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.

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National figures, 2024

Average payment per case: $45,498
Typical range (middle half of hospitals): $33,271–$48,246
Medicare’s share: $37,82483% of the payment
Average billed charge: $231,167
Hospitals reporting: 60020,790 stays

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600 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 551–600. Download as CSV

Medicare payments per case for Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures with MCC by hospital, 2024
Hospital	Cases	Average payment	vs national average	Medicare paid	Billed charge
Northwestern Memorial HospitalChicago, IL · CCN 140281	103	$59,083	30% above the national average	$41,804	$285,048
Strong Memorial HospitalRochester, NY · CCN 330285	32	$59,461	31% above the national average	$37,531	$105,635
Mount Sinai WestNew York, NY · CCN 330046	39	$59,662	31% above the national average	$51,500	$333,584
The Johns Hopkins HospitalBaltimore, MD · CCN 210009	151	$59,772	31% above the national average	$54,364	$67,658
The Queens Medical CenterHonolulu, HI · CCN 120001	59	$60,127	32% above the national average	$38,978	$218,361
Henry Ford Health HospitalDetroit, MI · CCN 230053	56	$60,167	32% above the national average	$39,997	$168,595
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla, CA · CCN 050324	19	$60,692	33% above the national average	$59,576	$607,975
Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego, CA · CCN 050077	19	$61,051	34% above the national average	$50,255	$490,953
Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick, NJ · CCN 310038	63	$61,075	34% above the national average	$40,561	$343,441
Mayo Clinic HospitalPhoenix, AZ · CCN 030103	65	$61,412	35% above the national average	$38,940	$188,675
Keck Hospital Of USCLos Angeles, CA · CCN 050696	39	$61,507	35% above the national average	$48,111	$291,394
Hennepin County Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · CCN 240004	13	$61,600	35% above the national average	$52,465	$226,827
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA · CCN 220086	87	$62,642	38% above the national average	$55,206	$101,993
MedStar Georgetown University HospitalWashington, DC · CCN 090004	69	$62,657	38% above the national average	$42,732	$218,782
SUNY/Stony Brook University HospitalStony Brook, NY · CCN 330393	69	$63,228	39% above the national average	$48,790	$304,584
Harborview Medical CenterSeattle, WA · CCN 500064	63	$63,416	39% above the national average	$52,652	$270,789
JPS Health NetworkFort Worth, TX · CCN 450039	12	$63,769	40% above the national average	$60,939	$183,274
St Joseph's HospitalTucson, AZ · CCN 030011	20	$64,829	42% above the national average	$63,364	$1,113,440
MarinHealth Medical CenterGreenbrae, CA · CCN 050360	13	$65,000	43% above the national average	$63,870	$575,094
Lenox Hill HospitalNew York, NY · CCN 330119	46	$65,069	43% above the national average	$52,857	$307,556
Emory University Hospital MidtownAtlanta, GA · CCN 110078	18	$65,885	45% above the national average	$51,762	$250,132
John Dempsey Hospital Of The University Of ConnectFarmington, CT · CCN 070036	13	$66,345	46% above the national average	$59,399	$168,919
MemorialCare Long Beach Medical CenterLong Beach, CA · CCN 050485	28	$67,059	47% above the national average	$56,330	$492,716
Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks, CA · CCN 050549	22	$67,322	48% above the national average	$37,437	$724,830
Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta, GA · CCN 110079	29	$67,412	48% above the national average	$55,085	$531,325
The University Of Chicago Medical CenterChicago, IL · CCN 140088	39	$67,455	48% above the national average	$51,158	$348,867
University Of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesville, VA · CCN 490009	71	$67,710	49% above the national average	$42,278	$228,519
Mount Sinai HospitalNew York, NY · CCN 330024	66	$69,312	52% above the national average	$53,580	$300,489
UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical CenterSan Diego, CA · CCN 050025	66	$69,891	54% above the national average	$58,712	$325,022
Nyu Langone HospitalsNew York, NY · CCN 330214	172	$70,423	55% above the national average	$52,947	$441,619
Scripps Green HospitalLa Jolla, CA · CCN 050424	25	$71,410	57% above the national average	$66,817	$550,765
California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan Francisco, CA · CCN 050047	14	$71,695	58% above the national average	$35,902	$176,531
Northwestern Medicine MCHenryMchenry, IL · CCN 140116	16	$71,701	58% above the national average	$33,418	$301,537
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · CCN 210029	39	$72,905	60% above the national average	$64,975	$85,328
New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York, NY · CCN 330101	213	$73,566	62% above the national average	$50,270	$323,742
Sinai Hospital Of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD · CCN 210012	36	$73,915	62% above the national average	$70,545	$86,825
Montefiore Medical CenterBronx, NY · CCN 330059	36	$74,037	63% above the national average	$53,120	$534,169
UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco, CA · CCN 050454	184	$74,161	63% above the national average	$64,951	$343,323
Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda, CA · CCN 050327	34	$75,059	65% above the national average	$64,731	$467,568
Stanford Health CareStanford, CA · CCN 050441	97	$76,216	68% above the national average	$64,502	$610,786
Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose, CA · CCN 050038	17	$77,073	69% above the national average	$74,464	$344,840
University Of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento, CA · CCN 050599	88	$79,720	75% above the national average	$69,569	$495,595
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · CCN 050262	87	$81,548	79% above the national average	$71,354	$277,681
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa, CA · CCN 050174	22	$82,307	81% above the national average	$48,619	$445,946
Uci Health-OrangeOrange, CA · CCN 050348	50	$83,158	83% above the national average	$76,361	$402,677
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek, CA · CCN 050180	55	$93,835	106% above the national average	$63,082	$615,698
University Of Maryland Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · CCN 210002	81	$95,831	111% above the national average	$91,996	$106,453
Boston Medical CenterBoston, MA · CCN 220031	18	$107,482	136% above the national average	$94,987	$271,797
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma CenterSan Francisco, CA · CCN 050228	17	$110,171	142% above the national average	$104,227	$526,801
University Of Illinois Hospital And ClinicsChicago, IL · CCN 140150	14	$128,480	182% above the national average	$72,609	$367,883

National trend

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

Average payment
Average billed charge

2020: 18,067 stays at 571 hospitals · 2021: 18,496 stays at 569 hospitals · 2022: 19,884 stays at 585 hospitals · 2023: 20,387 stays at 594 hospitals · 2024: 20,790 stays at 600 hospitals

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National average payment and billed charge for Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures with MCC
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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Average payment by state for Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures with MCC, 2024
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.