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: $20,43680% of the payment
Average billed charge: $123,756
Hospitals reporting: 43311,919 stays

Hospitals in California

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Average payment across these 33 hospitals: $33,391National $25,501 · California $33,391
Median hospital: $28,049
Lowest to highest: $23,195–$45,763
Medicare stays: 872

33 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024. Download as CSV

Medicare payments per case for Major chest procedures with CC by hospital, 2024
Hospital	Cases	Average payment	vs national average	Medicare paid	Billed charge
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach, CA · CCN 050224	50	$23,195	About average	$21,404	$132,544
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla, CA · CCN 050324	15	$24,477	About average	$23,065	$282,269
Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance, CA · CCN 050351	14	$24,557	About average	$23,042	$142,666
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical CenterTarzana, CA · CCN 050761	18	$24,916	About average	$23,307	$167,482
MemorialCare Saddleback Medical CenterLaguna Hills, CA · CCN 050603	13	$24,956	About average	$20,376	$152,339
Providence Mission HospitalMission Viejo, CA · CCN 050567	21	$26,531	About average	$20,163	$159,270
Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara, CA · CCN 050396	18	$26,592	About average	$24,752	$177,170
Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis, CA · CCN 050492	13	$26,667	About average	$21,362	$181,921
Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz, CA · CCN 050242	11	$26,741	About average	$25,109	$218,173
Shasta Regional Medical CenterRedding, CA · CCN 050764	11	$26,803	About average	$20,756	$271,234
Adventist Health St HelenaSaint Helena, CA · CCN 050013	12	$27,018	About average	$25,522	$334,804
Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville, CA · CCN 050309	35	$27,129	About average	$23,998	$111,776
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas, CA · CCN 050503	15	$27,261	About average	$21,513	$233,755
MemorialCare Long Beach Medical CenterLong Beach, CA · CCN 050485	11	$27,436	About average	$25,846	$186,785
John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord, CA · CCN 050496	13	$27,479	About average	$25,800	$264,428
El Camino HealthMountain View, CA · CCN 050308	18	$27,721	About average	$26,340	$209,591
Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton, CA · CCN 050283	15	$28,049	About average	$24,983	$228,447
Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage, CA · CCN 050573	27	$28,377	11% above the national average	$25,237	$127,883
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek, CA · CCN 050180	18	$28,399	11% above the national average	$27,030	$242,748
Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael, CA · CCN 050516	12	$29,097	14% above the national average	$23,225	$156,604
Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaVentura, CA · CCN 050394	14	$29,533	16% above the national average	$24,493	$105,014
Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta Monica, CA · CCN 050112	12	$29,704	16% above the national average	$27,662	$107,713
Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa, CA · CCN 050026	12	$30,406	19% above the national average	$22,514	$193,603
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · CCN 050625	59	$30,680	20% above the national average	$27,276	$322,205
Keck Hospital Of USCLos Angeles, CA · CCN 050696	31	$34,605	36% above the national average	$28,922	$144,817
Uci Health-OrangeOrange, CA · CCN 050348	17	$35,150	38% above the national average	$32,435	$114,697
UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical CenterSan Diego, CA · CCN 050025	68	$36,683	44% above the national average	$30,359	$142,173
University Of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento, CA · CCN 050599	37	$37,460	47% above the national average	$32,918	$285,390
Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda, CA · CCN 050327	15	$38,540	51% above the national average	$33,622	$244,985
UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco, CA · CCN 050454	64	$40,721	60% above the national average	$35,359	$186,409
Stanford Health CareStanford, CA · CCN 050441	106	$41,761	64% above the national average	$35,558	$374,610
California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan Francisco, CA · CCN 050047	16	$44,761	76% above the national average	$37,146	$184,616
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · CCN 050262	61	$45,763	79% above the national average	$36,855	$146,291

National trend

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

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Average billed charge

2020: 10,368 stays at 394 hospitals · 2021: 10,584 stays at 402 hospitals · 2022: 11,026 stays at 412 hospitals · 2023: 11,737 stays at 423 hospitals · 2024: 11,919 stays at 433 hospitals

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National average payment and billed charge for Major chest procedures with CC
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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Average payment by state for Major chest procedures with CC, 2024
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.