Dysequilibrium
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $7,207 per stay at 405 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $6,024 and $7,769.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $7,207
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $6,024–$7,769
- Medicare’s share
- $5,179
- Average billed charge
- $47,453
- Hospitals reporting
- 405
Compare hospitals
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405 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 201–250. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atrium Health Union | 14 | $6,796 | About average | $4,432 | $40,558 |
| Hunterdon Medical Center | 14 | $6,805 | About average | $5,128 | $45,085 |
| Newton-Wellesley Hospital | 29 | $6,821 | About average | $5,293 | $24,761 |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center | 17 | $6,830 | About average | $4,884 | $35,504 |
| Henry Ford Allegiance Health | 13 | $6,841 | About average | $5,031 | $26,744 |
| NorthShore University HealthSystem - Evanston Hospital | 42 | $6,845 | About average | $4,999 | $27,137 |
| Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center | 28 | $6,848 | About average | $4,361 | $102,805 |
| St Francis Hospital - The Heart Center | 24 | $6,853 | About average | $4,680 | $47,844 |
| Providence St Peter Hospital | 15 | $6,861 | About average | $4,509 | $37,949 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Of Suffern | 19 | $6,864 | About average | $5,403 | $75,727 |
| Evergreenhealth Medical Center | 11 | $6,868 | About average | $4,407 | $32,535 |
| The Medical Center Of Aurora & South Hospital | 13 | $6,871 | About average | $5,352 | $102,942 |
| St Josephs Hospital | 16 | $6,873 | About average | $5,627 | $42,599 |
| MelroseWakefield Healthcare | 16 | $6,875 | About average | $5,483 | $18,864 |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset | 15 | $6,887 | About average | $4,619 | $68,865 |
| Trident Medical Center | 18 | $6,896 | About average | $4,304 | $74,660 |
| Summa Health System | 22 | $6,897 | About average | $5,030 | $47,242 |
| Munson Medical Center | 14 | $6,909 | About average | $4,567 | $26,188 |
| Holy Name Medical Center | 12 | $6,918 | About average | $5,368 | $32,653 |
| Westside Regional Medical Center | 11 | $6,926 | About average | $5,501 | $85,382 |
| HCA Florida Lake City Hospital | 14 | $6,937 | About average | $5,305 | $69,024 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital | 64 | $6,940 | About average | $5,105 | $48,058 |
| UMass Memorial HealthAlliance Hospitals | 15 | $6,950 | About average | $5,339 | $24,695 |
| McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee | 24 | $6,951 | About average | $4,511 | $31,461 |
| Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital | 23 | $6,960 | About average | $5,041 | $35,908 |
| The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health | 14 | $6,960 | About average | $4,435 | $27,077 |
| Sanford Medical Center Fargo | 12 | $6,963 | About average | $4,424 | $19,934 |
| Christus Santa Rosa Medical Center | 11 | $6,964 | About average | $5,389 | $32,153 |
| St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia | 16 | $6,965 | About average | $4,891 | $36,801 |
| Chilton Medical Center | 12 | $6,970 | About average | $4,367 | $73,035 |
| Baystate Franklin Medical Center | 14 | $6,976 | About average | $4,601 | $15,338 |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc. | 11 | $6,979 | About average | $5,439 | $28,166 |
| Roper Hospital | 12 | $6,987 | About average | $5,437 | $48,919 |
| Baptist Medical Center | 34 | $6,995 | About average | $4,503 | $73,961 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center | 12 | $7,011 | About average | $5,303 | $57,877 |
| Henderson Hospital | 30 | $7,030 | About average | $5,151 | $92,931 |
