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In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $56,603 per stay at 432 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $43,404 and $62,453.
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National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $56,603
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $43,404–$62,453
- Medicare’s share
- $47,978
- Average billed charge
- $281,418
- Hospitals reporting
- 432
Compare hospitals
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432 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 1–50. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's Daughters' Medical Center | 11 | $28,385 | 50% below the national average | $27,344 | $104,523 |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital | 19 | $32,562 | 42% below the national average | $29,159 | $449,315 |
| Lakeland Regional Medical Center | 19 | $32,615 | 42% below the national average | $31,462 | $190,419 |
| St Vincent Medical Center/North | 24 | $33,187 | 41% below the national average | $31,828 | $144,729 |
| Delray Medical Center | 25 | $33,901 | 40% below the national average | $32,594 | $386,733 |
| Washington Regional Medical Center | 42 | $34,231 | 40% below the national average | $32,997 | $171,824 |
| Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, Inc | 20 | $34,571 | 39% below the national average | $33,183 | $150,484 |
| Intermountain Health McKay-Dee Hospital | 11 | $34,725 | 39% below the national average | $33,256 | $149,957 |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System | 21 | $35,468 | 37% below the national average | $34,212 | $227,942 |
| Hillcrest Hospital | 11 | $35,780 | 37% below the national average | $34,244 | $174,776 |
| Palmetto General Hospital | 16 | $35,934 | 37% below the national average | $34,425 | $366,951 |
| HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital | 28 | $35,981 | 36% below the national average | $31,854 | $450,795 |
| Baptist Medical Center | 50 | $36,092 | 36% below the national average | $32,064 | $463,407 |
| AdventHealth Daytona Beach | 17 | $36,159 | 36% below the national average | $34,887 | $177,447 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Grapevine | 14 | $36,260 | 36% below the national average | $34,864 | $179,797 |
| Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center | 27 | $36,281 | 36% below the national average | $31,903 | $165,955 |
| Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc | 17 | $36,580 | 35% below the national average | $34,468 | $136,044 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital | 29 | $36,656 | 35% below the national average | $35,016 | $210,383 |
| Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital | 25 | $36,767 | 35% below the national average | $35,496 | $187,493 |
| Ascension Seton Williamson | 13 | $36,788 | 35% below the national average | $35,407 | $304,493 |
| USC Arcadia Hospital | 14 | $37,007 | 35% below the national average | $35,315 | $345,472 |
| HCA Florida West Hospital | 21 | $37,249 | 34% below the national average | $35,571 | $414,125 |
| Paoli Hospital | 18 | $37,354 | 34% below the national average | $36,155 | $260,998 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock | 31 | $37,464 | 34% below the national average | $33,549 | $168,611 |
| Huntsville Hospital | 36 | $37,503 | 34% below the national average | $35,805 | $245,688 |
| Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital | 11 | $37,636 | 34% below the national average | $36,301 | $278,432 |
| Saint Joseph Medical Center | 16 | $37,692 | 33% below the national average | $36,029 | $237,237 |
| HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital | 21 | $37,740 | 33% below the national average | $36,304 | $391,942 |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital | 12 | $37,788 | 33% below the national average | $36,430 | $327,612 |
| Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health | 55 | $37,817 | 33% below the national average | $36,571 | $272,100 |
| St Vincent Hospital | 31 | $37,995 | 33% below the national average | $36,679 | $142,545 |
| Christus Mother Frances Hospital | 29 | $38,221 | 32% below the national average | $36,673 | $267,999 |
| Memorial Healthcare System, Inc | 23 | $38,233 | 32% below the national average | $31,244 | $174,915 |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center | 28 | $38,274 | 32% below the national average | $29,928 | $103,412 |
