Headaches without MCC
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $10,322 per stay at 110 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $7,427 and $10,341.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $10,322
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $7,427–$10,341
- Medicare’s share
- $5,895
- Average billed charge
- $55,031
- Hospitals reporting
- 110
Compare hospitals
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110 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 51–100. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood | 17 | $8,244 | 20% below the national average | $6,047 | $131,073 |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center | 12 | $8,283 | 20% below the national average | $7,152 | $84,603 |
| Morton Plant Hospital | 13 | $8,332 | 19% below the national average | $4,999 | $44,980 |
| Meritus Medical Center | 13 | $8,342 | 19% below the national average | $7,212 | $9,111 |
| Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital | 24 | $8,397 | 19% below the national average | $5,058 | $28,008 |
| West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc | 18 | $8,533 | 17% below the national average | $5,258 | $23,413 |
| Lancaster General Hospital | 13 | $8,621 | 16% below the national average | $5,070 | $37,932 |
| WakeMed, Raleigh Campus | 11 | $8,650 | 16% below the national average | $5,968 | $34,516 |
| St Lukes Hospital Of Kansas City | 12 | $8,691 | 16% below the national average | $5,441 | $48,937 |
| Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak | 15 | $8,787 | 15% below the national average | $5,381 | $28,637 |
| Sanford Medical Center Fargo | 13 | $8,933 | 13% below the national average | $5,288 | $22,954 |
| Vassar Brothers Medical Center | 11 | $8,958 | 13% below the national average | $7,690 | $32,687 |
| Orlando Health | 13 | $9,024 | 13% below the national average | $5,861 | $58,220 |
| Christiana Hospital | 31 | $9,037 | 12% below the national average | $5,966 | $32,528 |
| Winchester Hospital | 12 | $9,038 | 12% below the national average | $4,288 | $10,647 |
| Grossmont Hospital | 12 | $9,073 | 12% below the national average | $7,577 | $51,107 |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | 13 | $9,101 | 12% below the national average | $6,121 | $34,309 |
| Community Regional Medical Center | 12 | $9,125 | 12% below the national average | $7,494 | $66,905 |
| Southern California Hospital At Hollywood | 11 | $9,149 | 11% below the national average | $7,665 | $43,599 |
| Mountainview Hospital | 14 | $9,226 | 11% below the national average | $7,040 | $109,813 |
| UT Of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr. | 11 | $9,252 | 10% below the national average | $5,366 | $29,116 |
| St Lukes Hospital | 13 | $9,263 | 10% below the national average | $6,181 | $80,068 |
| St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus | 14 | $9,364 | About average | $6,926 | $52,497 |
| Henderson Hospital | 18 | $9,374 | About average | $5,876 | $121,380 |
| Ohio State University State Health System | 18 | $9,471 | About average | $4,926 | $34,865 |
| University Of Missouri Health Care | 11 | $9,495 | About average | $5,251 | $37,953 |
| Tampa General Hospital | 28 | $9,514 | About average | $6,757 | $54,647 |
| Northwestern Medicine MCHenry | 11 | $9,775 | About average | $4,987 | $45,371 |
| AdventHealth Orlando | 64 | $9,949 | About average | $4,882 | $64,910 |
| UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside | 14 | $10,031 | About average | $5,303 | $123,650 |
| Duke University Hospital | 13 | $10,044 | About average | $5,554 | $20,810 |
| Spectrum Health | 17 | $10,247 | About average | $3,884 | $20,871 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple | 17 | $10,372 | About average | $6,629 | $35,136 |
| North Shore University Hospital | 19 | $10,420 | About average | $7,417 | $82,883 |
| Cooper University Hospital | 12 | $10,476 | About average | $7,180 | $69,061 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center | 13 | $10,502 | About average | $5,486 | $49,327 |
| Mercy St Vincent Medical Center | 14 | $10,821 | About average | $2,045 | $49,873 |
| St Josephs Hospital And Medical Center | 13 | $11,049 | About average | $7,544 | $37,654 |
| University Of Michigan Health System | 16 | $11,163 | About average | $6,481 | $39,794 |
| Barnes Jewish Hospital | 11 | $11,171 | About average | $6,881 | $49,721 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | 21 | $11,210 | About average | $8,831 | $129,927 |
| Riverside Community Hospital | 11 | $11,294 | About average | $9,720 | $146,898 |
| Brigham And Women's Hospital | 12 | $11,455 | 11% above the national average | $7,450 | $52,808 |
| Nyu Langone Hospitals | 20 | $11,548 | 12% above the national average | $9,044 | $100,670 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | 16 | $11,899 | 15% above the national average | $5,137 | $52,985 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | 11 | $12,018 | 16% above the national average | $6,160 | $44,152 |
| University Of Kansas Hospital | 26 | $12,080 | 17% above the national average | $5,393 | $55,755 |
| MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center | 13 | $12,204 | 18% above the national average | $11,199 | $13,675 |
| Rush University Medical Center | 16 | $12,573 | 22% above the national average | $8,941 | $33,103 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital | 31 | $12,655 | 23% above the national average | $8,671 | $75,866 |
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 | $8,679 | $42K |
| 2021 | $9,604 | $43K |
| 2022 | $10K | $49K |
| 2023 | $10K | $51K |
| 2024 | $10K | $55K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 28 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 1 | 11 | $5,794 | $5,794–$5,794 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 25 | $6,313 | $6,313–$6,313 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 16 | $6,740 | $6,740–$6,740 |
| Virginia | 5 | 73 | $7,096 | $6,564–$7,427 |
| Colorado | 1 | 11 | $7,110 | $7,110–$7,110 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 11 | $8,001 | $8,001–$8,001 |
| Indiana | 1 | 15 | $8,043 | $8,043–$8,043 |
| Florida | 13 | 299 | $8,062 | $6,910–$8,332 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 11 | $8,155 | $8,155–$8,155 |
| Arizona | 3 | 43 | $8,170 | $6,920–$9,005 |
| Texas | 10 | 177 | $8,312 | $7,434–$9,000 |
| North Carolina | 4 | 49 | $8,332 | $7,360–$8,999 |
| Massachusetts | 5 | 72 | $8,413 | $7,315–$9,038 |
| Nevada | 4 | 65 | $8,482 | $7,927–$9,263 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 18 | $8,533 | $8,533–$8,533 |
| Ohio | 4 | 73 | $8,743 | $7,803–$9,808 |
| North Dakota | 1 | 13 | $8,933 | $8,933–$8,933 |
| Delaware | 1 | 31 | $9,037 | $9,037–$9,037 |
| Missouri | 4 | 51 | $9,218 | $8,555–$9,914 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 22 | $9,310 | $7,955–$10,664 |
| Michigan | 4 | 72 | $9,530 | $8,689–$10,476 |
| Kansas | 2 | 45 | $10,163 | $8,675–$10,945 |
| Pennsylvania | 11 | 378 | $10,347 | $7,060–$9,314 |
| New York | 7 | 125 | $11,079 | $8,446–$12,102 |
| New Jersey | 3 | 36 | $11,277 | $10,489–$11,784 |
| Maryland | 3 | 39 | $12,115 | $10,273–$14,001 |
| California | 9 | 114 | $14,050 | $9,125–$15,992 |
| Illinois | 7 | 284 | $16,506 | $9,438–$12,962 |
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.