| HCA Florida JFK Hospital | 31 | $7,036 | About average | $5,223 | $60,499 |
| Jefferson Health- Northeast | 16 | $7,041 | About average | $4,371 | $31,267 |
| Saint Francis Medical Center | 15 | $7,048 | About average | $4,993 | $31,107 |
| Main Line Hospital Lankenau | 11 | $7,050 | About average | $5,259 | $61,024 |
| Piedmont Eastside Medical Center | 12 | $7,060 | About average | $5,836 | $60,355 |
| HCA Florida Northwest Hospital | 14 | $7,061 | About average | $5,104 | $88,344 |
| Christiana Hospital | 31 | $7,090 | About average | $5,347 | $26,085 |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center | 11 | $7,094 | About average | $5,650 | $22,039 |
| Bronson Methodist Hospital | 12 | $7,103 | About average | $4,270 | $18,346 |
| AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - City Campus | 11 | $7,106 | About average | $5,955 | $48,144 |
| Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center | 18 | $7,106 | About average | $4,566 | $33,639 |
| HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital | 14 | $7,119 | About average | $4,841 | $76,811 |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast | 21 | $7,119 | About average | $4,861 | $42,038 |
| HCA Florida Poinciana Hospital | 15 | $7,120 | About average | $5,597 | $115,364 |
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 | $6,464 | $36K |
| 2021 | $6,704 | $39K |
| 2022 | $6,773 | $42K |
| 2023 | $7,085 | $45K |
| 2024 | $7,207 | $47K |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 1 | 11 | $5,120 | $5,120–$5,120 |
| Iowa | 2 | 27 | $5,275 | $5,269–$5,282 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 15 | $5,319 | $5,319–$5,319 |
| Kentucky | 4 | 64 | $5,400 | $5,136–$5,586 |
| Missouri | 10 | 164 | $5,753 | $5,355–$6,109 |
| Alabama | 1 | 12 | $5,831 | $5,831–$5,831 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 19 | $5,883 | $5,883–$5,883 |
| West Virginia | 3 | 49 | $5,936 | $5,183–$6,608 |
| Indiana | 6 | 79 | $5,976 | $5,461–$6,177 |
| Arizona | 7 | 135 | $6,029 | $5,930–$6,263 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 12 | $6,077 | $6,077–$6,077 |
| Virginia | 18 | 344 | $6,094 | $5,663–$6,268 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 42 | $6,109 | $5,951–$6,250 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 51 | $6,271 | $6,035–$6,525 |
| Ohio | 14 | 217 | $6,339 | $5,505–$6,944 |
| Pennsylvania | 26 | 521 | $6,399 | $5,652–$6,897 |
| Colorado | 4 | 54 | $6,427 | $6,124–$6,749 |
| South Carolina | 8 | 150 | $6,478 | $5,867–$6,960 |
| Florida | 60 | 1,344 | $6,549 | $5,893–$7,157 |
| Kansas | 5 | 76 | $6,595 | $6,151–$6,979 |
| South Dakota | 3 | 47 | $6,656 | $6,446–$6,872 |
| North Carolina | 7 | 126 | $6,678 | $5,916–$6,958 |
| Michigan | 16 | 287 | $6,727 | $6,394–$7,113 |
| Illinois | 21 | 376 | $6,808 | $5,911–$7,582 |
| Massachusetts | 19 | 414 | $6,849 | $6,421–$7,375 |
| Washington | 5 | 71 | $6,851 | $6,861–$6,960 |
| Delaware | 3 | 53 | $6,894 | $6,617–$6,898 |
| North Dakota | 1 | 12 | $6,963 | $6,963–$6,963 |
| Texas | 22 | 420 | $7,011 | $6,187–$7,631 |
| Tennessee | 5 | 94 | $7,036 | $6,622–$7,845 |
| New Hampshire | 2 | 35 | $7,229 | $6,828–$7,586 |
| Georgia | 10 | 163 | $7,341 | $6,412–$7,674 |
| Maine | 1 | 15 | $7,384 | $7,384–$7,384 |
| Oregon | 1 | 12 | $7,400 | $7,400–$7,400 |
| Minnesota | 6 | 88 | $7,413 | $6,075–$6,962 |
| New Jersey | 25 | 396 | $7,446 | $6,642–$7,956 |
| Nevada | 6 | 143 | $7,452 | $7,058–$7,930 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 12 | $8,307 | $8,307–$8,307 |
| California | 28 | 474 | $8,742 | $7,970–$9,017 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 16 | $8,842 | $8,842–$8,842 |
| New York | 31 | 858 | $9,660 | $7,286–$10,456 |
| Maryland | 13 | 223 | $9,995 | $8,663–$10,678 |
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.