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In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $14,903 per stay at 210 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $12,340 and $16,359.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $14,903
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $12,340–$16,359
- Medicare’s share
- $12,004
- Average billed charge
- $80,586
- Hospitals reporting
- 210
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210 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 1–50. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boone Hospital Center | 11 | $9,997 | 33% below the national average | $8,661 | $35,185 |
| Southwest General Health Center | 11 | $10,006 | 33% below the national average | $7,159 | $47,770 |
| Kansas Heart Hospital | 11 | $10,122 | 32% below the national average | $8,935 | $13,499 |
| CHI Health Nebraska Heart | 14 | $10,312 | 31% below the national average | $8,913 | $38,760 |
| Saint Luke's East Hospital | 11 | $10,331 | 31% below the national average | $8,996 | $132,671 |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital South, LLC | 13 | $10,354 | 31% below the national average | $8,973 | $38,890 |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center | 21 | $10,368 | 30% below the national average | $8,623 | $43,835 |
| University Of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care | 14 | $10,387 | 30% below the national average | $8,556 | $49,433 |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital, LLC | 26 | $10,441 | 30% below the national average | $9,437 | $42,537 |
| Slidell Memorial Hospital | 12 | $10,458 | 30% below the national average | $9,098 | $62,308 |
| Anderson Regional Medical Center | 11 | $10,640 | 29% below the national average | $9,305 | $31,372 |
| Palos Community Hospital | 11 | $10,799 | 28% below the national average | $9,316 | $78,053 |
| Avera Heart Hospital Of South Dakota | 14 | $11,033 | 26% below the national average | $9,634 | $58,125 |
| Baylor Scott And White Medical Center McKinney | 20 | $11,036 | 26% below the national average | $9,730 | $38,961 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock | 13 | $11,050 | 26% below the national average | $9,775 | $88,117 |
| Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc | 18 | $11,105 | 25% below the national average | $10,108 | $12,003 |
| Stormont Vail Hospital | 15 | $11,160 | 25% below the national average | $9,740 | $60,102 |
| Grandview Medical Center | 15 | $11,166 | 25% below the national average | $8,748 | $227,947 |
| Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc | 26 | $11,203 | 25% below the national average | $8,953 | $47,217 |
| North Alabama Medical Center | 17 | $11,268 | 24% below the national average | $9,131 | $91,593 |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital | 11 | $11,343 | 24% below the national average | $10,157 | $42,623 |
| Raleigh General Hospital | 12 | $11,371 | 24% below the national average | $8,578 | $84,028 |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis | 11 | $11,427 | 23% below the national average | $10,232 | $63,662 |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center | 21 | $11,503 | 23% below the national average | $9,006 | $51,566 |
| Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital | 18 | $11,531 | 23% below the national average | $8,763 | $66,325 |
| Lexington Medical Center | 12 | $11,541 | 23% below the national average | $10,081 | $76,652 |
| Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital | 29 | $11,596 | 22% below the national average | $9,607 | $46,250 |
| Northwest Community Hospital 1 | 16 | $11,631 | 22% below the national average | $10,305 | $62,275 |
| Nkc Health | 11 | $11,634 | 22% below the national average | $9,964 | $55,409 |
| Norton Hospitals, Inc | 16 | $11,650 | 22% below the national average | $10,598 | $59,923 |
| Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital Plano | 17 | $11,714 | 21% below the national average | $10,593 | $48,278 |
| FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital | 15 | $11,725 | 21% below the national average | $10,377 | $65,052 |
| AdventHealth Ocala | 15 | $11,742 | 21% below the national average | $10,545 | $162,303 |
| Northside Hospital Forsyth | 13 | $11,768 | 21% below the national average | $10,512 | $81,160 |
