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.

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National figures, 2024

Average payment per case: $26,617
Typical range (middle half of hospitals): $21,717–$28,650
Medicare’s share: $21,24380% of the payment
Average billed charge: $139,747
Hospitals reporting: 2065,562 stays

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206 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 151–200. Download as CSV

Medicare payments per case for Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures without CC/MCC by hospital, 2024
Hospital	Cases	Average payment	vs national average	Medicare paid	Billed charge
St Lukes HospitalBethlehem, PA · CCN 390049	11	$28,347	About average	$18,746	$200,933
Albany Medical Center HospitalAlbany, NY · CCN 330013	30	$28,371	About average	$20,333	$61,537
University Of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesville, VA · CCN 490009	33	$28,408	About average	$23,154	$133,167
University Hospital S U N Y Health Science CenterSyracuse, NY · CCN 330241	16	$28,640	About average	$21,212	$129,096
Brigham And Women's HospitalBoston, MA · CCN 220110	40	$28,653	About average	$25,077	$108,420
JFK University Medical CenterEdison, NJ · CCN 310108	11	$28,902	About average	$14,482	$99,572
Rhode Island HospitalProvidence, RI · CCN 410007	17	$28,902	About average	$19,386	$80,251
Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390174	43	$29,021	About average	$20,556	$130,453
Rush University Medical CenterChicago, IL · CCN 140119	16	$29,037	About average	$26,311	$96,237
O U Medical CenterOklahoma City, OK · CCN 370093	46	$29,148	About average	$22,112	$296,856
Providence Saint Joseph Medical CenterBurbank, CA · CCN 050235	15	$29,322	10% above the national average	$19,828	$211,376
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA · CCN 220086	32	$29,326	10% above the national average	$27,087	$47,261
University Of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison, WI · CCN 520098	34	$29,354	10% above the national average	$20,604	$121,395
Hartford HospitalHartford, CT · CCN 070025	17	$29,440	11% above the national average	$19,824	$89,410
Baptist Health LouisvilleLouisville, KY · CCN 180130	12	$29,522	11% above the national average	$25,212	$338,314
M Health Fairview University Of Mn Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · CCN 240080	19	$29,526	11% above the national average	$19,931	$134,224
UH Cleveland Medical CenterCleveland, OH · CCN 360137	23	$29,588	11% above the national average	$18,446	$100,058
North Shore University HospitalManhasset, NY · CCN 330106	30	$29,975	13% above the national average	$21,025	$175,789
Harborview Medical CenterSeattle, WA · CCN 500064	27	$29,996	13% above the national average	$27,959	$171,258
MedStar Georgetown University HospitalWashington, DC · CCN 090004	44	$30,036	13% above the national average	$21,549	$117,811
Jackson Health SystemMiami, FL · CCN 100022	35	$30,040	13% above the national average	$27,989	$99,450
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · CCN 050625	53	$30,150	13% above the national average	$27,871	$394,181
University Of Michigan Health SystemAnn Arbor, MI · CCN 230046	30	$30,509	15% above the national average	$19,631	$132,644
Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven, CT · CCN 070022	17	$30,587	15% above the national average	$25,129	$82,258
Hospital Of University Of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390111	72	$30,663	15% above the national average	$25,564	$318,648
Henry Ford Health HospitalDetroit, MI · CCN 230053	11	$30,767	16% above the national average	$21,114	$76,577
Strong Memorial HospitalRochester, NY · CCN 330285	20	$30,912	16% above the national average	$23,508	$70,525
SUNY/Stony Brook University HospitalStony Brook, NY · CCN 330393	25	$31,008	17% above the national average	$26,307	$135,800
Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento, CA · CCN 050108	16	$31,253	17% above the national average	$25,703	$165,003
Providence St Vincent Medical CenterPortland, OR · CCN 380004	20	$31,818	20% above the national average	$21,162	$101,842
Holy Cross HospitalSilver Spring, MD · CCN 210004	14	$31,841	20% above the national average	$29,097	$35,210
Mount Sinai WestNew York, NY · CCN 330046	53	$32,034	20% above the national average	$26,917	$86,395
Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica, CA · CCN 050290	13	$32,131	21% above the national average	$18,170	$123,946
Keck Hospital Of USCLos Angeles, CA · CCN 050696	23	$32,652	23% above the national average	$27,978	$159,826
Tufts Medical CenterBoston, MA · CCN 220116	14	$32,678	23% above the national average	$20,667	$78,795
New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York, NY · CCN 330101	81	$32,729	23% above the national average	$27,260	$117,091
Scripps Green HospitalLa Jolla, CA · CCN 050424	22	$32,917	24% above the national average	$26,822	$356,870
Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · CCN 220077	24	$33,361	25% above the national average	$31,081	$82,082
AdventHealth OrlandoOrlando, FL · CCN 100007	14	$33,630	26% above the national average	$14,386	$220,926
University Of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento, CA · CCN 050599	36	$33,997	28% above the national average	$29,266	$228,331
Nyu Langone HospitalsNew York, NY · CCN 330214	62	$34,186	28% above the national average	$30,485	$264,658
Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical CenterHouston, TX · CCN 450068	27	$34,523	30% above the national average	$20,695	$173,340
University Health SystemSan Antonio, TX · CCN 450213	19	$35,105	32% above the national average	$32,634	$121,326
University Of Illinois Hospital And ClinicsChicago, IL · CCN 140150	13	$35,664	34% above the national average	$31,207	$146,700
UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical CenterSan Diego, CA · CCN 050025	22	$35,687	34% above the national average	$31,222	$184,717
Uci Health-OrangeOrange, CA · CCN 050348	28	$37,681	42% above the national average	$30,794	$171,496
Westchester Medical CenterValhalla, NY · CCN 330234	18	$37,900	42% above the national average	$23,527	$207,330
Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester, MN · CCN 240010	84	$38,681	45% above the national average	$19,654	$88,819
Stanford Health CareStanford, CA · CCN 050441	89	$40,039	50% above the national average	$33,080	$307,120
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville, GA · CCN 110029	11	$40,892	54% above the national average	$24,212	$202,368

National trend

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

Average payment
Average billed charge

2020: 5,552 stays at 205 hospitals · 2021: 5,158 stays at 196 hospitals · 2022: 5,496 stays at 204 hospitals · 2023: 5,531 stays at 198 hospitals · 2024: 5,562 stays at 206 hospitals

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National average payment and billed charge for Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures without CC/MCC
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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Average payment by state for Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures without CC/MCC, 2024
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.