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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 101–150. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Medical Center Redding | 18 | $37,928 | About average | $36,319 | $146,530 |
| MUSC Medical Center | 17 | $38,049 | About average | $28,840 | $108,782 |
| University Of Utah Hospital And Clinics | 22 | $38,083 | About average | $32,541 | $94,361 |
| St Lukes Hospital Of Kansas City | 18 | $38,144 | About average | $24,725 | $149,740 |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital | 14 | $38,169 | About average | $30,513 | $201,011 |
| Duke University Hospital | 15 | $38,294 | About average | $33,395 | $169,241 |
| Baystate Medical Center | 13 | $38,453 | About average | $34,595 | $76,449 |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | 15 | $38,596 | About average | $26,720 | $135,143 |
| Capital Health Regional Medical Center | 14 | $38,669 | About average | $36,613 | $554,876 |
| Tampa General Hospital | 11 | $38,695 | About average | $28,828 | $278,279 |
| Christiana Hospital | 40 | $38,913 | About average | $32,053 | $164,327 |
| Rhode Island Hospital | 28 | $39,093 | About average | $34,440 | $83,352 |
| Methodist Hospital | 16 | $39,134 | About average | $20,121 | $561,500 |
| Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center | 27 | $39,608 | About average | $31,344 | $277,980 |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center | 20 | $39,947 | About average | $28,831 | $118,899 |
| West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc | 12 | $40,057 | About average | $26,177 | $138,171 |
| University Of Michigan Health System | 15 | $40,145 | About average | $36,656 | $177,311 |
| The Queens Medical Center | 27 | $40,395 | 10% above the national average | $32,803 | $164,454 |
| Baylor St Lukes Medical Center | 21 | $40,495 | 10% above the national average | $33,011 | $307,371 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City | 15 | $40,744 | 11% above the national average | $37,930 | $151,422 |
| Barnes Jewish Hospital | 26 | $41,483 | 13% above the national average | $26,396 | $145,265 |
| Emory University Hospital | 25 | $41,606 | 13% above the national average | $28,116 | $134,081 |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill | 15 | $41,667 | 14% above the national average | $32,146 | $182,707 |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus | 23 | $42,343 | 15% above the national average | $39,770 | $110,273 |
| Albany Medical Center Hospital | 19 | $42,582 | 16% above the national average | $31,853 | $101,436 |
| Community Regional Medical Center | 22 | $43,038 | 17% above the national average | $41,356 | $205,187 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | 39 | $43,112 | 18% above the national average | $40,131 | $76,112 |
| Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital | 17 | $43,509 | 19% above the national average | $41,589 | $250,258 |
| Tufts Medical Center | 12 | $43,668 | 19% above the national average | $40,690 | $87,650 |
| OHSU Hospital And Clinics | 12 | $43,668 | 19% above the national average | $39,915 | $110,836 |
| Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Medical Col | 17 | $43,919 | 20% above the national average | $36,014 | $225,289 |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento | 11 | $44,294 | 21% above the national average | $42,633 | $196,992 |
| Yale-New Haven Hospital | 15 | $44,322 | 21% above the national average | $42,229 | $126,876 |
| University Of Virginia Medical Center | 32 | $44,358 | 21% above the national average | $33,104 | $152,746 |
| Hospital Of University Of Pennsylvania | 34 | $45,408 | 24% above the national average | $39,616 | $318,782 |
| Rush University Medical Center | 18 | $45,460 | 24% above the national average | $41,347 | $142,426 |
| Medical City Fort Worth | 13 | $45,614 | 24% above the national average | $27,325 | $600,620 |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital | 25 | $45,678 | 25% above the national average | $34,192 | $231,034 |
| Wellspan York Hospital | 19 | $45,696 | 25% above the national average | $26,279 | $154,866 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital | 11 | $46,648 | 27% above the national average | $43,261 | $224,779 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester | 26 | $47,141 | 29% above the national average | $34,516 | $113,945 |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center | 13 | $47,162 | 29% above the national average | $34,433 | $203,658 |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | 30 | $47,471 | 29% above the national average | $33,199 | $202,437 |
| Alaska Regional Hospital | 11 | $48,111 | 31% above the national average | $42,402 | $740,861 |
| University Health System | 13 | $50,655 | 38% above the national average | $44,617 | $151,443 |
| SUNY/Stony Brook University Hospital | 28 | $51,052 | 39% above the national average | $40,197 | $224,712 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus | 14 | $51,483 | 40% above the national average | $38,015 | $380,408 |
| UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical Center | 11 | $51,697 | 41% above the national average | $46,815 | $237,845 |
| University Of California Davis Medical Center | 26 | $52,023 | 42% above the national average | $46,589 | $233,369 |
| Grady Memorial Hospital | 17 | $52,762 | 44% above the national average | $40,374 | $187,797 |
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.