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In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $36,662 per stay at 156 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $29,242 and $40,207.
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National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $36,662
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $29,242–$40,207
- Medicare’s share
- $30,973
- Average billed charge
- $191,127
- Hospitals reporting
- 156
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156 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care | 13 | $19,711 | 46% below the national average | $17,483 | $102,901 |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak | 14 | $23,805 | 35% below the national average | $22,289 | $428,747 |
| Huntsville Hospital | 30 | $24,669 | 33% below the national average | $20,843 | $176,258 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Plano | 14 | $24,700 | 33% below the national average | $23,301 | $140,398 |
| Baptist Health Louisville | 11 | $24,989 | 32% below the national average | $21,294 | $278,556 |
| Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | 12 | $25,088 | 32% below the national average | $23,951 | $131,640 |
| CJW Medical Center | 15 | $25,620 | 30% below the national average | $24,721 | $543,626 |
| Covenant Medical Center | 12 | $25,640 | 30% below the national average | $23,733 | $258,066 |
| Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center | 13 | $25,712 | 30% below the national average | $23,254 | $265,763 |
| Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen Hospital | 12 | $25,749 | 30% below the national average | $24,017 | $155,504 |
| Washington Regional Medical Center | 17 | $25,770 | 30% below the national average | $22,129 | $133,325 |
| St Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital | 33 | $26,224 | 28% below the national average | $21,648 | $112,753 |
| Community Hospital | 12 | $26,347 | 28% below the national average | $25,106 | $98,839 |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center | 22 | $26,363 | 28% below the national average | $20,896 | $84,942 |
| AdventHealth Daytona Beach | 13 | $26,549 | 28% below the national average | $25,545 | $121,756 |
| Christus Mother Frances Hospital | 30 | $26,803 | 27% below the national average | $25,438 | $199,125 |
| Holmes Regional Medical Center | 13 | $26,840 | 27% below the national average | $25,565 | $163,917 |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast | 12 | $26,867 | 27% below the national average | $25,121 | $125,512 |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital | 25 | $26,990 | 26% below the national average | $25,248 | $188,989 |
| Cox Medical Centers | 15 | $27,004 | 26% below the national average | $25,572 | $103,388 |
| Northwest Community Hospital 1 | 15 | $27,019 | 26% below the national average | $25,822 | $115,590 |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center | 14 | $27,137 | 26% below the national average | $22,473 | $91,080 |
| Naples Community Hospital | 14 | $27,303 | 26% below the national average | $25,720 | $123,940 |
| Southeast Health Medical Center | 13 | $27,305 | 26% below the national average | $25,644 | $95,613 |
| Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical Center | 13 | $27,511 | 25% below the national average | $25,578 | $75,912 |
| Jackson-Madison County General Hospital | 12 | $27,798 | 24% below the national average | $26,412 | $69,686 |
| Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health | 13 | $27,943 | 24% below the national average | $26,543 | $253,107 |
| Grand Strand Regional Medical Center | 19 | $28,219 | 23% below the national average | $26,345 | $453,686 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville | 38 | $28,221 | 23% below the national average | $26,799 | $168,454 |
| UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital | 14 | $28,270 | 23% below the national average | $26,410 | $234,658 |
| St Luke's Regional Medical Center | 29 | $28,432 | 22% below the national average | $26,898 | $130,299 |
| Riverside Regional Medical Center | 17 | $28,452 | 22% below the national average | $26,300 | $148,849 |
| SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - Madison | 12 | $28,487 | 22% below the national average | $26,848 | $130,610 |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital | 22 | $28,737 | 22% below the national average | $24,138 | $155,670 |
| Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital | 17 | $28,747 | 22% below the national average | $27,307 | $247,178 |
| Sacred Heart Hospital | 14 | $28,836 | 21% below the national average | $27,201 | $119,761 |
| NorthShore University HealthSystem - Evanston Hospital | 11 | $28,969 | 21% below the national average | $26,810 | $103,802 |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center | 13 | $29,208 | 20% below the national average | $27,527 | $230,455 |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc. | 20 | $29,217 | 20% below the national average | $27,306 | $107,352 |
| MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center | 14 | $29,250 | 20% below the national average | $27,735 | $33,060 |
| Moses H. Cone The Memorial Hospital | 11 | $29,320 | 20% below the national average | $27,482 | $99,439 |
| St Vincent Hospital | 12 | $29,365 | 20% below the national average | $23,323 | $93,468 |
| Memorial Medical Center | 14 | $29,368 | 20% below the national average | $24,947 | $109,593 |
| Swedish Medical Center | 26 | $29,462 | 20% below the national average | $27,959 | $508,879 |
| Ochsner Medical Center Acute | 17 | $29,552 | 19% below the national average | $26,456 | $77,185 |
| AdventHealth Orlando | 21 | $29,820 | 19% below the national average | $27,973 | $332,769 |
| Marion Communtiy Hospital | 21 | $30,168 | 18% below the national average | $28,802 | $512,471 |
| University Of Alabama Hospital | 15 | $30,210 | 18% below the national average | $23,594 | $134,016 |
| MH St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital | 16 | $30,386 | 17% below the national average | $24,808 | $141,829 |
| Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce | 26 | $30,571 | 17% below the national average | $25,189 | $137,331 |
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 | $35K | $148K |
| 2021 | $35K | $152K |
| 2022 | $37K | $164K |
| 2023 | $37K | $170K |
| 2024 | $37K | $191K |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 1 | 13 | $19,711 | $19,711–$19,711 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 17 | $25,770 | $25,770–$25,770 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 33 | $26,224 | $26,224–$26,224 |
| Alabama | 4 | 69 | $27,999 | $26,646–$31,379 |
| Colorado | 1 | 26 | $29,462 | $29,462–$29,462 |
| Florida | 11 | 201 | $29,678 | $27,623–$30,445 |
| Idaho | 2 | 41 | $30,143 | $29,894–$32,818 |
| Tennessee | 4 | 60 | $30,452 | $27,439–$34,540 |
| Kansas | 2 | 87 | $30,508 | $29,636–$30,474 |
| Louisiana | 4 | 55 | $31,292 | $29,042–$32,949 |
| Iowa | 2 | 33 | $31,300 | $28,945–$32,560 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | 55 | $31,982 | $29,145–$32,457 |
| Kentucky | 3 | 41 | $32,057 | $29,321–$34,720 |
| Indiana | 3 | 41 | $32,325 | $29,361–$34,442 |
| Ohio | 5 | 94 | $32,640 | $30,386–$35,624 |
| Virginia | 7 | 135 | $33,229 | $26,370–$36,087 |
| North Carolina | 10 | 156 | $33,244 | $29,632–$36,804 |
| Illinois | 6 | 90 | $33,422 | $28,802–$35,638 |
| South Carolina | 3 | 47 | $33,753 | $32,446–$37,361 |
| Texas | 11 | 180 | $33,875 | $26,221–$39,815 |
| Arizona | 3 | 44 | $34,278 | $32,624–$36,353 |
| Nevada | 2 | 37 | $34,323 | $34,208–$34,578 |
| Michigan | 4 | 58 | $35,306 | $32,966–$36,730 |
| Maine | 1 | 15 | $35,709 | $35,709–$35,709 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 14 | $35,880 | $35,880–$35,880 |
| Missouri | 3 | 59 | $36,783 | $32,574–$39,813 |
| Washington | 3 | 62 | $36,863 | $36,198–$40,131 |
| Utah | 1 | 22 | $38,083 | $38,083–$38,083 |
| Delaware | 1 | 40 | $38,913 | $38,913–$38,913 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 28 | $39,093 | $39,093–$39,093 |
| New Jersey | 5 | 88 | $39,236 | $37,670–$38,669 |
| Georgia | 6 | 116 | $39,976 | $34,159–$43,341 |
| Oregon | 3 | 43 | $39,991 | $38,003–$41,807 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 12 | $40,057 | $40,057–$40,057 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 27 | $40,395 | $40,395–$40,395 |
| Connecticut | 2 | 28 | $41,099 | $39,116–$42,587 |
| Massachusetts | 4 | 87 | $42,289 | $41,371–$43,251 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 41 | $42,927 | $38,503–$44,262 |
| Pennsylvania | 5 | 107 | $43,316 | $34,080–$45,696 |
| New York | 5 | 89 | $46,696 | $42,582–$51,052 |
| Alaska | 1 | 11 | $48,111 | $48,111–$48,111 |
| California | 12 | 231 | $48,834 | $42,464–$51,778 |
| Maryland | 3 | 56 | $52,865 | $43,605–$59,841 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 15 | $62,269 | $62,269–$62,269 |
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.