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

Compare hospitals

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.

Location

Specific hospitals up to 10

Sort by

Order

Year of care

432 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 401–432. 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
Northwestern Memorial HospitalChicago, IL · CCN 140281	41	$62,726	39% above the national average	$46,054	$281,257
SUNY/Stony Brook University HospitalStony Brook, NY · CCN 330393	26	$62,961	40% above the national average	$48,252	$301,047
Medical College Of Virginia HospitalsRichmond, VA · CCN 490032	35	$63,094	40% above the national average	$37,887	$196,755
University Of Texas Medical Branch GalvestonGalveston, TX · CCN 450018	11	$63,290	40% above the national average	$47,668	$265,370
Eastern Idaho Regional Medical CenterIdaho Falls, ID · CCN 130018	16	$63,516	41% above the national average	$28,802	$344,181
Mayo Clinic HospitalPhoenix, AZ · CCN 030103	32	$64,461	43% above the national average	$47,762	$193,713
JPS Health NetworkFort Worth, TX · CCN 450039	15	$64,563	43% above the national average	$60,054	$132,465
Mount Sinai HospitalNew York, NY · CCN 330024	29	$65,338	45% above the national average	$49,693	$206,958
Mainehealth Maine Medical CenterPortland, ME · CCN 200009	15	$65,367	45% above the national average	$35,726	$222,265
Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester, MN · CCN 240010	41	$66,126	47% above the national average	$48,779	$167,009
New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York, NY · CCN 330101	92	$67,129	49% above the national average	$58,980	$364,166
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry HillSeattle, WA · CCN 500025	13	$68,354	51% above the national average	$37,607	$297,890
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · CCN 050625	52	$70,007	55% above the national average	$62,458	$755,038
The Johns Hopkins HospitalBaltimore, MD · CCN 210009	24	$71,671	59% above the national average	$68,510	$81,181
Emory University HospitalAtlanta, GA · CCN 110010	25	$71,689	59% above the national average	$45,570	$229,730
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek, CA · CCN 050180	17	$72,505	61% above the national average	$71,215	$564,143
University Of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesville, VA · CCN 490009	16	$72,651	61% above the national average	$55,053	$253,934
North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem, NC · CCN 340047	11	$72,652	61% above the national average	$45,450	$270,683
Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda, CA · CCN 050327	25	$74,491	65% above the national average	$61,574	$387,143
Keck Hospital Of USCLos Angeles, CA · CCN 050696	24	$76,025	68% above the national average	$64,291	$295,733
Uci Health-OrangeOrange, CA · CCN 050348	12	$80,700	79% above the national average	$61,854	$352,697
Montefiore Medical CenterBronx, NY · CCN 330059	33	$80,944	79% above the national average	$56,597	$399,572
M Health Fairview University Of Mn Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · CCN 240080	19	$81,419	80% above the national average	$46,808	$269,596
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · CCN 050262	30	$81,959	82% above the national average	$66,466	$248,495
University Of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento, CA · CCN 050599	20	$83,476	85% above the national average	$73,162	$456,531
UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco, CA · CCN 050454	16	$84,299	87% above the national average	$76,802	$351,157
University Of Maryland Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · CCN 210002	16	$84,484	87% above the national average	$83,183	$91,927
UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical CenterSan Diego, CA · CCN 050025	43	$93,200	107% above the national average	$76,451	$432,560
John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord, CA · CCN 050496	11	$93,900	108% above the national average	$38,528	$460,155
Stanford Health CareStanford, CA · CCN 050441	42	$106,382	136% above the national average	$94,948	$887,051
O U Medical CenterOklahoma City, OK · CCN 370093	11	$111,327	147% above the national average	$56,190	$653,199
Swedish Medical CenterSeattle, WA · CCN 500027	14	$128,999	186% above the national average	$110,776	$590,811

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

View data as a table

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.

Show all 50 states

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.