Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 025 · Surgery or procedure
Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures with MCC
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $45,498 per stay at 600 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $33,271 and $48,246.
Also known as: Brain surgery
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $45,498
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $33,271–$48,246
- Medicare’s share
- $37,824
- Average billed charge
- $231,167
- Hospitals reporting
- 600
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600 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 451–500. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Regional Medical Center | 67 | $48,296 | About average | $46,115 | $295,048 |
| University Medical Center Of El Paso | 21 | $48,335 | About average | $44,706 | $149,367 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | 108 | $48,368 | About average | $33,387 | $223,925 |
| Norwalk Hospital | 12 | $48,391 | About average | $37,838 | $169,576 |
| Kaleida Health | 26 | $48,457 | About average | $44,442 | $190,532 |
| St Lukes Hospital Of Kansas City | 53 | $48,644 | About average | $27,910 | $186,673 |
| Salem Hospital | 13 | $48,752 | About average | $33,652 | $162,345 |
| El Camino Health | 14 | $48,755 | About average | $47,411 | $428,475 |
| MUSC Medical Center | 94 | $48,776 | About average | $36,626 | $176,221 |
| Mercy Medical Center Redding | 31 | $48,779 | About average | $46,918 | $337,907 |
| Banner - University Medical Center Tucson Campus | 36 | $48,780 | About average | $42,326 | $169,135 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | 192 | $48,963 | About average | $43,923 | $169,716 |
| Morristown Medical Center | 70 | $49,078 | About average | $36,851 | $233,089 |
| M Health Fairview University Of Mn Medical Center | 34 | $49,212 | About average | $43,687 | $223,858 |
| Albany Medical Center Hospital | 86 | $49,446 | About average | $40,926 | $104,500 |
| Northridge Hospital Medical Center | 14 | $49,459 | About average | $47,999 | $498,605 |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp | 19 | $49,504 | About average | $48,276 | $145,182 |
| St Vincent's Medical Center | 17 | $49,587 | About average | $35,014 | $210,807 |
| Tufts Medical Center | 28 | $49,691 | About average | $45,400 | $100,545 |
| Temple University Hospital | 21 | $49,723 | About average | $44,492 | $463,879 |
| Stamford Hospital | 11 | $49,929 | About average | $46,188 | $282,311 |
| Huntington Hospital | 26 | $50,166 | 10% above the national average | $48,551 | $373,770 |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | 96 | $50,242 | 10% above the national average | $39,813 | $216,351 |
| Vassar Brothers Medical Center | 31 | $50,246 | 10% above the national average | $42,072 | $166,480 |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill | 84 | $50,354 | 11% above the national average | $37,599 | $206,978 |
| University Of Michigan Health System | 38 | $50,403 | 11% above the national average | $41,951 | $192,237 |
| Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix | 40 | $50,516 | 11% above the national average | $32,555 | $203,382 |
| New York-Presbyterian/Queens | 16 | $50,535 | 11% above the national average | $46,796 | $273,012 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital | 16 | $50,569 | 11% above the national average | $44,089 | $782,170 |
| Desert Regional Medical Center | 21 | $50,582 | 11% above the national average | $48,288 | $659,254 |
| Providence Alaska Medical Center | 33 | $50,971 | 12% above the national average | $38,290 | $261,469 |
| Boston Medical Center-Brighton | 24 | $50,993 | 12% above the national average | $41,153 | $68,937 |
| United Health Services Hospitals, Inc | 15 | $51,022 | 12% above the national average | $32,555 | $82,592 |
| Emory University Hospital | 45 | $51,030 | 12% above the national average | $36,520 | $169,080 |
| Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | 20 | $51,150 | 12% above the national average | $46,539 | $345,570 |
| Medical College Of Virginia Hospitals | 37 | $51,164 | 12% above the national average | $38,546 | $210,534 |
| Providence Mission Hospital | 41 | $51,233 | 13% above the national average | $37,010 | $258,516 |
