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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Average payment across these 65 hospitals: $60,350National $45,498 · California $60,350
Median hospital: $51,388
Lowest to highest: $27,508–$110,171
Medicare stays: 2,052

65 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 1–50. 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
Palomar Health Downtown CampusEscondido, CA · CCN 050115	18	$27,508	40% below the national average	$26,594	$352,248
USC Arcadia HospitalArcadia, CA · CCN 050238	12	$34,396	24% below the national average	$33,267	$288,685
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach, CA · CCN 050224	58	$37,741	17% below the national average	$35,445	$186,785
Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz, CA · CCN 050242	14	$37,915	17% below the national average	$36,633	$300,388
Providence Little Company Of Mary Medical Center TorranceTorrance, CA · CCN 050353	34	$38,600	15% below the national average	$29,992	$195,964
Enloe HealthChico, CA · CCN 050039	16	$41,063	About average	$39,737	$285,549
Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica, CA · CCN 050290	24	$41,156	About average	$39,367	$207,090
Uci Health - Los AlamitosLos Alamitos, CA · CCN 050551	14	$41,965	About average	$40,916	$599,410
Memorial Medical CenterModesto, CA · CCN 050557	19	$42,346	About average	$41,056	$208,317
St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard, CA · CCN 050082	13	$42,585	About average	$37,515	$297,578
Adventist Health Sierra VistaSan Luis Obispo, CA · CCN 050506	28	$42,764	About average	$41,483	$417,727
Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville, CA · CCN 050309	35	$43,101	About average	$41,821	$244,636
Providence St. Jude Medical CenterFullerton, CA · CCN 050168	43	$43,204	About average	$37,332	$216,904
Marian Regional Medical CenterSanta Maria, CA · CCN 050107	16	$44,465	About average	$43,020	$279,455
Providence St. Joseph HospitalOrange, CA · CCN 050069	14	$44,555	About average	$40,572	$185,532
Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael, CA · CCN 050516	30	$45,082	About average	$43,766	$248,007
Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield, CA · CCN 050036	13	$45,149	About average	$44,253	$245,526
Uci Health - Fountain ValleyFountain Valley, CA · CCN 050570	12	$45,251	About average	$43,935	$641,161
Doctors Medical CenterModesto, CA · CCN 050464	20	$45,346	About average	$43,983	$565,380
Providence Holy Cross Medical CenterMission Hills, CA · CCN 050278	16	$45,444	About average	$40,716	$375,608
Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs HospitalMurrieta, CA · CCN 050701	14	$45,819	About average	$44,304	$241,904
Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage, CA · CCN 050573	26	$47,136	About average	$42,498	$281,090
Glendale Adventist Medical CenterGlendale, CA · CCN 050239	36	$48,096	About average	$44,097	$290,182
Community Regional Medical CenterFresno, CA · CCN 050060	67	$48,296	About average	$46,115	$295,048
El Camino HealthMountain View, CA · CCN 050308	14	$48,755	About average	$47,411	$428,475
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding, CA · CCN 050280	31	$48,779	About average	$46,918	$337,907
Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge, CA · CCN 050116	14	$49,459	About average	$47,999	$498,605
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley, CA · CCN 050305	19	$49,504	About average	$48,276	$145,182
Huntington HospitalPasadena, CA · CCN 050438	26	$50,166	10% above the national average	$48,551	$373,770
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose, CA · CCN 050380	16	$50,569	11% above the national average	$44,089	$782,170
Desert Regional Medical CenterPalm Springs, CA · CCN 050243	21	$50,582	11% above the national average	$48,288	$659,254
Providence Mission HospitalMission Viejo, CA · CCN 050567	41	$51,233	13% above the national average	$37,010	$258,516
Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance, CA · CCN 050351	29	$51,388	13% above the national average	$47,076	$473,660
Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara, CA · CCN 050396	39	$51,453	13% above the national average	$49,725	$263,231
California Pacific Medical Center-Davies Campus HospitalSan Francisco, CA · CCN 050008	15	$52,270	15% above the national average	$43,365	$235,217
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego, CA · CCN 050100	16	$52,345	15% above the national average	$48,575	$449,788
Eden Medical CenterCastro Valley, CA · CCN 050488	27	$53,818	18% above the national average	$52,603	$280,868
Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame, CA · CCN 050007	14	$53,964	19% above the national average	$52,622	$244,371
Providence Saint Joseph Medical CenterBurbank, CA · CCN 050235	26	$54,243	19% above the national average	$40,796	$342,944
Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento, CA · CCN 050108	22	$55,740	23% above the national average	$54,023	$232,013
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · CCN 050625	113	$56,513	24% above the national average	$51,809	$622,118
NorthBay Medical CenterFairfield, CA · CCN 050367	18	$56,895	25% above the national average	$43,649	$587,290
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - SacramentoSacramento, CA · CCN 050425	11	$56,952	25% above the national average	$49,028	$241,858
Salinas Valley Health Medical CenterSalinas, CA · CCN 050334	12	$57,231	26% above the national average	$56,007	$427,402
Community Hospital Of The Monterey PeninsulaMonterey, CA · CCN 050145	17	$57,708	27% above the national average	$48,739	$314,767
Riverside Community HospitalRiverside, CA · CCN 050022	23	$58,913	29% above the national average	$55,452	$759,494
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
Keck Hospital Of USCLos Angeles, CA · CCN 050696	39	$61,507	35% above the national average	$48,111	$291,394
MarinHealth Medical CenterGreenbrae, CA · CCN 050360	13	$65,000	43% above the national average	$63,870	$575,094

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.