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: $37,82483% 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 51–100. 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
CHI St Alexius HealthBismarck, ND · CCN 350002	12	$30,258	33% below the national average	$28,397	$83,792
Cox Medical CentersSpringfield, MO · CCN 260040	43	$30,293	33% below the national average	$27,146	$136,508
Tidelands Waccamaw Community HospitalMurrells Inlet, SC · CCN 420098	11	$30,364	33% below the national average	$28,523	$163,761
St Vincent HospitalGreen Bay, WI · CCN 520075	12	$30,370	33% below the national average	$29,282	$115,096
Rex HospitalRaleigh, NC · CCN 340114	20	$30,400	33% below the national average	$28,828	$94,064
Corpus Christi Medical Center,TheCorpus Christi, TX · CCN 450788	14	$30,441	33% below the national average	$28,715	$410,602
Deaconess Hospital IncEvansville, IN · CCN 150082	40	$30,465	33% below the national average	$28,997	$84,614
HCA Houston Healthcare KingwoodKingwood, TX · CCN 450775	20	$30,482	33% below the national average	$29,079	$585,438
Hillcrest Medical CenterTulsa, OK · CCN 370001	19	$30,561	33% below the national average	$26,801	$208,975
Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton, GA · CCN 110008	11	$30,571	33% below the national average	$29,384	$191,771
Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, IncLafayette, LA · CCN 190102	15	$30,580	33% below the national average	$24,108	$109,475
Community HospitalMunster, IN · CCN 150125	30	$30,605	33% below the national average	$26,375	$115,991
Methodist Hospital Stone OakSan Antonio, TX · CCN 670055	42	$30,643	33% below the national average	$25,089	$222,956
Norman RegionalNorman, OK · CCN 370008	13	$30,651	33% below the national average	$23,352	$159,711
Piedmont Augusta HospitalAugusta, GA · CCN 110028	12	$30,677	33% below the national average	$28,818	$152,904
Intermountain Health McKay-Dee HospitalOgden, UT · CCN 460004	12	$30,721	32% below the national average	$29,293	$119,771
Covenant Medical CenterLubbock, TX · CCN 450040	35	$30,774	32% below the national average	$28,800	$407,070
Franciscan Health IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN · CCN 150162	15	$30,795	32% below the national average	$29,215	$136,491
Riverside Regional Medical CenterNewport News, VA · CCN 490052	48	$30,804	32% below the national average	$27,657	$93,977
St Marys Medical CenterHuntington, WV · CCN 510007	13	$30,808	32% below the national average	$28,244	$116,504
Sarasota Memorial HospitalSarasota, FL · CCN 100087	67	$30,864	32% below the national average	$28,196	$170,318
Saint Thomas Rutherford HospitalMurfreesboro, TN · CCN 440053	13	$30,872	32% below the national average	$28,591	$172,654
Overland Park Regional Medical CenterOverland Park, KS · CCN 170176	16	$30,873	32% below the national average	$29,460	$238,448
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little RockLittle Rock, AR · CCN 040114	41	$30,911	32% below the national average	$25,665	$146,069
HCA Florida Lawnwood HospitalFort Pierce, FL · CCN 100246	29	$31,039	32% below the national average	$29,574	$639,580
St Luke's Hospital - Grand View CampusSellersville, PA · CCN 390057	15	$31,040	32% below the national average	$30,170	$127,332
Mercy Hospital SpringfieldSpringfield, MO · CCN 260065	24	$31,042	32% below the national average	$29,990	$137,534
CHI Health Good SamaritanKearney, NE · CCN 280009	14	$31,141	32% below the national average	$29,986	$116,070
Norton Hospitals, IncLouisville, KY · CCN 180088	60	$31,164	32% below the national average	$27,800	$165,088
Houston Methodist Willowbrook HospitalHouston, TX · CCN 450844	11	$31,213	31% below the national average	$30,029	$236,458
St Luke's The Woodlands HospitalThe Woodlands, TX · CCN 450862	13	$31,285	31% below the national average	$30,281	$192,687
Mercy Health St Ritas Medical CenterLima, OH · CCN 360066	15	$31,340	31% below the national average	$28,600	$306,576
Mercy Hospital SouthSaint Louis, MO · CCN 260077	16	$31,350	31% below the national average	$26,075	$104,294
Cleveland Clinic Indian River HospitalVero Beach, FL · CCN 100105	25	$31,356	31% below the national average	$30,110	$134,666
HCA Florida West HospitalPensacola, FL · CCN 100231	13	$31,396	31% below the national average	$30,146	$392,277
Southeast Health Medical CenterDothan, AL · CCN 010001	22	$31,421	31% below the national average	$23,271	$182,831
Fort Sanders Regional Medical CenterKnoxville, TN · CCN 440125	14	$31,432	31% below the national average	$23,176	$70,376
West Jefferson Medical CenterMarrero, LA · CCN 190039	12	$31,500	31% below the national average	$29,972	$314,400
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center PlanoPlano, TX · CCN 450890	22	$31,541	31% below the national average	$26,294	$130,160
St Mary's Medical CenterWest Palm Beach, FL · CCN 100288	18	$31,566	31% below the national average	$30,460	$314,277
Elmhurst Memorial HospitalElmhurst, IL · CCN 140200	14	$31,638	30% below the national average	$27,467	$195,614
Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health ServicesColorado Springs, CO · CCN 060031	27	$31,668	30% below the national average	$30,631	$193,819
Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem, NC · CCN 340014	26	$31,668	30% below the national average	$30,252	$112,206
North Mississippi Medical CenterTupelo, MS · CCN 250004	34	$31,701	30% below the national average	$27,298	$133,019
Tucson Medical CenterTucson, AZ · CCN 030006	33	$31,715	30% below the national average	$29,745	$110,203
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, IncAnnapolis, MD · CCN 210023	31	$31,805	30% below the national average	$28,351	$32,492
Lutheran Hospital Of IndianaFort Wayne, IN · CCN 150017	12	$31,866	30% below the national average	$30,595	$356,410
Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery CeAsheville, NC · CCN 340002	49	$31,875	30% below the national average	$27,916	$168,598
Advocate Condell Medical CenterLibertyville, IL · CCN 140202	13	$31,884	30% below the national average	$30,744	$176,906
Benefis Hospitals IncGreat Falls, MT · CCN 270012	17	$31,900	30% below the national average	$30,172	$105,294

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.