $215,746 | 12% below the national average | $177,310 | $780,636 |
| University Of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC | 28 | $215,931 | 12% below the national average | $198,525 | $976,503 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center | 16 | $216,658 | 12% below the national average | $179,204 | $1,156,818 |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital | 21 | $216,662 | 12% below the national average | $115,739 | $606,879 |
| University Health System | 25 | $216,970 | 12% below the national average | $186,271 | $750,674 |
| St Joseph's Hospital Health Center | 15 | $217,020 | 12% below the national average | $184,137 | $555,666 |
| Staten Island University Hospital | 15 | $218,840 | 11% below the national average | $206,549 | $874,651 |
| Geisinger Medical Center | 14 | $219,720 | 11% below the national average | $207,659 | $1,297,500 |
| MUSC Medical Center | 40 | $219,860 | 11% below the national average | $183,974 | $768,547 |
| Indiana University Health | 29 | $220,238 | 11% below the national average | $181,539 | $842,330 |
| Vassar Brothers Medical Center | 12 | $220,252 | 11% below the national average | $202,602 | $551,598 |
| University Medical Center New Orleans | 13 | $221,516 | 10% below the national average | $199,405 | $836,220 |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center | 26 | $222,198 | About average | $209,864 | $590,499 |
| UNM Hospital | 22 | $222,577 | About average | $198,693 | $369,755 |
| Southside Hospital | 13 | $222,975 | About average | $217,030 | $1,313,498 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | 53 | $228,040 | About average | $149,836 | $1,038,351 |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | 21 | $229,255 | About average | $216,763 | $570,674 |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital | 38 | $229,391 | About average | $186,962 | $553,036 |
| Jackson Health System | 30 | $231,462 | About average | $215,270 | $951,567 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital | 24 | $232,704 | About average | $221,635 | $1,740,570 |
| George Washington University Hospital | 16 | $234,694 | About average | $217,753 | $1,481,184 |
| Monument Health Rapid City Hospital | 12 | $235,436 | About average | $182,276 | $413,314 |
| Riverside Community Hospital | 16 | $236,549 | About average | $228,701 | $2,314,094 |
| University Of Maryland Medical Center | 55 | $236,966 | About average | $235,261 | $258,674 |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill | 12 | $238,807 | About average | $181,562 | $1,075,579 |
| St Francis Hospital - The Heart Center | 16 | $239,625 | About average | $170,813 | $1,154,731 |
| Baylor Scott And White All Saints Medical Center | 22 | $241,564 | About average | $132,025 | $583,041 |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus | 22 | $242,090 | About average | $230,807 | $654,597 |
| University Hospital S U N Y Health Science Center | 13 | $242,632 | About average | $226,994 | $1,564,109 |
| Community Regional Medical Center | 28 | $242,829 | About average | $229,637 | $1,090,489 |
| St Francis Hospital & Medical Center | 13 | $242,855 | About average | $232,691 | $840,633 |
| University Of Alabama Hospital | 53 | $243,294 | About average | $180,553 | $1,282,615 |
| Loyola University Medical Center | 40 | $243,543 | About average | $196,635 | $630,172 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla | 19 | $244,169 | About average | $240,844 | $1,501,010 |
| Torrance Memorial Medical Center | 12 | $244,850 | About average | $238,700 | $1,835,233 |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center | 11 | $245,481 | About average | $240,836 | $1,578,461 |
| Mainehealth Maine Medical Center | 17 | $246,684 | About average | $235,545 | $1,091,821 |
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center | 57 | $248,376 | About average | $207,979 | $832,673 |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington | 17 | $248,383 | About average | $208,717 | $523,254 |
| New York-Presbyterian/Queens | 21 | $248,666 | About average | $171,438 | $1,170,886 |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital | 14 | $249,401 | About average | $240,800 | $1,211,165 |
| Baystate Medical Center | 21 | $249,958 | About average | $235,834 | $562,453 |
| The University Hospital | 14 | $251,221 | About average | $214,073 | $990,955 |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | 33 | $251,498 | About average | $212,261 | $965,502 |
| University Of Colorado Hospital Authority | 30 | $251,862 | About average | $231,082 | $1,527,176 |
| Rhode Island Hospital | 20 | $253,024 | About average | $235,324 | $693,276 |
National trend
Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.
