Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 165 · Surgery or procedure
Major chest procedures without CC/MCC
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $19,593 per stay at 208 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $16,117 and $21,505.
Also known as: Lung surgery, lobectomy
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $19,593
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $16,117–$21,505
- Medicare’s share
- $14,964
- Average billed charge
- $99,262
- Hospitals reporting
- 208
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208 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center | 27 | $16,038 | 18% below the national average | $11,696 | $116,692 |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center | 41 | $16,113 | 18% below the national average | $10,923 | $144,182 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | 17 | $16,118 | 18% below the national average | $14,039 | $98,776 |
| Valley Hospital | 21 | $16,192 | 17% below the national average | $13,871 | $73,914 |
| Piedmont Hospital, Inc | 17 | $16,206 | 17% below the national average | $11,202 | $97,726 |
| Milford Regional Medical Center | 19 | $16,226 | 17% below the national average | $14,520 | $44,609 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital | 16 | $16,263 | 17% below the national average | $14,228 | $241,368 |
| University Of Kansas Hospital | 12 | $16,394 | 16% below the national average | $12,642 | $135,694 |
| Riverview Medical Center | 13 | $16,413 | 16% below the national average | $11,994 | $60,116 |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | 11 | $16,417 | 16% below the national average | $11,036 | $83,115 |
| Orlando Health | 58 | $16,500 | 16% below the national average | $14,346 | $204,467 |
| Ascension St Vincent Hospital | 23 | $16,543 | 16% below the national average | $14,299 | $112,729 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center | 16 | $16,552 | 16% below the national average | $14,930 | $64,143 |
| St Luke's Regional Medical Center | 18 | $16,676 | 15% below the national average | $15,033 | $149,568 |
| Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical Center | 25 | $16,684 | 15% below the national average | $12,376 | $59,039 |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Cente | 11 | $16,695 | 15% below the national average | $15,189 | $93,112 |
| Community Hospital East | 34 | $16,699 | 15% below the national average | $13,067 | $96,940 |
| Billings Clinic Hospital | 15 | $16,723 | 15% below the national average | $12,364 | $47,984 |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital | 12 | $16,731 | 15% below the national average | $12,145 | $67,208 |
| Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak | 16 | $16,816 | 14% below the national average | $12,952 | $77,173 |
| St Michael Medical Center | 19 | $16,836 | 14% below the national average | $15,362 | $141,908 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Of Suffern | 12 | $16,849 | 14% below the national average | $15,217 | $160,855 |
| Main Line Hospital Lankenau | 16 | $16,953 | 13% below the national average | $12,831 | $88,797 |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | 13 | $16,958 | 13% below the national average | $15,165 | $119,327 |
| Bethesda North | 15 | $17,047 | 13% below the national average | $9,320 | $55,759 |
| Allina United Hospital | 15 | $17,216 | 12% below the national average | $11,198 | $41,006 |
| West Jersey Hospital | 14 | $17,265 | 12% below the national average | $12,986 | $204,698 |
| St Lukes Hospital | 19 | $17,278 | 12% below the national average | $15,599 | $137,506 |
| Suburban Hospital | 11 | $17,294 | 12% below the national average | $8,823 | $18,097 |
| UCH-Memorial Health System | 16 | $17,471 | 11% below the national average | $11,216 | $81,232 |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital | 52 | $17,488 | 11% below the national average | $13,508 | $54,565 |
| University Of Kentucky Hospital | 17 | $17,669 | About average | $12,474 | $80,484 |
| Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Childrens Hospital | 18 | $17,695 | About average | $12,952 | $83,718 |
| NorthShore University HealthSystem - Evanston Hospital | 66 | $17,746 | About average | $13,821 | $73,860 |
| Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital | 19 | $17,752 | About average | $12,368 | $61,245 |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian | 29 | $17,779 | About average | $15,796 | $112,544 |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals | 12 | $17,788 | About average | $10,980 | $104,318 |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital | 14 | $17,951 | About average | $9,437 | $81,165 |
| Ecu Health Medical Center | 21 | $18,014 | About average | $12,116 | $58,748 |
| University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | 16 | $18,020 | About average | $14,285 | $70,908 |
| University Of Alabama Hospital | 27 | $18,027 | About average | $11,849 | $75,368 |
| Charleston Area Medical Center | 20 | $18,036 | About average | $11,102 | $97,356 |
| UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside | 13 | $18,043 | About average | $14,250 | $203,912 |
| Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital | 14 | $18,068 | About average | $13,121 | $107,330 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple | 12 | $18,071 | About average | $15,174 | $99,658 |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group | 18 | $18,089 | About average | $12,793 | $76,641 |
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center | 12 | $18,120 | About average | $15,622 | $86,270 |
| JFK University Medical Center | 15 | $18,183 | About average | $14,163 | $68,082 |
| UH Cleveland Medical Center | 32 | $18,204 | About average | $16,044 | $68,998 |
| Lancaster General Hospital | 12 | $18,453 | About average | $11,707 | $46,973 |
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 | $17K | $80K |
| 2021 | $18K | $84K |
| 2022 | $19K | $90K |
| 2023 | $20K | $94K |
| 2024 | $20K | $99K |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | 1 | 12 | $12,956 | $12,956–$12,956 |
| Vermont | 1 | 14 | $13,875 | $13,875–$13,875 |
| Kentucky | 4 | 66 | $14,479 | $12,646–$15,706 |
| Alabama | 4 | 69 | $14,861 | $12,799–$14,301 |
| Montana | 2 | 26 | $15,584 | $14,705–$16,050 |
| Tennessee | 6 | 149 | $15,600 | $13,444–$16,071 |
| Kansas | 2 | 41 | $15,616 | $15,569–$16,119 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 44 | $16,030 | $13,546–$17,884 |
| Iowa | 2 | 35 | $16,168 | $15,461–$17,167 |
| Louisiana | 3 | 48 | $16,472 | $14,592–$18,503 |
| Idaho | 1 | 18 | $16,676 | $16,676–$16,676 |
| Texas | 6 | 111 | $17,395 | $15,066–$18,983 |
| Indiana | 4 | 90 | $17,546 | $16,660–$19,018 |
| Colorado | 3 | 50 | $17,558 | $16,583–$18,125 |
| Florida | 9 | 225 | $17,569 | $15,805–$19,026 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 26 | $17,783 | $14,916–$19,300 |
| Virginia | 7 | 159 | $18,035 | $14,513–$20,264 |
| Arizona | 5 | 101 | $18,079 | $15,670–$20,977 |
| North Carolina | 8 | 199 | $18,247 | $15,589–$20,238 |
| Georgia | 6 | 97 | $18,404 | $17,013–$20,080 |
| South Carolina | 6 | 110 | $18,511 | $16,094–$19,221 |
| West Virginia | 2 | 34 | $18,751 | $18,470–$19,339 |
| Delaware | 2 | 29 | $18,781 | $18,599–$18,869 |
| New Jersey | 12 | 230 | $19,010 | $17,087–$19,918 |
| Washington | 8 | 141 | $19,101 | $16,626–$20,070 |
| Utah | 2 | 34 | $19,131 | $19,042–$19,244 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 11 | $19,190 | $19,190–$19,190 |
| Michigan | 7 | 124 | $19,509 | $16,773–$19,421 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | 48 | $19,652 | $17,863–$22,607 |
| Illinois | 11 | 312 | $19,663 | $16,123–$23,041 |
| Pennsylvania | 12 | 270 | $19,763 | $16,780–$19,716 |
| Ohio | 7 | 126 | $19,980 | $17,626–$20,798 |
| Missouri | 2 | 40 | $20,224 | $20,055–$20,620 |
| Oregon | 5 | 92 | $20,281 | $18,938–$21,726 |
| Minnesota | 3 | 85 | $20,970 | $18,929–$21,405 |
| Massachusetts | 11 | 283 | $21,243 | $18,709–$22,545 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 35 | $21,547 | $21,547–$21,547 |
| New York | 13 | 408 | $22,575 | $20,593–$24,126 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 23 | $22,841 | $22,841–$22,841 |
| Maryland | 6 | 109 | $24,342 | $19,528–$28,934 |
| California | 11 | 268 | $24,586 | $20,746–$30,019 |
| Connecticut | 2 | 31 | $25,021 | $23,567–$26,004 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 21 | $29,708 | $29,708–$29,708 |
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.