Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 039 · Surgery or procedure
Extracranial procedures without CC/MCC
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $10,372 per stay at 378 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $8,813 and $11,191.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $10,372
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $8,813–$11,191
- Medicare’s share
- $7,856
- Average billed charge
- $59,351
- Hospitals reporting
- 378
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378 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 | 18 | $7,135 | 31% below the national average | $5,684 | $32,290 |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLC | 17 | $7,193 | 31% below the national average | $4,964 | $18,473 |
| Kansas Heart Hospital | 105 | $7,198 | 31% below the national average | $5,970 | $13,140 |
| Baptist Health Louisville | 14 | $7,215 | 30% below the national average | $5,433 | $47,682 |
| Blanchard Valley Hospital | 14 | $7,219 | 30% below the national average | $5,800 | $33,775 |
| Lubbock Heart Hospital Lp | 11 | $7,227 | 30% below the national average | $5,144 | $62,971 |
| Memorial Healthcare System, Inc | 21 | $7,296 | 30% below the national average | $5,593 | $40,130 |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital South, LLC | 26 | $7,358 | 29% below the national average | $6,103 | $35,815 |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital | 11 | $7,370 | 29% below the national average | $5,851 | $30,033 |
| Missouri Baptist Medical Center | 21 | $7,516 | 28% below the national average | $5,954 | $45,153 |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center | 39 | $7,544 | 27% below the national average | $5,603 | $34,140 |
| Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center | 22 | $7,632 | 26% below the national average | $6,371 | $150,247 |
| Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital | 18 | $7,652 | 26% below the national average | $6,197 | $58,535 |
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown | 11 | $7,652 | 26% below the national average | $6,020 | $81,273 |
| Jupiter Medical Center | 11 | $7,655 | 26% below the national average | $6,468 | $52,638 |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital-Encore | 22 | $7,659 | 26% below the national average | $5,233 | $34,859 |
| Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center | 34 | $7,694 | 26% below the national average | $6,195 | $31,673 |
| Grandview Medical Center | 12 | $7,736 | 25% below the national average | $5,933 | $166,320 |
| Baptist Health Lexington | 26 | $7,744 | 25% below the national average | $6,036 | $64,812 |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital, LLC | 79 | $7,752 | 25% below the national average | $5,581 | $33,688 |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center | 14 | $7,773 | 25% below the national average | $6,605 | $61,550 |
| CHI Health Nebraska Heart | 16 | $7,776 | 25% below the national average | $5,491 | $29,626 |
| Fmol Health St Francis | 19 | $7,781 | 25% below the national average | $6,382 | $44,087 |
| Flowers Hospital | 15 | $7,789 | 25% below the national average | $6,375 | $75,498 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital | 14 | $7,798 | 25% below the national average | $6,327 | $73,300 |
| St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah | 33 | $7,816 | 25% below the national average | $6,034 | $43,233 |
| St Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital | 34 | $7,825 | 25% below the national average | $6,172 | $43,413 |
| Camden Clark Medical Center | 16 | $7,848 | 24% below the national average | $6,232 | $54,024 |
| Singing River Health System | 12 | $7,855 | 24% below the national average | $6,223 | $51,011 |
| St Bernards Medical Center | 21 | $7,875 | 24% below the national average | $6,379 | $19,955 |
| Avera Heart Hospital Of South Dakota | 31 | $7,885 | 24% below the national average | $6,411 | $49,404 |
| Washington Regional Medical Center | 15 | $7,917 | 24% below the national average | $6,368 | $40,217 |
| Hillcrest Hospital | 18 | $7,936 | 23% below the national average | $6,129 | $60,287 |
| UF Health Leesburg Hospital | 14 | $7,946 | 23% below the national average | $6,430 | $40,935 |
| Allen Hospital | 20 | $7,955 | 23% below the national average | $6,431 | $23,411 |
| University Of Kansas Health System - St Francis Campus | 13 | $7,989 | 23% below the national average | $6,594 | $42,349 |
| Baylor Scott & White Heart & Vascular Hospital - Dallas | 16 | $8,041 | 22% below the national average | $6,817 | $34,465 |
| National Park Medical Center | 11 | $8,059 | 22% below the national average | $6,575 | $120,819 |
| Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc | 73 | $8,080 | 22% below the national average | $5,913 | $32,927 |
| Frye Regional Medical Center | 12 | $8,116 | 22% below the national average | $7,300 | $99,079 |
| Mease Countryside Hospital | 13 | $8,130 | 22% below the national average | $6,624 | $37,446 |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center | 39 | $8,169 | 21% below the national average | $6,792 | $48,808 |
| Mercy Hospital South | 15 | $8,209 | 21% below the national average | $6,794 | $31,706 |
| Baylor Scott And White Medical Center McKinney | 15 | $8,218 | 21% below the national average | $5,953 | $33,375 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock | 22 | $8,229 | 21% below the national average | $6,079 | $58,796 |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | 11 | $8,231 | 21% below the national average | $6,913 | $38,406 |
| Genesis Medical Center-Davenport | 16 | $8,250 | 20% below the national average | $6,395 | $36,181 |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | 12 | $8,279 | 20% below the national average | $6,616 | $41,031 |
| Sentara Obici Hospital | 11 | $8,295 | 20% below the national average | $7,251 | $40,473 |
| Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital | 33 | $8,299 | 20% below the national average | $6,806 | $47,248 |
National trend
Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.
