Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 027 · Surgery or procedure
Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures without CC/MCC
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $26,617 per stay at 206 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $21,717 and $28,650.
Also known as: Brain surgery
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $26,617
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $21,717–$28,650
- Medicare’s share
- $21,243
- Average billed charge
- $139,747
- Hospitals reporting
- 206
Compare hospitals
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206 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 101–150. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University Hospital | 95 | $24,241 | About average | $20,856 | $67,991 |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | 18 | $24,344 | About average | $22,060 | $133,803 |
| Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix | 21 | $24,380 | About average | $22,040 | $163,528 |
| UF Health Shands Hospital | 79 | $24,438 | About average | $20,708 | $74,479 |
| Sunrise Hospital And Medical Center | 11 | $24,579 | About average | $17,057 | $326,226 |
| MUSC Medical Center | 85 | $24,629 | About average | $19,720 | $118,725 |
| Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Medical Col | 15 | $24,679 | About average | $21,840 | $108,695 |
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center | 22 | $24,706 | About average | $22,103 | $117,456 |
| Huntington Hospital | 17 | $24,733 | About average | $23,714 | $155,564 |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport | 28 | $24,952 | About average | $22,855 | $107,808 |
| Barnes Jewish Hospital | 47 | $25,006 | About average | $19,409 | $101,659 |
| Milton S Hershey Medical Center | 29 | $25,027 | About average | $23,203 | $102,951 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital | 51 | $25,069 | About average | $20,242 | $107,529 |
| University Of Colorado Hospital Authority | 38 | $25,080 | About average | $21,395 | $174,199 |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital | 36 | $25,148 | About average | $20,076 | $123,862 |
| Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Childrens Hospital | 60 | $25,170 | About average | $16,419 | $86,764 |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy | 12 | $25,211 | About average | $23,547 | $189,292 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | 51 | $25,384 | About average | $17,569 | $117,289 |
| University Of Utah Hospital And Clinics | 29 | $25,385 | About average | $21,433 | $84,292 |
| Hackensack University Medical Center | 14 | $25,627 | About average | $23,397 | $120,222 |
| Swedish Medical Center | 48 | $25,639 | About average | $16,804 | $479,412 |
| Mayo Clinic | 46 | $25,654 | About average | $16,873 | $84,331 |
| Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital | 16 | $25,660 | About average | $24,332 | $186,324 |
| University Of Washington Medical Center | 40 | $25,677 | About average | $19,863 | $97,285 |
| St Josephs Hospital And Medical Center | 88 | $25,935 | About average | $22,550 | $177,095 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | 46 | $25,981 | About average | $17,622 | $168,918 |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital | 11 | $25,989 | About average | $23,945 | $212,346 |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill | 53 | $26,365 | About average | $19,385 | $139,221 |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington | 14 | $26,386 | About average | $21,249 | $51,578 |
| Banner - University Medical Center Tucson Campus | 19 | $26,403 | About average | $22,084 | $121,126 |
| Mainehealth Maine Medical Center | 19 | $26,450 | About average | $15,064 | $77,872 |
| Renown Regional Medical Center | 17 | $26,497 | About average | $16,962 | $121,563 |
| Medical College Of Virginia Hospitals | 29 | $26,505 | About average | $20,418 | $145,574 |
| University Of Missouri Health Care | 13 | $26,562 | About average | $19,724 | $132,189 |
| UNC Hospitals | 31 | $26,641 | About average | $19,942 | $61,373 |
| Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital | 31 | $26,888 | About average | $17,889 | $117,953 |