| Holmes Regional Medical Center | 26 | $11,794 | 21% below the national average | $10,713 | $98,602 |
| Bryan Medical Center | 39 | $11,796 | 21% below the national average | $10,508 | $42,274 |
| North Mississippi Medical Center | 28 | $11,800 | 21% below the national average | $10,329 | $44,758 |
| Christus Mother Frances Hospital | 23 | $11,809 | 21% below the national average | $10,296 | $75,454 |
| The Nebraska Methodist Hospital | 11 | $11,859 | 20% below the national average | $10,034 | $40,612 |
| Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center | 13 | $11,931 | 20% below the national average | $9,491 | $64,213 |
| Naples Community Hospital | 23 | $11,937 | 20% below the national average | $10,600 | $54,039 |
| Rex Hospital | 15 | $11,987 | 20% below the national average | $9,281 | $32,131 |
| Elkhart General Hospital | 13 | $11,991 | 20% below the national average | $10,857 | $39,639 |
| Saint Francis Hospital, Inc | 22 | $11,996 | 20% below the national average | $10,698 | $55,779 |
| Memorial Healthcare System, Inc | 17 | $12,097 | 19% below the national average | $7,699 | $49,371 |
| Southeast Health Medical Center | 27 | $12,184 | 18% below the national average | $10,532 | $111,319 |
| Piedmont Augusta Hospital | 13 | $12,188 | 18% below the national average | $9,203 | $52,769 |
| SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - Madison | 11 | $12,220 | 18% below the national average | $10,991 | $68,840 |
| Christ Hospital | 17 | $12,222 | 18% below the national average | $10,460 | $55,973 |
| Trident Medical Center | 11 | $12,311 | 17% below the national average | $10,956 | $172,940 |
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 | $13K | $65K |
| 2021 | $14K | $69K |
| 2022 | $14K | $72K |
| 2023 | $15K | $78K |
| 2024 | $15K | $81K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 45 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 1 | 14 | $10,387 | $10,387–$10,387 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 64 | $11,483 | $11,054–$11,828 |
| Iowa | 1 | 21 | $11,503 | $11,503–$11,503 |
| Mississippi | 4 | 74 | $11,705 | $10,572–$12,439 |
| Arkansas | 2 | 24 | $11,728 | $11,420–$12,159 |
| West Virginia | 2 | 24 | $12,033 | $11,702–$12,365 |
| Oklahoma | 6 | 110 | $12,099 | $10,830–$13,130 |
| Alabama | 4 | 77 | $12,388 | $11,243–$12,830 |
| Louisiana | 4 | 70 | $12,606 | $11,017–$13,545 |
| Utah | 1 | 12 | $12,920 | $12,920–$12,920 |
| Colorado | 2 | 26 | $12,925 | $12,712–$13,137 |
| North Dakota | 2 | 30 | $13,143 | $13,094–$13,302 |
| South Carolina | 4 | 54 | $13,473 | $12,119–$14,461 |
| Missouri | 9 | 125 | $13,509 | $11,427–$14,612 |
| Kansas | 5 | 80 | $13,527 | $11,160–$15,936 |
| Indiana | 6 | 94 | $13,658 | $13,112–$13,879 |
| Illinois | 10 | 126 | $13,659 | $11,819–$14,575 |
| Texas | 12 | 202 | $13,660 | $12,195–$14,649 |
| Ohio | 9 | 150 | $13,752 | $13,156–$15,048 |
| Florida | 13 | 263 | $13,782 | $11,794–$13,712 |
| North Carolina | 6 | 87 | $13,808 | $12,448–$14,499 |
| Idaho | 1 | 11 | $13,856 | $13,856–$13,856 |
| Arizona | 4 | 48 | $14,017 | $12,915–$14,623 |
| Kentucky | 3 | 55 | $14,061 | $12,554–$14,751 |
| Wisconsin | 8 | 128 | $14,163 | $12,336–$16,474 |
| Michigan | 4 | 66 | $14,171 | $13,515–$14,709 |
| Maine | 1 | 17 | $14,333 | $14,333–$14,333 |
| Tennessee | 3 | 44 | $14,405 | $12,014–$15,802 |
| Georgia | 8 | 152 | $14,519 | $12,385–$15,609 |
| South Dakota | 2 | 25 | $14,631 | $13,077–$17,166 |
| Nevada | 1 | 12 | $14,846 | $14,846–$14,846 |
| Minnesota | 7 | 118 | $15,080 | $12,776–$14,954 |
| Montana | 1 | 15 | $15,092 | $15,092–$15,092 |
| Washington | 4 | 55 | $15,170 | $14,874–$15,477 |
| Oregon | 1 | 11 | $15,388 | $15,388–$15,388 |
| Virginia | 5 | 89 | $15,394 | $13,505–$15,260 |
| New Hampshire | 2 | 25 | $15,861 | $14,603–$17,338 |
| New Jersey | 5 | 101 | $16,302 | $15,241–$17,859 |
| Pennsylvania | 5 | 84 | $16,551 | $15,699–$17,389 |
| Delaware | 1 | 24 | $17,391 | $17,391–$17,391 |
| California | 12 | 195 | $18,833 | $16,946–$19,529 |
| Massachusetts | 8 | 155 | $19,293 | $17,246–$19,850 |
| Maryland | 7 | 105 | $19,351 | $16,705–$22,199 |
| New York | 10 | 185 | $19,740 | $16,502–$21,287 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 11 | $20,053 | $20,053–$20,053 |
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.