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 101–150. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christ Hospital | 19 | $8,864 | 15% below the national average | $6,929 | $48,569 |
| Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center | 26 | $8,866 | 15% below the national average | $6,763 | $59,236 |
| Northside Hospital Forsyth | 19 | $8,873 | 14% below the national average | $7,671 | $62,546 |
| Riverview Medical Center | 12 | $8,888 | 14% below the national average | $7,392 | $66,654 |
| Blessing Hospital | 22 | $8,903 | 14% below the national average | $7,695 | $65,060 |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital | 31 | $8,920 | 14% below the national average | $7,069 | $40,783 |
| Bayshore Medical Center | 12 | $8,925 | 14% below the national average | $7,429 | $54,605 |
| Kootenai Health | 26 | $8,928 | 14% below the national average | $7,511 | $39,158 |
| Chandler Regional Medical Center | 17 | $8,938 | 14% below the national average | $7,683 | $76,936 |
| Silver Cross Hospital And Medical Centers | 23 | $8,959 | 14% below the national average | $6,881 | $25,094 |
| Banner Heart Hospital | 33 | $8,971 | 14% below the national average | $6,590 | $55,141 |
| HSHS St Elizabeth's Hospital | 18 | $8,979 | 13% below the national average | $6,812 | $43,450 |
| Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center | 30 | $8,994 | 13% below the national average | $7,261 | $48,026 |
| St Lukes Hospital | 13 | $9,002 | 13% below the national average | $6,460 | $39,200 |
| Aultman Hospital | 16 | $9,003 | 13% below the national average | $7,327 | $24,765 |
| Piedmont Augusta Hospital | 26 | $9,006 | 13% below the national average | $6,513 | $37,890 |
| Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce | 31 | $9,011 | 13% below the national average | $7,692 | $52,669 |
| Virginia Hospital Center | 11 | $9,015 | 13% below the national average | $7,267 | $31,909 |
| Morton Plant Hospital | 14 | $9,038 | 13% below the national average | $7,607 | $65,990 |
| Christus Santa Rosa Medical Center | 24 | $9,051 | 13% below the national average | $7,851 | $56,918 |
| St. Patrick Hospital | 20 | $9,068 | 13% below the national average | $7,400 | $48,376 |
| Marshall Medical Centers | 13 | $9,074 | 13% below the national average | $4,167 | $14,508 |
| Nkc Health | 13 | $9,076 | 13% below the national average | $6,615 | $47,448 |
| Cape Regional Medical Center Inc | 11 | $9,093 | 12% below the national average | $7,899 | $36,634 |
| Saint Francis Medical Center | 24 | $9,098 | 12% below the national average | $7,806 | $54,738 |
| Ascension St Vincent Evansville | 12 | $9,124 | 12% below the national average | $7,452 | $70,567 |
| Saint Francis Hospital, Inc | 14 | $9,152 | 12% below the national average | $6,826 | $51,380 |
| Hutchinson Regional Medical Center Inc | 22 | $9,158 | 12% below the national average | $7,475 | $50,301 |
| Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | 19 | $9,169 | 12% below the national average | $7,867 | $40,099 |
| Aspirus Wausau Hospital | 20 | $9,171 | 12% below the national average | $6,525 | $29,248 |
| St Vincent Hospital | 15 | $9,171 | 12% below the national average | $6,516 | $43,430 |
| Winchester Medical Center | 32 | $9,190 | 11% below the national average | $7,659 | $36,346 |
| Hendrick Medical Center | 54 | $9,208 | 11% below the national average | $7,138 | $93,823 |
| UnityPoint Health - Meriter | 12 | $9,221 | 11% below the national average | $7,688 | $70,189 |
| St Luke's The Woodlands Hospital | 15 | $9,225 | 11% below the national average | $8,137 | $53,065 |
| Baptist Medical Center | 27 | $9,232 | 11% below the national average | $7,705 | $141,750 |
| FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital | 17 | $9,234 | 11% below the national average | $6,836 | $47,364 |
| Bryan Medical Center | 68 | $9,250 | 11% below the national average | $7,163 | $37,869 |
| St Marys Medical Center | 17 | $9,253 | 11% below the national average | $6,293 | $30,459 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | 35 | $9,256 | 11% below the national average | $7,022 | $49,347 |
| SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - Madison | 22 | $9,267 | 11% below the national average | $6,755 | $46,376 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville | 15 | $9,274 | 11% below the national average | $7,831 | $67,163 |
| Ascension Providence | 14 | $9,280 | 11% below the national average | $8,099 | $53,165 |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | 16 | $9,281 | 11% below the national average | $7,941 | $49,136 |
| Memorial Medical Center | 23 | $9,296 | 10% below the national average | $7,427 | $61,490 |
| St Luke's Regional Medical Center | 13 | $9,311 | 10% below the national average | $7,924 | $61,531 |
| Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center | 16 | $9,317 | 10% below the national average | $8,144 | $47,910 |
| Tucson Medical Center | 16 | $9,319 | 10% below the national average | $7,713 | $39,943 |
| Integris Baptist Medical Center, Inc | 21 | $9,366 | About average | $7,601 | $69,502 |
| South Shore Hospital | 14 | $9,369 | About average | $7,970 | $27,484 |
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.