- Average payment
- Average billed charge
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| Year of care | Average payment | Average billed charge |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $8,965 | $49K |
| 2021 | $9,310 | $51K |
| 2022 | $9,542 | $54K |
| 2023 | $10K | $56K |
| 2024 | $10K | $59K |
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 | 8 | 133 | $7,964 | $7,821–$8,269 |
| Kansas | 7 | 222 | $8,203 | $8,252–$9,400 |
| Mississippi | 6 | 184 | $8,233 | $7,833–$8,642 |
| Kentucky | 6 | 123 | $8,393 | $7,751–$8,560 |
| Oklahoma | 6 | 174 | $8,403 | $8,102–$9,664 |
| Iowa | 6 | 115 | $8,598 | $8,184–$8,272 |
| Louisiana | 8 | 258 | $8,806 | $8,005–$9,839 |
| North Dakota | 3 | 53 | $8,826 | $8,552–$8,990 |
| Nebraska | 2 | 84 | $8,970 | $8,145–$8,882 |
| Alabama | 11 | 239 | $9,052 | $8,443–$9,677 |
| Idaho | 2 | 39 | $9,056 | $9,024–$9,216 |
| Wisconsin | 7 | 111 | $9,335 | $9,171–$9,492 |
| Montana | 3 | 51 | $9,336 | $8,960–$9,885 |
| South Dakota | 4 | 103 | $9,423 | $8,717–$10,848 |
| West Virginia | 4 | 75 | $9,463 | $8,901–$10,129 |
| Vermont | 1 | 28 | $9,479 | $9,479–$9,479 |
| Missouri | 12 | 197 | $9,518 | $8,442–$10,743 |
| Arizona | 10 | 188 | $9,520 | $8,946–$10,304 |
| Florida | 27 | 545 | $9,533 | $8,667–$10,294 |
| Colorado | 3 | 42 | $9,596 | $9,181–$9,998 |
| Indiana | 10 | 205 | $9,632 | $9,193–$10,218 |
| Texas | 27 | 552 | $9,668 | $8,550–$10,495 |
| Tennessee | 9 | 195 | $9,772 | $8,866–$10,513 |
| Georgia | 12 | 260 | $9,981 | $8,973–$11,098 |
| Ohio | 13 | 263 | $10,050 | $8,448–$10,416 |
| South Carolina | 8 | 161 | $10,138 | $9,389–$10,387 |
| Virginia | 9 | 210 | $10,161 | $8,831–$10,122 |
| Delaware | 1 | 38 | $10,215 | $10,215–$10,215 |
| North Carolina | 18 | 337 | $10,456 | $9,245–$10,313 |
| Illinois | 12 | 218 | $10,513 | $8,974–$10,977 |
| Michigan | 11 | 151 | $10,582 | $9,914–$10,674 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 12 | $10,600 | $10,600–$10,600 |
| Nevada | 4 | 74 | $10,629 | $10,514–$10,849 |
| Minnesota | 7 | 137 | $10,851 | $8,849–$10,972 |
| Pennsylvania | 14 | 193 | $11,023 | $8,814–$11,699 |
| Washington | 7 | 138 | $11,085 | $9,732–$12,091 |
| New Jersey | 14 | 282 | $11,279 | $9,937–$12,448 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | 66 | $11,343 | $9,904–$12,226 |
| Maine | 2 | 42 | $11,504 | $10,200–$11,966 |
| Utah | 1 | 12 | $11,558 | $11,558–$11,558 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 13 | $11,634 | $11,634–$11,634 |
| Oregon | 4 | 75 | $12,451 | $11,594–$13,982 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 11 | $12,490 | $12,490–$12,490 |
| Massachusetts | 11 | 218 | $12,676 | $11,741–$13,912 |
| California | 16 | 335 | $12,902 | $11,914–$13,166 |
| New York | 15 | 344 | $14,099 | $11,326–$15,784 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 22 | $14,919 | $14,919–$14,919 |
| Maryland | 8 | 172 | $16,465 | $13,416–$20,530 |
| Alaska | 2 | 39 | $18,273 | $16,427–$18,514 |
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.