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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Average payment across these 11 hospitals: $45,891National $45,128 · New Jersey $45,891
Median hospital: $42,187
Lowest to highest: $37,245–$57,087
Medicare stays: 255

11 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024. 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
CentraState Medical CenterFreehold, NJ · CCN 310111	11	$37,245	17% below the national average	$35,815	$180,326
Riverview Medical CenterRed Bank, NJ · CCN 310034	15	$37,713	16% below the national average	$30,656	$177,690
Valley HospitalParamus, NJ · CCN 310012	16	$38,971	14% below the national average	$37,855	$207,862
JFK University Medical CenterEdison, NJ · CCN 310108	28	$40,178	11% below the national average	$38,680	$129,685
Jersey Shore University Medical CenterNeptune, NJ · CCN 310073	12	$41,286	About average	$39,362	$211,077
Community Medical CenterToms River, NJ · CCN 310041	19	$42,187	About average	$34,939	$214,307
Ocean Medical CenterBrick, NJ · CCN 310052	20	$45,603	About average	$36,527	$234,840
Morristown Medical CenterMorristown, NJ · CCN 310015	45	$48,153	About average	$39,589	$223,419
Cooper University HospitalCamden, NJ · CCN 310014	33	$48,581	About average	$44,390	$229,936
Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack, NJ · CCN 310001	36	$51,594	14% above the national average	$41,879	$193,957
Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick, NJ · CCN 310038	20	$57,087	27% above the national average	$46,929	$369,587

National trend

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

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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.