Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 163 · Surgery or procedure

Major chest procedures with MCC

In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $45,128 per stay at 432 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $35,094 and $49,959.

Also known as: Lung surgery, lobectomy

National figures, 2024

Average payment per case: $45,128
Typical range (middle half of hospitals): $35,094–$49,959
Medicare’s share: $37,58683% of the payment
Average billed charge: $214,895
Hospitals reporting: 4329,224 stays

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432 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 1–50. Download as CSV

Medicare payments per case for Major chest procedures with MCC by hospital, 2024
Hospital	Cases	Average payment	vs national average	Medicare paid	Billed charge
Forrest General HospitalHattiesburg, MS · CCN 250078	17	$25,780	43% below the national average	$24,355	$100,665
Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, IncOklahoma City, OK · CCN 370013	19	$26,121	42% below the national average	$24,832	$86,304
AdventHealth Daytona BeachDaytona Beach, FL · CCN 100068	13	$27,018	40% below the national average	$25,763	$143,215
MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center DowntownColumbia, SC · CCN 420026	11	$27,517	39% below the national average	$26,033	$172,429
St Vincent's BirminghamBirmingham, AL · CCN 010056	11	$27,555	39% below the national average	$22,087	$100,254
Delray Medical CenterDelray Beach, FL · CCN 100258	18	$28,241	37% below the national average	$26,554	$541,591
Aspirus Wausau HospitalWausau, WI · CCN 520030	22	$28,295	37% below the national average	$26,946	$79,201
Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine RidgeNaples, FL · CCN 100286	14	$28,788	36% below the national average	$27,972	$269,388
Washington Regional Medical CenterFayetteville, AR · CCN 040004	25	$28,942	36% below the national average	$27,464	$146,347
Parkwest Medical CenterKnoxville, TN · CCN 440173	12	$29,103	36% below the national average	$23,618	$103,312
Avera Heart Hospital Of South DakotaSioux Falls, SD · CCN 430095	18	$29,198	35% below the national average	$28,200	$165,680
Cleveland Clinic Martin North HospitalStuart, FL · CCN 100044	18	$29,469	35% below the national average	$28,064	$187,135
Memorial Healthcare System, IncChattanooga, TN · CCN 440091	21	$29,490	35% below the national average	$26,539	$109,305
St Francis-DowntownGreenville, SC · CCN 420023	13	$29,531	35% below the national average	$28,118	$229,498
CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot SpringsHot Springs, AR · CCN 040026	11	$29,577	34% below the national average	$28,148	$91,007
Southeast Health Medical CenterDothan, AL · CCN 010001	13	$29,639	34% below the national average	$26,186	$119,926
Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth SouthFort Worth, TX · CCN 450677	13	$29,921	34% below the national average	$28,740	$208,896
CHI Health Good SamaritanKearney, NE · CCN 280009	12	$30,044	33% below the national average	$28,636	$116,657
North Mississippi Medical CenterTupelo, MS · CCN 250004	11	$30,064	33% below the national average	$28,215	$130,983
Oklahoma Heart Hospital, LLCOklahoma City, OK · CCN 370215	17	$30,071	33% below the national average	$28,823	$152,048
Essentia HealthFargo, ND · CCN 350070	13	$30,373	33% below the national average	$26,244	$86,345
The Medical Center (Bowling Green)Bowling Green, KY · CCN 180013	11	$30,383	33% below the national average	$28,785	$105,393
Boone Hospital CenterColumbia, MO · CCN 260068	15	$30,461	33% below the national average	$29,155	$101,861
Christus Mother Frances HospitalTyler, TX · CCN 450102	38	$30,541	32% below the national average	$28,826	$278,671
Stormont Vail HospitalTopeka, KS · CCN 170086	19	$30,553	32% below the national average	$27,453	$120,648
Fort Sanders Regional Medical CenterKnoxville, TN · CCN 440125	19	$30,603	32% below the national average	$29,174	$85,027
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · CCN 340053	17	$30,609	32% below the national average	$29,567	$160,614
Christus Santa Rosa Medical CenterSan Antonio, TX · CCN 450237	11	$30,641	32% below the national average	$29,262	$166,301
St Bernards Medical CenterJonesboro, AR · CCN 040020	25	$30,703	32% below the national average	$29,403	$105,090
Mercy Hospital SpringfieldSpringfield, MO · CCN 260065	13	$30,718	32% below the national average	$29,655	$131,838
Huntsville HospitalHuntsville, AL · CCN 010039	27	$30,742	32% below the national average	$25,224	$175,512
Ochsner Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette, LA · CCN 190002	20	$30,745	32% below the national average	$29,326	$159,574
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, IncAnnapolis, MD · CCN 210023	24	$31,124	31% below the national average	$29,764	$33,460
Roper HospitalCharleston, SC · CCN 420087	23	$31,232	31% below the national average	$28,074	$132,308
Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc.Jonesboro, AR · CCN 040118	11	$31,248	31% below the national average	$29,571	$96,752
Good Samaritan Medical CenterWest Palm Beach, FL · CCN 100287	13	$31,282	31% below the national average	$29,901	$426,846
Christ HospitalCincinnati, OH · CCN 360163	14	$31,374	30% below the national average	$28,072	$96,600
Baptist Memorial HospitalMemphis, TN · CCN 440048	54	$31,399	30% below the national average	$29,041	$131,904
Naples Community HospitalNaples, FL · CCN 100018	19	$31,424	30% below the national average	$29,651	$151,698
Holmes Regional Medical CenterMelbourne, FL · CCN 100019	26	$31,520	30% below the national average	$30,049	$161,068
AdventHealth TampaTampa, FL · CCN 100173	25	$31,611	30% below the national average	$30,661	$250,657
Baptist Medical CenterSan Antonio, TX · CCN 450058	26	$31,748	30% below the national average	$30,731	$364,640
Mississippi Baptist Medical CenterJackson, MS · CCN 250102	26	$31,801	30% below the national average	$26,678	$158,018
Cleveland Clinic Indian River HospitalVero Beach, FL · CCN 100105	21	$31,936	29% below the national average	$26,407	$104,500
Mercy Health - Lourdes HospitalPaducah, KY · CCN 180102	12	$31,989	29% below the national average	$30,765	$131,603
Freeman Health System - Freeman WestJoplin, MO · CCN 260137	11	$31,997	29% below the national average	$30,424	$187,498
Baptist Health Medical Center - JacksonvilleJacksonville, FL · CCN 100088	33	$32,005	29% below the national average	$30,878	$185,821
St. Mary's HospitalTucson, AZ · CCN 030010	13	$32,015	29% below the national average	$30,760	$220,269
Tristar Centennial Medical CenterNashville, TN · CCN 440161	16	$32,019	29% below the national average	$30,733	$282,092
Lee Memorial HospitalFort Myers, FL · CCN 100012	23	$32,091	29% below the national average	$30,905	$193,096