| University Of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC | 26 | $26,893 | About average | $17,754 | $133,545 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital | 11 | $26,910 | About average | $25,278 | $560,054 |
| Kaleida Health | 28 | $27,003 | About average | $20,605 | $66,954 |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital | 28 | $27,188 | About average | $23,339 | $105,610 |
| Saint Francis Medical Center | 18 | $27,219 | About average | $17,344 | $161,432 |
| Baptist Health Lexington | 11 | $27,314 | About average | $23,364 | $320,749 |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | 15 | $27,366 | About average | $16,209 | $100,201 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center | 27 | $27,483 | About average | $17,810 | $94,100 |
| Community Regional Medical Center | 11 | $27,549 | About average | $25,770 | $246,084 |
| OHSU Hospital And Clinics | 24 | $27,603 | About average | $25,198 | $95,182 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | 55 | $27,603 | About average | $25,235 | $108,956 |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus | 20 | $27,791 | About average | $25,461 | $131,281 |
| UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside | 17 | $27,951 | About average | $19,297 | $248,492 |
| Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center | 24 | $28,083 | About average | $19,056 | $184,300 |
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 | $24K | $111K |
| 2021 | $25K | $114K |
| 2022 | $26K | $123K |
| 2023 | $27K | $132K |
| 2024 | $27K | $140K |
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 | 2 | 35 | $18,712 | $17,481–$20,451 |
| Montana | 2 | 55 | $18,723 | $18,647–$19,139 |
| South Dakota | 2 | 32 | $18,829 | $18,699–$19,113 |
| Idaho | 1 | 21 | $18,906 | $18,906–$18,906 |
| Kansas | 3 | 63 | $20,166 | $18,566–$20,502 |
| Vermont | 1 | 21 | $21,310 | $21,310–$21,310 |
| Louisiana | 4 | 91 | $21,753 | $19,514–$23,776 |
| Delaware | 1 | 22 | $21,792 | $21,792–$21,792 |
| Alabama | 3 | 104 | $22,000 | $21,666–$22,548 |
| Indiana | 3 | 55 | $22,204 | $20,268–$22,903 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 65 | $22,236 | $21,065–$23,914 |
| Tennessee | 5 | 108 | $22,323 | $18,159–$21,978 |
| Alaska | 1 | 15 | $22,645 | $22,645–$22,645 |
| North Dakota | 1 | 13 | $22,699 | $22,699–$22,699 |
| Iowa | 1 | 48 | $22,951 | $22,951–$22,951 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 13 | $23,102 | $23,102–$23,102 |
| Florida | 12 | 347 | $23,165 | $18,117–$24,742 |
| Texas | 12 | 305 | $23,231 | $18,851–$24,488 |
| Kentucky | 5 | 85 | $23,291 | $20,845–$27,314 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 36 | $23,393 | $23,393–$23,393 |
| Missouri | 4 | 98 | $23,659 | $21,418–$25,395 |
| Ohio | 8 | 243 | $23,694 | $20,839–$24,471 |
| South Carolina | 3 | 120 | $23,782 | $21,728–$23,189 |
| North Carolina | 10 | 295 | $23,861 | $22,175–$24,226 |
| Virginia | 7 | 158 | $23,871 | $20,290–$25,215 |
| Colorado | 3 | 105 | $24,010 | $21,418–$25,360 |
| Utah | 2 | 47 | $24,030 | $22,730–$24,500 |
| Arizona | 8 | 250 | $24,281 | $21,181–$25,286 |
| Illinois | 8 | 147 | $24,365 | $21,870–$27,673 |
| Georgia | 7 | 111 | $24,985 | $20,747–$26,381 |
| Washington | 7 | 239 | $25,530 | $24,757–$26,865 |
| Nevada | 2 | 28 | $25,743 | $25,058–$26,017 |
| Pennsylvania | 9 | 315 | $25,868 | $22,398–$28,347 |
| New Jersey | 5 | 85 | $26,449 | $25,627–$27,483 |
| Maine | 1 | 19 | $26,450 | $26,450–$26,450 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 28 | $27,188 | $27,188–$27,188 |
| Michigan | 4 | 73 | $27,504 | $23,708–$30,573 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 65 | $28,178 | $27,504–$28,738 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 17 | $28,902 | $28,902–$28,902 |
| Massachusetts | 7 | 199 | $29,076 | $27,697–$31,002 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 46 | $29,148 | $29,148–$29,148 |
| Oregon | 2 | 44 | $29,519 | $28,657–$30,765 |
| Connecticut | 2 | 34 | $30,013 | $29,727–$30,300 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 44 | $30,036 | $30,036–$30,036 |
| New York | 11 | 377 | $31,354 | $28,506–$32,381 |
| Minnesota | 3 | 149 | $31,794 | $24,840–$34,104 |
| California | 19 | 560 | $35,100 | $27,229–$36,684 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 24 | $41,622 | $41,622–$41,622 |
| Maryland | 3 | 108 | $48,353 | $37,481–$54,418 |
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.