Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 164 · Surgery or procedure
Major chest procedures with CC
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $25,501 per stay at 433 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $19,725 and $27,300.
Also known as: Lung surgery, lobectomy
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $25,501
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $19,725–$27,300
- Medicare’s share
- $20,436
- Average billed charge
- $123,756
- Hospitals reporting
- 433
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433 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 301–350. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center | 12 | $26,227 | About average | $24,258 | $136,782 |
| Barnes Jewish Hospital | 77 | $26,469 | About average | $19,587 | $80,159 |
| Providence Mission Hospital | 21 | $26,531 | About average | $20,163 | $159,270 |
| Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital | 14 | $26,569 | About average | $20,233 | $119,559 |
| Morristown Medical Center | 152 | $26,582 | About average | $21,155 | $85,370 |
| Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital | 18 | $26,592 | About average | $24,752 | $177,170 |
| Indiana University Health | 30 | $26,601 | About average | $21,252 | $136,565 |
| Clovis Community Medical Center | 13 | $26,667 | About average | $21,362 | $181,921 |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital | 64 | $26,708 | About average | $22,000 | $162,569 |
| Dominican Hospital | 11 | $26,741 | About average | $25,109 | $218,173 |
| Shasta Regional Medical Center | 11 | $26,803 | About average | $20,756 | $271,234 |
| Cooper University Hospital | 36 | $26,932 | About average | $21,101 | $100,335 |
| Adventist Health St Helena | 12 | $27,018 | About average | $25,522 | $334,804 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center | 14 | $27,083 | About average | $20,096 | $169,722 |
| Intermountain Medical Center | 24 | $27,084 | About average | $16,575 | $107,228 |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center | 35 | $27,129 | About average | $23,998 | $111,776 |
| MUSC Medical Center | 48 | $27,141 | About average | $21,496 | $114,076 |
| University Of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics Authority | 50 | $27,144 | About average | $20,873 | $106,381 |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Cente | 11 | $27,154 | About average | $17,147 | $115,512 |
| West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc | 38 | $27,161 | About average | $16,951 | $93,527 |
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center | 36 | $27,201 | About average | $23,679 | $135,339 |
| St Josephs Hospital And Medical Center | 14 | $27,247 | About average | $22,554 | $154,708 |
| Baystate Medical Center | 29 | $27,256 | About average | $24,473 | $75,413 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas | 15 | $27,261 | About average | $21,513 | $233,755 |
| Rhode Island Hospital | 39 | $27,300 | About average | $23,765 | $45,683 |
| SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital | 13 | $27,302 | About average | $24,188 | $82,532 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | 56 | $27,397 | About average | $19,220 | $111,845 |
| MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center | 11 | $27,436 | About average | $25,846 | $186,785 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus | 13 | $27,479 | About average | $25,800 | $264,428 |
| Vassar Brothers Medical Center | 17 | $27,485 | About average | $25,397 | $74,700 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth | 12 | $27,587 | About average | $16,174 | $59,065 |
| Berkshire Medical Center | 33 | $27,587 | About average | $25,099 | $87,547 |
| George Washington University Hospital | 19 | $27,589 | About average | $24,277 | $198,066 |
| Mountainview Hospital | 13 | $27,623 | About average | $17,842 | $320,459 |
| Monmouth Medical Center | 24 | $27,631 | About average | $21,840 | $128,263 |
| M Health Fairview University Of Mn Medical Center | 30 | $27,649 | About average | $19,398 | $118,972 |
| Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services | 14 | $27,663 | About average | $16,380 | $101,031 |
| El Camino Health | 18 | $27,721 | About average | $26,340 | $209,591 |
