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

Hospitals in Pennsylvania

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Average payment across these 24 hospitals: $43,847National $45,498 · Pennsylvania $43,847
Median hospital: $40,672
Lowest to highest: $30,226–$53,503
Medicare stays: 940

24 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
Paoli HospitalPaoli, PA · CCN 390153	29	$30,226	34% below the national average	$28,912	$211,725
St Luke's Hospital - Grand View CampusSellersville, PA · CCN 390057	15	$31,040	32% below the national average	$30,170	$127,332
Bryn Mawr HospitalBryn Mawr, PA · CCN 390139	15	$32,260	29% below the national average	$28,820	$208,896
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical CenterWilkes Barre, PA · CCN 390270	38	$35,640	22% below the national average	$29,745	$313,360
UPMC HamotErie, PA · CCN 390063	26	$36,776	19% below the national average	$34,897	$206,702
Jefferson Abington HospitalAbington, PA · CCN 390231	36	$37,302	18% below the national average	$30,380	$153,508
Pennsylvania HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390226	21	$37,349	18% below the national average	$35,291	$256,467
UPMC Pinnacle HospitalsHarrisburg, PA · CCN 390067	30	$39,221	14% below the national average	$36,274	$184,534
Geisinger-Community Medical CenterScranton, PA · CCN 390001	14	$39,388	13% below the national average	$37,705	$314,371
Lancaster General HospitalLancaster, PA · CCN 390100	20	$39,995	12% below the national average	$33,072	$171,134
UPMC MercyPittsburgh, PA · CCN 390028	14	$40,269	11% below the national average	$36,322	$236,493
Reading HospitalWest Reading, PA · CCN 390044	25	$40,392	11% below the national average	$37,693	$244,322
Lehigh Valley HospitalAllentown, PA · CCN 390133	69	$40,952	About average	$36,469	$362,248
St Mary Medical CenterLanghorne, PA · CCN 390258	21	$41,403	About average	$21,895	$133,582
Wellspan York HospitalYork, PA · CCN 390046	32	$42,268	About average	$32,627	$171,408
UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh, PA · CCN 390164	104	$42,513	About average	$35,474	$394,623
Geisinger Medical CenterDanville, PA · CCN 390006	40	$43,149	About average	$36,942	$339,997
Milton S Hershey Medical CenterHershey, PA · CCN 390256	41	$45,122	About average	$39,570	$140,235
St Lukes HospitalBethlehem, PA · CCN 390049	39	$47,249	About average	$32,007	$336,268
Allegheny General HospitalPittsburgh, PA · CCN 390050	41	$47,738	About average	$38,230	$222,063
Temple University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390027	21	$49,723	About average	$44,492	$463,879
Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390174	96	$50,242	10% above the national average	$39,813	$216,351
Penn Presbyterian Medical CenterPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390223	20	$51,150	12% above the national average	$46,539	$345,570
Hospital Of University Of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390111	133	$53,503	18% above the national average	$44,734	$347,973

National trend

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

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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.