National trend

Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.

Average payment
Average billed charge

2020: 5,291 stays at 281 hospitals · 2021: 6,129 stays at 325 hospitals · 2022: 7,112 stays at 371 hospitals · 2023: 8,521 stays at 426 hospitals · 2024: 9,224 stays at 432 hospitals

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National average payment and billed charge for Major chest procedures with MCC
Year of care	Average payment	Average billed charge
2020	$43K	$188K
2021	$45K	$192K
2022	$45K	$204K
2023	$44K	$205K
2024	$45K	$215K

By state, 2024

Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.

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Average payment by state for Major chest procedures with MCC, 2024
State	Hospitals	Cases	Average payment	Typical range
Mississippi	4	67	$32,266	$28,993–$34,735
Alabama	6	95	$32,757	$29,915–$32,941
Louisiana	2	43	$33,668	$32,111–$34,844
Arkansas	9	171	$33,820	$30,703–$33,587
Vermont	1	21	$35,424	$35,424–$35,424
Tennessee	13	310	$35,474	$31,399–$35,600
South Dakota	4	78	$35,702	$32,998–$38,095
Montana	2	63	$35,765	$35,628–$36,048
Kansas	4	106	$36,468	$32,229–$39,112
Iowa	4	88	$36,705	$32,536–$41,086
Florida	32	742	$36,820	$31,854–$37,767
North Dakota	2	44	$37,518	$32,908–$37,979
Indiana	9	233	$38,738	$35,253–$38,925
Kentucky	8	155	$38,794	$32,669–$41,974
Oklahoma	7	142	$39,697	$32,224–$37,412
Texas	39	805	$39,872	$33,999–$43,163
Utah	5	86	$40,169	$37,081–$43,779
West Virginia	4	86	$40,331	$38,272–$41,886
Missouri	13	231	$40,764	$33,576–$44,051
South Carolina	10	238	$40,787	$32,163–$46,474
Colorado	8	133	$40,843	$37,948–$40,206
Ohio	16	359	$41,601	$35,454–$47,142
Nebraska	5	121	$42,174	$35,859–$50,565
Delaware	2	36	$42,352	$41,832–$42,873
Michigan	14	206	$42,653	$37,310–$44,236
North Carolina	11	250	$43,318	$34,891–$49,648
Nevada	4	84	$43,445	$37,312–$48,542
Wisconsin	4	141	$43,688	$40,813–$48,617
Arizona	15	253	$43,862	$34,885–$45,437
Pennsylvania	19	374	$45,084	$38,643–$50,933
New Jersey	11	255	$45,891	$39,574–$48,367
Virginia	11	254	$45,970	$37,470–$48,651
Hawaii	1	15	$46,856	$46,856–$46,856
Illinois	17	363	$46,948	$35,555–$45,823
Alaska	1	18	$47,017	$47,017–$47,017
Idaho	4	62	$47,053	$40,781–$54,008
New Hampshire	2	37	$48,396	$39,792–$50,583
Oregon	4	70	$49,787	$43,063–$53,310
Connecticut	4	73	$51,232	$46,508–$51,787
Georgia	8	157	$51,475	$38,497–$54,022
Minnesota	7	174	$51,723	$40,314–$55,482
New Mexico	2	32	$52,209	$51,108–$52,575
Massachusetts	10	347	$53,215	$48,240–$56,122
Maryland	6	104	$53,573	$40,081–$66,760
Washington	11	202	$55,063	$42,206–$55,926
District of Columbia	2	53	$55,210	$54,936–$55,767
Rhode Island	1	18	$56,165	$56,165–$56,165
New York	19	542	$58,943	$45,133–$62,069
California	34	672	$64,033	$48,415–$73,995
Maine	1	15	$65,367	$65,367–$65,367

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.