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
- $37,586
- Average billed charge
- $214,895
- Hospitals reporting
- 432
Compare hospitals
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432 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1 | 11 | $32,313 | 28% below the national average | $31,542 | $120,693 |
| The Villages Regional Hospital | 14 | $32,344 | 28% below the national average | $25,759 | $126,569 |
| Medical City Plano | 27 | $32,402 | 28% below the national average | $29,640 | $432,132 |
| Northwest Community Hospital 1 | 12 | $32,430 | 28% below the national average | $31,070 | $103,253 |
| Christus St Michael Health System | 31 | $32,433 | 28% below the national average | $29,563 | $145,979 |
| Grandview Medical Center | 13 | $32,508 | 28% below the national average | $25,377 | $290,361 |
| Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital Plano | 21 | $32,519 | 28% below the national average | $28,365 | $119,040 |
| Genesis Medical Center-Davenport | 13 | $32,536 | 28% below the national average | $24,162 | $102,322 |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center | 37 | $32,537 | 28% below the national average | $29,509 | $116,179 |
| Lutheran Hospital Of Indiana | 11 | $32,555 | 28% below the national average | $30,277 | $268,789 |
| Wesley Medical Center | 25 | $32,788 | 27% below the national average | $28,501 | $376,720 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | 16 | $32,830 | 27% below the national average | $30,559 | $151,816 |
| Palos Community Hospital | 26 | $32,848 | 27% below the national average | $28,663 | $130,317 |
| Baptist Health Louisville | 19 | $32,896 | 27% below the national average | $24,199 | $262,895 |
| Banner Heart Hospital | 12 | $33,017 | 27% below the national average | $32,062 | $158,061 |
| Intermountain Health McKay-Dee Hospital | 17 | $33,021 | 27% below the national average | $28,159 | $106,464 |
| Mobile Infirmary Medical Center | 17 | $33,085 | 27% below the national average | $23,874 | $114,669 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock | 19 | $33,093 | 27% below the national average | $26,039 | $156,802 |
| HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital | 15 | $33,099 | 27% below the national average | $31,793 | $505,979 |
| Kootenai Health | 18 | $33,234 | 26% below the national average | $31,875 | $113,348 |
| Medical Center Of The Rockies | 11 | $33,261 | 26% below the national average | $31,632 | $155,220 |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center | 22 | $33,367 | 26% below the national average | $31,550 | $162,004 |
| St Josephs Hospital | 16 | $33,398 | 26% below the national average | $32,220 | $124,982 |
| Mount Sinai Medical Center Of Florida, Inc | 21 | $33,415 | 26% below the national average | $31,226 | $151,561 |
| Mount Carmel East & West | 14 | $33,418 | 26% below the national average | $31,155 | $131,381 |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith | 11 | $33,436 | 26% below the national average | $31,539 | $94,033 |
| Norton Hospitals, Inc | 46 | $33,449 | 26% below the national average | $29,903 | $177,491 |
| Hillcrest Hospital | 25 | $33,560 | 26% below the national average | $26,384 | $135,856 |
| Mercy Hospital South | 12 | $33,576 | 26% below the national average | $24,914 | $114,025 |
| CHI-St Vincent Infirmary | 26 | $33,587 | 26% below the national average | $32,378 | $146,409 |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center | 26 | $33,760 | 25% below the national average | $31,651 | $176,078 |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital | 23 | $33,765 | 25% below the national average | $28,171 | $216,610 |
| Jupiter Medical Center | 23 | $33,776 | 25% below the national average | $30,123 | $157,511 |
| Rex Hospital | 18 | $33,856 | 25% below the national average | $29,023 | $75,963 |
| Methodist Hospitals Of Memphis | 23 | $33,903 | 25% below the national average | $29,670 | $137,339 |
| UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital | 22 | $33,910 | 25% below the national average | $30,632 | $255,032 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth | 32 | $34,089 | 24% below the national average | $29,307 | $152,295 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital | 48 | $34,111 | 24% below the national average | $32,305 | $237,694 |
| Silver Cross Hospital And Medical Centers | 20 | $34,117 | 24% below the national average | $28,712 | $77,802 |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital | 31 | $34,128 | 24% below the national average | $31,765 | $103,880 |
| Cox Medical Centers | 27 | $34,214 | 24% below the national average | $32,265 | $151,804 |
| Texoma Medical Center | 12 | $34,215 | 24% below the national average | $32,662 | $276,074 |
| MH St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital | 22 | $34,226 | 24% below the national average | $30,543 | $138,124 |
| Houston Methodist West Hospital | 16 | $34,233 | 24% below the national average | $32,805 | $233,847 |
| Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center | 14 | $34,265 | 24% below the national average | $31,696 | $126,787 |
| Orlando Health | 44 | $34,267 | 24% below the national average | $32,881 | $274,708 |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast | 17 | $34,343 | 24% below the national average | $32,410 | $152,424 |
| Ascension St John Medical Center | 15 | $34,377 | 24% below the national average | $32,365 | $140,344 |
| Catholic Medical Center | 13 | $34,397 | 24% below the national average | $32,992 | $131,727 |
| Methodist Hospital | 50 | $34,423 | 24% below the national average | $28,611 | $281,083 |
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 | $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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| 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.