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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 101–150. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical City Fort Worth | 17 | $42,810 | 24% below the national average | $39,236 | $633,563 |
| Marion Communtiy Hospital | 34 | $42,877 | 24% below the national average | $39,621 | $558,852 |
| Bryan Medical Center | 22 | $42,893 | 24% below the national average | $37,256 | $184,198 |
| Abrazo West Campus | 30 | $43,076 | 24% below the national average | $41,368 | $442,311 |
| Naples Community Hospital | 13 | $43,123 | 24% below the national average | $41,299 | $189,852 |
| Halifax Health Medical Center | 12 | $43,162 | 24% below the national average | $41,329 | $212,509 |
| ProMedica Toledo Hospital | 51 | $43,227 | 24% below the national average | $39,158 | $195,482 |
| Hendrick Medical Center | 11 | $43,393 | 23% below the national average | $42,166 | $276,127 |
| Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center | 30 | $43,408 | 23% below the national average | $41,913 | $117,290 |
| Jefferson Health- Northeast | 16 | $43,667 | 23% below the national average | $38,016 | $167,633 |
| VHS Harlingen Hospital Company LLC | 14 | $43,792 | 23% below the national average | $42,235 | $710,910 |
| Chesapeake General Hospital | 14 | $43,801 | 23% below the national average | $40,964 | $159,588 |
| Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center | 15 | $43,846 | 23% below the national average | $41,858 | $189,777 |
| Ochsner Medical Center Acute | 31 | $43,924 | 22% below the national average | $38,929 | $181,729 |
| UPMC Altoona | 16 | $43,931 | 22% below the national average | $42,657 | $165,961 |
| Norton Hospitals, Inc | 32 | $43,952 | 22% below the national average | $38,628 | $260,695 |
| Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital | 15 | $44,043 | 22% below the national average | $42,342 | $113,985 |
| Billings Clinic Hospital | 35 | $44,097 | 22% below the national average | $42,408 | $105,120 |
| Reading Hospital | 17 | $44,163 | 22% below the national average | $42,254 | $220,628 |
| Methodist Hospitals Of Memphis | 25 | $44,169 | 22% below the national average | $40,187 | $167,704 |
| Riverside Regional Medical Center | 34 | $44,220 | 22% below the national average | $35,267 | $154,817 |
| Carilion Medical Center | 44 | $44,233 | 22% below the national average | $37,523 | $178,453 |
| Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital | 13 | $44,318 | 22% below the national average | $30,310 | $138,770 |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital | 17 | $44,355 | 22% below the national average | $42,099 | $187,380 |
| St. Patrick Hospital | 23 | $44,395 | 22% below the national average | $42,490 | $97,817 |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital | 47 | $44,435 | 21% below the national average | $35,996 | $171,705 |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital | 18 | $44,436 | 21% below the national average | $42,104 | $271,246 |
| St Johns Hospital | 27 | $44,510 | 21% below the national average | $42,601 | $195,080 |
| WakeMed, Raleigh Campus | 13 | $44,539 | 21% below the national average | $41,883 | $188,206 |
| Miami Valley Hospital | 29 | $44,557 | 21% below the national average | $38,474 | $230,340 |
| Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center | 29 | $44,621 | 21% below the national average | $34,928 | $292,915 |
| St Mary's Medical Center | 16 | $44,624 | 21% below the national average | $43,285 | $488,850 |
| Mount Carmel East & West | 20 | $44,635 | 21% below the national average | $41,537 | $215,245 |
| Integris Baptist Medical Center, Inc | 32 | $44,649 | 21% below the national average | $40,562 | $347,253 |
| HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital | 17 | $44,673 | 21% below the national average | $42,574 | $499,583 |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc. | 37 | $44,832 | 21% below the national average | $40,275 | $179,159 |
| Broward Health Medical Center | 11 | $44,974 | 21% below the national average | $43,260 | $222,272 |
| UPMC Mercy | 22 | $45,147 | 20% below the national average | $41,963 | $224,194 |
| Bryn Mawr Hospital | 13 | $45,318 | 20% below the national average | $36,227 | $239,976 |
| Carle Foundation Hospital | 14 | $45,432 | 20% below the national average | $43,586 | $295,635 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood | 16 | $45,460 | 20% below the national average | $43,629 | $765,175 |
| Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak | 18 | $45,591 | 19% below the national average | $42,530 | $171,072 |
| AdventHealth Tampa | 17 | $45,612 | 19% below the national average | $31,903 | $356,372 |
| HCA Florida North Florida Hospital | 17 | $45,683 | 19% below the national average | $43,781 | $431,311 |
| Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical Center | 29 | $45,784 | 19% below the national average | $37,255 | $137,619 |
| Beaumont Hospital - Dearborn | 16 | $45,918 | 19% below the national average | $37,491 | $227,283 |
| St Joseph's Hospital | 30 | $45,923 | 19% below the national average | $44,781 | $583,958 |
| Intermountain Medical Center | 13 | $45,972 | 19% below the national average | $41,126 | $195,281 |
| Memorial Hospital At Gulfport | 13 | $46,094 | 19% below the national average | $40,783 | $466,314 |
| Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center | 41 | $46,130 | 19% below the national average | $43,265 | $225,722 |
National trend
Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.
- Average payment
- Average billed charge
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| 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.