| Cooper University Hospital | 45 | $51,291 | 13% above the national average | $47,553 | $296,997 |
| Torrance Memorial Medical Center | 29 | $51,388 | 13% above the national average | $47,076 | $473,660 |
| Rhode Island Hospital | 87 | $51,394 | 13% above the national average | $38,972 | $124,406 |
| University Of Washington Medical Center | 77 | $51,428 | 13% above the national average | $41,936 | $186,275 |
| Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital | 39 | $51,453 | 13% above the national average | $49,725 | $263,231 |
| University Of Texas Medical Branch Galveston | 25 | $51,464 | 13% above the national average | $45,276 | $216,163 |
| Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical | 16 | $51,626 | 13% above the national average | $33,295 | $147,326 |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | 29 | $51,634 | 13% above the national average | $37,672 | $173,176 |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport | 37 | $51,726 | 14% above the national average | $47,425 | $166,565 |
| Alaska Regional Hospital | 16 | $51,838 | 14% above the national average | $40,513 | $462,422 |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center | 31 | $51,855 | 14% above the national average | $49,341 | $185,843 |
| Westchester Medical Center | 33 | $52,019 | 14% above the national average | $47,721 | $466,765 |
| Brigham And Women's Hospital | 174 | $52,037 | 14% above the national average | $43,610 | $195,745 |
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 | $41K | $187K |
| 2021 | $43K | $195K |
| 2022 | $44K | $203K |
| 2023 | $45K | $217K |
| 2024 | $45K | $231K |
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 | 6 | 231 | $30,140 | $28,921–$30,691 |
| Montana | 5 | 132 | $33,858 | $32,382–$33,469 |
| Mississippi | 6 | 168 | $33,927 | $28,505–$33,892 |
| Kansas | 6 | 248 | $34,260 | $31,342–$34,725 |
| Idaho | 4 | 125 | $35,448 | $34,153–$36,586 |
| North Dakota | 4 | 86 | $36,443 | $32,777–$38,361 |
| Alabama | 9 | 268 | $36,598 | $29,291–$37,582 |
| Louisiana | 11 | 248 | $36,798 | $31,040–$36,357 |
| Oklahoma | 8 | 292 | $36,860 | $30,628–$34,331 |
| Indiana | 10 | 286 | $36,897 | $30,653–$39,215 |
| Florida | 45 | 1,484 | $37,163 | $31,566–$38,792 |
| Tennessee | 15 | 500 | $38,277 | $32,571–$37,530 |
| Utah | 6 | 191 | $38,317 | $34,212–$37,015 |
| Kentucky | 8 | 238 | $38,427 | $32,862–$40,610 |
| Texas | 54 | 1,402 | $38,595 | $30,676–$41,806 |
| Iowa | 6 | 248 | $38,785 | $32,794–$35,274 |
| Colorado | 12 | 411 | $39,505 | $32,564–$43,965 |
| South Dakota | 3 | 128 | $39,779 | $39,289–$41,333 |
| North Carolina | 14 | 564 | $39,785 | $31,720–$41,963 |
| Nevada | 5 | 166 | $40,059 | $39,419–$43,334 |
| South Carolina | 9 | 331 | $40,602 | $30,364–$39,676 |
| Vermont | 1 | 73 | $40,725 | $40,725–$40,725 |
| Ohio | 19 | 663 | $40,844 | $35,012–$44,358 |
| Virginia | 19 | 688 | $41,404 | $32,586–$42,338 |
| West Virginia | 3 | 113 | $41,593 | $33,211–$40,470 |
| Delaware | 1 | 99 | $41,694 | $41,694–$41,694 |
| Michigan | 16 | 433 | $42,196 | $36,124–$40,259 |
| Nebraska | 5 | 192 | $42,757 | $32,395–$47,001 |
| Pennsylvania | 24 | 940 | $43,847 | $37,337–$45,654 |
| New Mexico | 2 | 59 | $43,940 | $41,903–$46,121 |
| Arizona | 12 | 561 | $44,607 | $33,963–$52,235 |
| Missouri | 11 | 431 | $44,864 | $30,667–$47,363 |
| Wisconsin | 11 | 371 | $45,016 | $33,071–$45,184 |
| Maine | 2 | 76 | $45,156 | $36,769–$44,357 |
| Minnesota | 12 | 451 | $45,960 | $34,347–$47,795 |
| Georgia | 17 | 455 | $46,261 | $37,157–$51,030 |
| Washington | 16 | 555 | $46,411 | $39,079–$48,473 |
| Illinois | 27 | 860 | $46,475 | $32,386–$54,209 |
| New Jersey | 14 | 568 | $47,742 | $40,259–$51,542 |
| Oregon | 8 | 262 | $49,998 | $45,290–$52,412 |
| Alaska | 2 | 49 | $51,254 | $51,188–$51,621 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 87 | $51,394 | $51,394–$51,394 |
| Massachusetts | 13 | 746 | $52,306 | $45,519–$52,062 |
| New Hampshire | 2 | 81 | $52,913 | $42,999–$51,587 |
| Connecticut | 8 | 236 | $53,092 | $48,179–$55,087 |
| Hawaii | 2 | 73 | $56,607 | $46,364–$55,539 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | 157 | $58,662 | $55,698–$59,442 |
| New York | 28 | 1,249 | $60,314 | $46,992–$59,511 |
| California | 65 | 2,052 | $60,350 | $45,149–$61,507 |
| Maryland | 10 | 463 | $62,487 | $41,902–$69,622 |
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.