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 17 hospitals: $46,261National $45,498 · Georgia $46,261
Median hospital: $44,931
Lowest to highest: $30,571–$67,412
Medicare stays: 455

17 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024. 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
Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton, GA · CCN 110008	11	$30,571	33% below the national average	$29,384	$191,771
Piedmont Augusta HospitalAugusta, GA · CCN 110028	12	$30,677	33% below the national average	$28,818	$152,904
St Mary's HospitalAthens, GA · CCN 110006	15	$33,050	27% below the national average	$30,306	$154,214
Northside Hospital ForsythCumming, GA · CCN 110005	18	$33,364	27% below the national average	$31,823	$234,474
Atrium Health Navicent The Medical CenterMacon, GA · CCN 110107	28	$37,157	18% below the national average	$32,325	$201,392
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical CenterAthens, GA · CCN 110074	23	$38,593	15% below the national average	$31,291	$175,490
Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical CenterSavannah, GA · CCN 110036	36	$38,972	14% below the national average	$30,693	$290,377
Piedmont Columbus Regional MidtownColumbus, GA · CCN 110064	15	$39,087	14% below the national average	$22,543	$167,306
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta, GA · CCN 110035	29	$44,931	About average	$39,303	$286,063
Northside Hospital GwinnettLawrenceville, GA · CCN 110087	12	$45,135	About average	$37,608	$223,824
Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta, GA · CCN 110083	67	$46,013	About average	$26,360	$206,826
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville, GA · CCN 110029	45	$46,556	About average	$34,240	$233,727
Emory University HospitalAtlanta, GA · CCN 110010	45	$51,030	12% above the national average	$36,520	$169,080
Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Medical ColAugusta, GA · CCN 110034	28	$52,239	15% above the national average	$41,064	$218,632
Wellstar North Fulton Medical CenterRoswell, GA · CCN 110198	24	$58,670	29% above the national average	$27,506	$243,439
Emory University Hospital MidtownAtlanta, GA · CCN 110078	18	$65,885	45% above the national average	$51,762	$250,132
Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta, GA · CCN 110079	29	$67,412	48% above the national average	$55,085	$531,325

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.