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 301–350. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presbyterian Hospital | 30 | $39,794 | 13% below the national average | $25,119 | $87,779 |
| Ascension St Vincent Hospital | 55 | $39,918 | 12% below the national average | $32,666 | $170,122 |
| Virtua Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital | 28 | $39,940 | 12% below the national average | $36,212 | $355,134 |
| Westside Regional Medical Center | 11 | $39,955 | 12% below the national average | $31,843 | $464,337 |
| Munson Medical Center | 26 | $39,964 | 12% below the national average | $36,093 | $122,067 |
| Lancaster General Hospital | 20 | $39,995 | 12% below the national average | $33,072 | $171,134 |
| Mosaic Life Care At St Joseph | 13 | $40,135 | 12% below the national average | $38,862 | $79,760 |
| Mount Sinai Medical Center Of Florida, Inc | 19 | $40,208 | 12% below the national average | $37,778 | $295,261 |
| UPMC Mercy | 14 | $40,269 | 11% below the national average | $36,322 | $236,493 |
| University Of Kentucky Hospital | 60 | $40,275 | 11% below the national average | $33,088 | $135,965 |
| UF Health Shands Hospital | 76 | $40,287 | 11% below the national average | $35,542 | $142,511 |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Cente | 25 | $40,348 | 11% below the national average | $32,538 | $158,347 |
| Hendrick Medical Center | 15 | $40,373 | 11% below the national average | $39,461 | $366,762 |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital | 40 | $40,391 | 11% below the national average | $33,029 | $149,940 |
| Reading Hospital | 25 | $40,392 | 11% below the national average | $37,693 | $244,322 |
| Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital Milwaukee | 14 | $40,397 | 11% below the national average | $34,990 | $169,500 |
| Sanford USDMedical Center | 52 | $40,422 | 11% below the national average | $29,914 | $206,803 |
| Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics | 13 | $40,547 | 11% below the national average | $33,938 | $219,611 |
| Sacred Heart Medical Center - Riverbend | 28 | $40,614 | 11% below the national average | $34,424 | $175,795 |
| Halifax Health Medical Center | 11 | $40,616 | 11% below the national average | $38,095 | $272,397 |
| Summa Health System | 12 | $40,636 | 11% below the national average | $21,318 | $182,780 |
| Mount Carmel East & West | 19 | $40,712 | 11% below the national average | $27,842 | $181,004 |
| University Of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care | 73 | $40,725 | 10% below the national average | $28,600 | $128,441 |
| Ecu Health Medical Center | 40 | $40,875 | 10% below the national average | $32,267 | $130,406 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital | 69 | $40,952 | About average | $36,469 | $362,248 |
| Methodist Dallas Medical Center | 12 | $40,959 | About average | $32,181 | $189,356 |
| Enloe Health | 16 | $41,063 | About average | $39,737 | $285,549 |
| Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital | 27 | $41,144 | About average | $29,700 | $135,218 |
| Saint John's Health Center | 24 | $41,156 | About average | $39,367 | $207,090 |
| Jefferson Stratford Hospital | 22 | $41,218 | About average | $37,002 | $253,524 |
| Community Hospital North | 19 | $41,282 | About average | $29,283 | $169,951 |
| Winchester Medical Center | 28 | $41,286 | About average | $31,989 | $99,486 |
| Grant Medical Center | 27 | $41,305 | About average | $32,723 | $197,283 |
| University Of Alabama Hospital | 95 | $41,306 | About average | $29,777 | $218,684 |
| Baylor St Lukes Medical Center | 27 | $41,362 | About average | $33,503 | $287,354 |
| St Mary Medical Center | 21 | $41,403 | About average | $21,895 | $133,582 |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital | 47 | $41,410 | About average | $35,809 | $169,831 |
| Holy Cross Hospital | 27 | $41,425 | About average | $36,825 | $45,780 |
| University Of Mississippi Medical Center | 45 | $41,456 | About average | $36,375 | $118,859 |
| Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak | 49 | $41,513 | About average | $31,801 | $178,942 |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett | 22 | $41,579 | About average | $35,516 | $203,349 |
| Owensboro Health Regional Hospital | 11 | $41,614 | About average | $40,223 | $141,723 |
| Christiana Hospital | 99 | $41,694 | About average | $35,230 | $137,012 |
| Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral Health | 90 | $41,732 | About average | $32,615 | $162,088 |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital | 13 | $41,740 | About average | $40,280 | $182,380 |
| Straub Clinic And Hospital | 14 | $41,776 | About average | $40,606 | $90,343 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | 73 | $41,954 | About average | $36,167 | $298,866 |
| Uci Health - Los Alamitos | 14 | $41,965 | About average | $40,916 | $599,410 |
| Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire Hospital | 17 | $41,996 | About average | $40,310 | $132,782 |
| Caromont Regional Medical Center | 15 | $42,040 | About average | $23,927 | $154,607 |
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.