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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 51–100. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center | 15 | $30,681 | 16% below the national average | $28,168 | $176,307 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital | 31 | $30,722 | 16% below the national average | $24,839 | $166,102 |
| University Of Kansas Hospital | 67 | $30,893 | 16% below the national average | $27,361 | $228,209 |
| ProMedica Toledo Hospital | 20 | $31,213 | 15% below the national average | $25,509 | $108,787 |
| East Jefferson General Hospital | 13 | $31,327 | 15% below the national average | $24,708 | $225,470 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center | 13 | $31,810 | 13% below the national average | $30,348 | $209,215 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood | 11 | $32,026 | 13% below the national average | $27,677 | $652,276 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital | 11 | $32,327 | 12% below the national average | $30,592 | $308,801 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc | 17 | $32,343 | 12% below the national average | $29,469 | $195,918 |
| Bronson Methodist Hospital | 12 | $32,353 | 12% below the national average | $24,534 | $54,920 |
| Ascension St Vincent Hospital | 12 | $32,374 | 12% below the national average | $29,357 | $155,554 |
| JFK University Medical Center | 15 | $32,465 | 11% below the national average | $30,917 | $140,707 |
| Spectrum Health | 19 | $33,170 | About average | $27,864 | $148,714 |
| University Of Kentucky Hospital | 16 | $33,653 | About average | $25,188 | $170,929 |
| University Health System, Inc | 15 | $33,677 | About average | $27,445 | $127,596 |
| Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Childrens Hospital | 32 | $33,799 | About average | $29,221 | $110,511 |
| Renown Regional Medical Center | 22 | $34,023 | About average | $31,063 | $108,296 |
| Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center | 13 | $34,080 | About average | $27,072 | $239,969 |
| Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center | 12 | $34,280 | About average | $26,910 | $127,836 |
| HCA Florida West Hospital | 12 | $34,326 | About average | $23,799 | $357,161 |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian | 29 | $34,354 | About average | $32,981 | $207,757 |
| University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | 19 | $34,367 | About average | $30,547 | $154,859 |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital | 21 | $34,556 | About average | $28,071 | $93,233 |
| Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center | 18 | $34,720 | About average | $28,363 | $134,780 |
| Sunrise Hospital And Medical Center | 15 | $34,763 | About average | $28,377 | $493,093 |
| USA Health University Hospital | 11 | $34,888 | About average | $27,516 | $112,370 |
| Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral Health | 20 | $34,895 | About average | $29,795 | $156,753 |
| Ecu Health Medical Center | 15 | $35,221 | About average | $24,086 | $113,577 |
| Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital | 12 | $35,592 | About average | $26,450 | $93,788 |
| Regions Hospital | 15 | $35,624 | About average | $27,382 | $78,783 |
| Cleveland Clinic | 15 | $35,624 | About average | $32,845 | $169,751 |
| Mainehealth Maine Medical Center | 15 | $35,709 | About average | $27,522 | $118,737 |
| University Of Louisville Hospital | 14 | $35,786 | About average | $30,744 | $191,440 |
| Monument Health Rapid City Hospital | 14 | $35,880 | About average | $34,284 | $117,339 |
| St Josephs Hospital And Medical Center | 13 | $36,040 | About average | $32,929 | $200,318 |
| Providence Portland Medical Center | 11 | $36,059 | About average | $29,081 | $89,804 |
| Indiana University Health | 17 | $36,511 | About average | $32,045 | $190,145 |
| Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix | 18 | $36,666 | About average | $32,654 | $138,448 |
| Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital | 11 | $36,672 | About average | $25,377 | $134,213 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | 11 | $37,130 | About average | $30,195 | $182,297 |
| UNC Hospitals | 13 | $37,332 | About average | $30,373 | $92,204 |
| Hartford Hospital | 13 | $37,381 | About average | $35,177 | $93,049 |
| Medical College Of Virginia Hospitals | 13 | $37,617 | About average | $31,159 | $183,143 |
| Cooper University Hospital | 19 | $37,670 | About average | $35,075 | $174,912 |
| University Of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC | 21 | $37,674 | About average | $28,886 | $132,283 |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital | 15 | $37,728 | About average | $35,320 | $303,547 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth | 22 | $37,754 | About average | $24,765 | $128,676 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center | 15 | $37,784 | About average | $29,615 | $170,900 |
| University Of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics Authority | 16 | $37,787 | About average | $29,515 | $157,279 |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport | 12 | $37,814 | About average | $34,286 | $108,572 |
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.