Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 023 · Surgery or procedure

Craniotomy with major device implant or acute complex CNS principal diagnosis with MCC…

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.

Also known as: Brain surgery

National figures, 2024

Average payment per case: $56,603
Typical range (middle half of hospitals): $43,404–$62,453
Medicare’s share: $47,97885% of the payment
Average billed charge: $281,418
Hospitals reporting: 43211,805 stays

Hospitals in Pennsylvania

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Average payment across these 21 hospitals: $55,367National $56,603 · Pennsylvania $55,367
Median hospital: $51,010
Lowest to highest: $37,354–$71,600
Medicare stays: 568

21 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024. Download as CSV

Medicare payments per case for Craniotomy with major device implant or acute complex CNS principal diagnosis with MCC… by hospital, 2024
Hospital	Cases	Average payment	vs national average	Medicare paid	Billed charge
Paoli HospitalPaoli, PA · CCN 390153	18	$37,354	34% below the national average	$36,155	$260,998
Jefferson Health- NortheastPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390115	16	$43,667	23% below the national average	$38,016	$167,633
UPMC AltoonaAltoona, PA · CCN 390073	16	$43,931	22% below the national average	$42,657	$165,961
Reading HospitalWest Reading, PA · CCN 390044	17	$44,163	22% below the national average	$42,254	$220,628
UPMC MercyPittsburgh, PA · CCN 390028	22	$45,147	20% below the national average	$41,963	$224,194
Bryn Mawr HospitalBryn Mawr, PA · CCN 390139	13	$45,318	20% below the national average	$36,227	$239,976
UPMC HamotErie, PA · CCN 390063	18	$46,414	18% below the national average	$44,432	$311,408
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical CenterWilkes Barre, PA · CCN 390270	26	$49,090	13% below the national average	$42,179	$363,435
Jefferson Abington HospitalAbington, PA · CCN 390231	27	$49,881	12% below the national average	$38,137	$175,042
Wellspan York HospitalYork, PA · CCN 390046	37	$50,846	10% below the national average	$43,324	$219,198
Lehigh Valley HospitalAllentown, PA · CCN 390133	36	$51,010	About average	$45,172	$432,409
St Lukes HospitalBethlehem, PA · CCN 390049	38	$55,054	About average	$47,197	$474,266
UPMC Pinnacle HospitalsHarrisburg, PA · CCN 390067	19	$56,277	About average	$40,185	$194,867
UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh, PA · CCN 390164	36	$56,673	About average	$46,958	$520,013
Allegheny General HospitalPittsburgh, PA · CCN 390050	52	$57,463	About average	$44,947	$246,866
Milton S Hershey Medical CenterHershey, PA · CCN 390256	24	$57,668	About average	$53,310	$212,269
Lancaster General HospitalLancaster, PA · CCN 390100	20	$58,784	About average	$35,286	$203,207
Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390174	46	$64,844	15% above the national average	$57,629	$271,106
Temple University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390027	13	$67,835	20% above the national average	$61,263	$578,124
Geisinger Medical CenterDanville, PA · CCN 390006	30	$70,032	24% above the national average	$46,881	$403,893
Hospital Of University Of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390111	44	$71,600	26% above the national average	$62,879	$485,074

National trend

Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.

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2020: 10,973 stays at 403 hospitals · 2021: 10,714 stays at 415 hospitals · 2022: 10,305 stays at 401 hospitals · 2023: 11,156 stays at 432 hospitals · 2024: 11,805 stays at 432 hospitals

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National average payment and billed charge for Craniotomy with major device implant or acute complex CNS principal diagnosis with MCC…
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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Average payment by state for Craniotomy with major device implant or acute complex CNS principal diagnosis with MCC…, 2024
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.