| Miami Valley Hospital | 18 | $27,794 | About average | $14,318 | $172,891 |
| Banner - University Medical Center Tucson Campus | 17 | $27,887 | About average | $24,182 | $116,755 |
| University Of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC | 20 | $27,901 | About average | $18,628 | $133,616 |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley | 15 | $28,049 | About average | $24,983 | $228,447 |
| Duke University Hospital | 83 | $28,143 | 10% above the national average | $21,582 | $79,012 |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital | 29 | $28,167 | 10% above the national average | $16,449 | $93,809 |
| University Hospital S U N Y Health Science Center | 14 | $28,254 | 11% above the national average | $23,451 | $156,589 |
| St Charles Medical Center - Bend | 21 | $28,261 | 11% above the national average | $21,892 | $98,828 |
| Mayo Clinic | 87 | $28,271 | 11% above the national average | $16,964 | $86,539 |
| University Of Michigan Health System | 45 | $28,327 | 11% above the national average | $22,536 | $103,538 |
| Eisenhower Medical Center | 27 | $28,377 | 11% above the national average | $25,237 | $127,883 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus | 18 | $28,399 | 11% above the national average | $27,030 | $242,748 |
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 | $22K | $102K |
| 2021 | $24K | $107K |
| 2022 | $25K | $114K |
| 2023 | $25K | $119K |
| 2024 | $26K | $124K |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 1 | 21 | $16,177 | $16,177–$16,177 |
| Mississippi | 4 | 70 | $19,316 | $16,411–$19,727 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 13 | $19,794 | $19,794–$19,794 |
| Alabama | 4 | 126 | $20,039 | $17,723–$20,372 |
| Arkansas | 4 | 93 | $20,055 | $17,344–$19,700 |
| Louisiana | 4 | 92 | $20,083 | $17,731–$23,312 |
| South Dakota | 3 | 61 | $20,219 | $18,648–$24,680 |
| Tennessee | 11 | 299 | $20,440 | $18,003–$20,079 |
| Kansas | 5 | 135 | $20,666 | $18,838–$20,264 |
| Iowa | 4 | 69 | $20,735 | $17,643–$19,880 |
| Oklahoma | 4 | 105 | $20,836 | $18,562–$25,294 |
| Montana | 3 | 53 | $20,868 | $20,104–$21,208 |
| Texas | 24 | 509 | $20,919 | $18,660–$23,146 |
| Florida | 30 | 780 | $21,116 | $18,736–$21,472 |
| Kentucky | 8 | 228 | $21,254 | $18,455–$22,862 |
| Indiana | 11 | 190 | $22,093 | $19,665–$22,884 |
| Nebraska | 4 | 167 | $22,112 | $19,927–$24,661 |
| Missouri | 11 | 256 | $22,768 | $17,614–$24,893 |
| North Dakota | 2 | 30 | $22,774 | $20,913–$24,197 |
| South Carolina | 9 | 265 | $22,861 | $18,346–$25,257 |
| West Virginia | 3 | 83 | $23,234 | $19,982–$23,780 |
| Colorado | 6 | 209 | $23,557 | $20,164–$24,885 |
| Virginia | 13 | 435 | $23,661 | $19,020–$23,771 |
| Wisconsin | 7 | 171 | $23,680 | $21,992–$25,194 |
| North Carolina | 17 | 487 | $23,730 | $19,611–$26,125 |
| Alaska | 1 | 13 | $23,857 | $23,857–$23,857 |
| Delaware | 3 | 79 | $24,038 | $22,580–$24,165 |
| Georgia | 15 | 310 | $24,356 | $18,643–$24,213 |
| Ohio | 12 | 343 | $24,618 | $21,163–$25,912 |
| Pennsylvania | 22 | 594 | $24,748 | $20,283–$25,479 |
| Utah | 3 | 61 | $24,836 | $22,159–$26,125 |
| Maine | 2 | 54 | $25,061 | $24,687–$27,575 |
| Arizona | 11 | 277 | $25,119 | $19,288–$26,483 |
| Idaho | 3 | 48 | $25,352 | $22,473–$26,447 |
| Nevada | 2 | 27 | $25,445 | $24,473–$26,573 |
| Michigan | 12 | 269 | $25,774 | $21,383–$24,916 |
| Washington | 10 | 296 | $25,932 | $23,429–$28,696 |
| Minnesota | 11 | 306 | $26,050 | $19,842–$24,649 |
| New Jersey | 13 | 495 | $26,056 | $22,136–$27,631 |
| Oregon | 6 | 159 | $26,462 | $25,010–$27,606 |
| Illinois | 16 | 505 | $26,488 | $20,396–$30,796 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 39 | $27,300 | $27,300–$27,300 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | 97 | $27,641 | $25,773–$28,283 |
| Massachusetts | 16 | 680 | $28,418 | $23,169–$29,513 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | 82 | $29,605 | $24,867–$35,006 |
| Connecticut | 5 | 122 | $30,744 | $28,483–$31,401 |
| New York | 24 | 917 | $30,842 | $24,727–$32,016 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 23 | $32,526 | $32,526–$32,526 |
| California | 33 | 872 | $33,391 | $26,741–$34,605 |
| Maryland | 11 | 304 | $34,994 | $31,757–$42,868 |
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.