- Average payment
- Average billed charge
View data as a table
| Year of care | Average payment | Average billed charge |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $195K | $846K |
| 2021 | $219K | $930K |
| 2022 | $228K | $1M |
| 2023 | $236K | $1.1M |
| 2024 | $246K | $1.2M |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
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| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 1 | 29 | $145,821 | $145,821–$145,821 |
| Arkansas | 3 | 57 | $152,932 | $144,927–$156,739 |
| North Dakota | 1 | 14 | $154,012 | $154,012–$154,012 |
| Kentucky | 3 | 70 | $158,905 | $142,169–$161,199 |
| Iowa | 2 | 30 | $162,471 | $156,846–$168,096 |
| Vermont | 1 | 12 | $165,642 | $165,642–$165,642 |
| Idaho | 1 | 14 | $166,223 | $166,223–$166,223 |
| West Virginia | 2 | 42 | $167,676 | $132,401–$172,443 |
| Louisiana | 6 | 87 | $167,825 | $152,631–$187,102 |
| Oklahoma | 5 | 136 | $172,598 | $138,077–$206,480 |
| Tennessee | 8 | 180 | $173,446 | $128,598–$165,018 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 59 | $173,496 | $143,842–$186,664 |
| Indiana | 5 | 83 | $177,582 | $151,651–$174,516 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 31 | $180,010 | $180,010–$180,010 |
| South Carolina | 6 | 129 | $180,925 | $136,768–$189,099 |
| Florida | 28 | 594 | $185,180 | $139,800–$195,795 |
| Nevada | 3 | 61 | $190,618 | $184,175–$200,405 |
| Delaware | 1 | 29 | $207,528 | $207,528–$207,528 |
| Alabama | 3 | 78 | $209,114 | $133,072–$203,102 |
| Ohio | 11 | 355 | $209,200 | $133,489–$216,296 |
| New Jersey | 9 | 197 | $216,794 | $194,370–$253,492 |
| North Carolina | 9 | 229 | $220,832 | $167,170–$207,907 |
| Missouri | 5 | 144 | $221,943 | $168,821–$189,130 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 22 | $222,577 | $222,577–$222,577 |
| Texas | 21 | 510 | $223,618 | $145,603–$241,564 |
| Utah | 2 | 40 | $224,018 | $195,398–$252,638 |
| Connecticut | 3 | 79 | $232,179 | $225,339–$249,028 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 12 | $235,436 | $235,436–$235,436 |
| Georgia | 8 | 194 | $235,892 | $169,564–$236,394 |
| Oregon | 2 | 40 | $243,836 | $214,624–$253,574 |
| Michigan | 6 | 130 | $245,960 | $193,872–$291,826 |
| Maine | 1 | 17 | $246,684 | $246,684–$246,684 |
| Washington | 5 | 77 | $248,159 | $229,255–$265,061 |
| Arizona | 4 | 77 | $250,024 | $195,898–$242,535 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 20 | $253,024 | $253,024–$253,024 |
| Maryland | 2 | 84 | $253,565 | $248,986–$273,025 |
| Illinois | 11 | 296 | $254,136 | $166,073–$277,583 |
| Pennsylvania | 13 | 350 | $265,561 | $189,679–$268,835 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 73 | $270,526 | $206,264–$291,948 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 11 | $271,302 | $271,302–$271,302 |
| Virginia | 6 | 162 | $278,091 | $202,228–$341,872 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | 91 | $283,842 | $241,535–$344,108 |
| Colorado | 2 | 41 | $284,633 | $282,399–$343,473 |
| Minnesota | 5 | 207 | $290,720 | $176,595–$273,630 |
| Massachusetts | 8 | 274 | $306,230 | $249,565–$351,719 |
| New York | 22 | 614 | $308,737 | $219,193–$306,510 |
| California | 24 | 668 | $358,945 | $232,961–$373,817 |
About these numbers
Average payment is what Medicare paid plus the patient’s deductible and coinsurance (and any other insurer), averaged over the hospital’s Medicare cases. It covers the hospital’s part of the care; doctors bill separately. Billed charges are the hospital’s list prices, which few patients pay.
Medicare sets its payments by formula, adjusting for local wages, teaching programs, the share of low-income patients and unusually costly cases. Those adjustments drive most differences between hospitals, so a lower payment doesn’t mean better or worse care, and Medicare patients’ own costs usually vary much less than the totals. Private insurance pays different, usually higher, prices.
Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (Medicare fee-for-service claims). CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 stays. More in the glossary.