| Mercy Hospital South | 21 | $38,445 | 32% below the national average | $37,279 | $167,450 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano | 15 | $38,493 | 32% below the national average | $37,296 | $190,922 |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield | 15 | $38,509 | 32% below the national average | $32,951 | $123,834 |
| Northwest Community Hospital 1 | 31 | $38,691 | 32% below the national average | $37,216 | $178,731 |
| St Luke's Regional Medical Center | 27 | $38,751 | 32% below the national average | $37,327 | $158,947 |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center | 35 | $38,791 | 31% below the national average | $34,114 | $132,315 |
| Bronson Methodist Hospital | 11 | $38,818 | 31% below the national average | $36,925 | $66,960 |
| Medical Center Of The Rockies | 19 | $38,840 | 31% below the national average | $37,724 | $168,317 |
| Medical City Plano | 34 | $38,942 | 31% below the national average | $37,642 | $685,120 |
| MH St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital | 16 | $38,971 | 31% below the national average | $37,282 | $188,500 |
| Methodist Hospital | 25 | $38,999 | 31% below the national average | $34,783 | $490,373 |
| Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital | 14 | $39,081 | 31% below the national average | $38,100 | $278,765 |
| Charleston Area Medical Center | 18 | $39,134 | 31% below the national average | $34,373 | $202,475 |
| Morton Plant Hospital | 23 | $39,324 | 31% below the national average | $37,957 | $197,432 |
| Silver Cross Hospital And Medical Centers | 17 | $39,373 | 30% below the national average | $38,221 | $102,333 |
| Akron General Medical Center | 18 | $39,382 | 30% below the national average | $37,175 | $136,492 |
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 | $50K | $224K |
| 2021 | $52K | $235K |
| 2022 | $54K | $248K |
| 2023 | $55K | $259K |
| 2024 | $57K | $281K |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 4 | 119 | $38,498 | $33,970–$41,572 |
| Vermont | 1 | 23 | $41,512 | $41,512–$41,512 |
| Mississippi | 4 | 81 | $43,550 | $41,954–$46,905 |
| Montana | 3 | 77 | $43,656 | $43,023–$44,246 |
| Florida | 37 | 882 | $44,481 | $37,817–$50,503 |
| Idaho | 3 | 61 | $44,762 | $39,435–$48,545 |
| Louisiana | 6 | 175 | $45,304 | $38,416–$49,185 |
| Colorado | 6 | 150 | $45,395 | $39,174–$48,006 |
| Alabama | 7 | 192 | $45,996 | $38,861–$49,427 |
| Tennessee | 11 | 323 | $46,116 | $40,488–$47,284 |
| Indiana | 7 | 199 | $46,667 | $40,849–$51,969 |
| Kentucky | 6 | 184 | $46,700 | $40,224–$51,640 |
| Texas | 34 | 713 | $46,901 | $38,956–$51,742 |
| Kansas | 3 | 128 | $47,031 | $43,152–$47,470 |
| Ohio | 13 | 380 | $47,101 | $43,227–$51,450 |
| Oklahoma | 6 | 157 | $47,256 | $39,811–$44,134 |
| West Virginia | 2 | 61 | $47,341 | $42,045–$47,866 |
| Arizona | 9 | 294 | $48,472 | $43,076–$55,114 |
| Nevada | 4 | 99 | $48,545 | $45,440–$49,058 |
| Utah | 5 | 89 | $49,233 | $44,318–$46,919 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 73 | $50,249 | $46,467–$52,822 |
| South Dakota | 3 | 103 | $50,631 | $47,875–$53,740 |
| Iowa | 2 | 90 | $50,830 | $43,716–$53,566 |
| North Carolina | 12 | 372 | $51,217 | $42,250–$56,016 |
| Missouri | 10 | 256 | $51,751 | $40,363–$55,832 |
| Michigan | 14 | 248 | $51,892 | $46,408–$55,598 |
| Delaware | 1 | 74 | $52,384 | $52,384–$52,384 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 98 | $53,547 | $53,547–$53,547 |
| Virginia | 11 | 377 | $54,090 | $44,011–$55,492 |
| Maine | 1 | 45 | $54,649 | $54,649–$54,649 |
| Wisconsin | 5 | 170 | $55,014 | $41,637–$66,481 |
| South Carolina | 5 | 214 | $55,026 | $49,166–$57,612 |
| Pennsylvania | 21 | 568 | $55,367 | $45,318–$57,668 |
| Minnesota | 8 | 213 | $55,813 | $44,118–$59,458 |
| North Dakota | 1 | 23 | $56,043 | $56,043–$56,043 |
| Washington | 8 | 279 | $58,402 | $53,168–$63,629 |
| New Jersey | 14 | 379 | $58,754 | $51,041–$65,462 |
| Georgia | 9 | 297 | $59,554 | $52,760–$61,104 |
| Oregon | 5 | 101 | $59,875 | $56,829–$64,420 |
| Alaska | 2 | 38 | $64,805 | $64,420–$65,117 |
| Illinois | 20 | 533 | $65,867 | $44,344–$71,581 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 55 | $69,787 | $69,787–$69,787 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 57 | $70,367 | $70,367–$70,367 |
| Connecticut | 4 | 122 | $70,547 | $56,700–$70,589 |
| Massachusetts | 8 | 323 | $70,757 | $66,135–$74,728 |
| New York | 25 | 705 | $72,572 | $58,570–$79,990 |
| New Hampshire | 2 | 56 | $73,349 | $73,438–$75,908 |
| California | 54 | 1,279 | $74,234 | $57,587–$78,748 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | 79 | $76,073 | $69,989–$80,010 |
| Maryland | 7 | 191 | $76,456 | $63,387–$89,115 |
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.