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
Hospitals in New York
Narrow by a state, city or ZIP code (optionally a distance around it), and/or pick specific hospitals. With both, your picks are added to the area’s hospitals.
- Average payment across these 31 hospitals
- $9,660
- Median hospital
- $8,555
- Lowest to highest
- $6,242–$20,350
- Medicare stays
- 858
31 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Catherine Of Siena Hospital | 26 | $6,242 | 13% below the national average | $4,674 | $55,991 |
| Glens Falls Hospital | 12 | $6,474 | 10% below the national average | $4,842 | $20,089 |
| St Francis Hospital - The Heart Center | 24 | $6,853 | About average | $4,680 | $47,844 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Of Suffern | 19 | $6,864 | About average | $5,403 | $75,727 |
| Wynn Hospital | 11 | $7,152 | About average | $5,384 | $26,081 |
| HealthAlliance Hospital Marys Avenue Campus | 18 | $7,179 | About average | $5,476 | $64,138 |
| New York Community Hospital Of Brooklyn, Inc. | 14 | $7,222 | About average | $5,437 | $37,560 |
| Peconic Bay Medical Center | 21 | $7,257 | About average | $5,504 | $43,358 |
| Mercy Medical Center | 17 | $7,316 | About average | $6,008 | $64,922 |
| Long Island Community Hospital | 26 | $7,445 | About average | $5,903 | $93,921 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center | 22 | $7,445 | About average | $5,523 | $55,420 |
| Phelps Hospital | 13 | $7,811 | About average | $6,197 | $69,611 |
| Garnet Health Medical Center | 17 | $7,813 | About average | $6,519 | $42,443 |
| Huntington Hospital | 31 | $7,976 | 11% above the national average | $4,514 | $43,939 |
| Rochester General Hospital | 13 | $8,077 | 12% above the national average | $6,288 | $19,490 |
| Plainview Hospital | 27 | $8,555 | 19% above the national average | $5,413 | $51,621 |
| White Plains Hospital Center | 16 | $9,022 | 25% above the national average | $4,535 | $56,842 |
| Staten Island University Hospital | 34 | $9,055 | 26% above the national average | $6,366 | $55,424 |
| New York-Presbyterian/Queens | 30 | $9,435 | 31% above the national average | $6,895 | $65,101 |
| North Shore University Hospital | 52 | $9,983 | 39% above the national average | $6,208 | $67,180 |
| Mount Sinai Beth Israel | 41 | $10,199 | 42% above the national average | $6,784 | $55,371 |
| SUNY/Stony Brook University Hospital | 29 | $10,388 | 44% above the national average | $7,283 | $73,388 |
| Long Island Jewish Medical Center | 53 | $10,420 | 45% above the national average | $6,864 | $73,734 |
| Mount Sinai West | 28 | $10,492 | 46% above the national average | $7,781 | $65,870 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital | 74 | $10,707 | 49% above the national average | $7,596 | $69,113 |
| Nyu Langone Hospitals | 67 | $11,395 | 58% above the national average | $7,481 | $90,757 |
| Lenox Hill Hospital | 20 | $11,463 | 59% above the national average | $6,696 | $78,739 |
| Montefiore Medical Center | 47 | $11,966 | 66% above the national average | $8,089 | $65,422 |
| Mount Sinai Hospital | 28 | $12,502 | 73% above the national average | $7,498 | $62,441 |
| South Brooklyn Health | 14 | $13,614 | 89% above the national average | $10,187 | $32,199 |
| Jacobi Medical Center | 14 | $20,350 | 182% above the national average | $14,530 | $27,753 |
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.
Show all 42 states
| 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.