Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 177
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In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $14,949 per stay at 2,332 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $12,238 and $16,175.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $14,949
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $12,238–$16,175
- Medicare’s share
- $12,668
- Average billed charge
- $71,065
- Hospitals reporting
- 2,332
Compare hospitals
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2,332 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 1,551–1,600. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atrium Health Lincoln | 43 | $15,055 | About average | $13,860 | $49,087 |
| HCA Florida Trinity Hospital | 45 | $15,060 | About average | $11,818 | $154,277 |
| Columbia Memorial Hospital | 28 | $15,061 | About average | $13,954 | $41,632 |
| UNC Health Care Wayne | 74 | $15,062 | About average | $13,345 | $42,266 |
| Uphs Marquette Dlp Hospital | 17 | $15,071 | About average | $13,769 | $55,092 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital | 61 | $15,078 | About average | $10,727 | $43,544 |
| Community Medical Center | 155 | $15,089 | About average | $12,486 | $111,981 |
| Calverthealth Medical Center | 45 | $15,092 | About average | $12,259 | $16,587 |
| Concord Hospital- Laconia | 124 | $15,097 | About average | $13,881 | $47,075 |
| Pikeville Medical Center | 62 | $15,106 | About average | $13,591 | $85,863 |
| HCA Florida St Petersburg Hospital | 14 | $15,115 | About average | $13,282 | $206,244 |
| El Campo Memorial Hospital | 16 | $15,118 | About average | $13,743 | $26,961 |
| Doctors Hosptal At Renaissance | 17 | $15,122 | About average | $12,854 | $60,494 |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center | 26 | $15,122 | About average | $13,151 | $38,731 |
| Vcu Health Tappahannock Hospital | 32 | $15,125 | About average | $13,156 | $36,917 |
| Schneck Medical Center | 16 | $15,130 | About average | $13,804 | $28,120 |
| PIH Health Hospital-Whittier | 50 | $15,130 | About average | $14,074 | $100,844 |
| Regional West Medical Center | 53 | $15,132 | About average | $13,857 | $59,168 |
| Doctors Hospital Of Manteca | 34 | $15,138 | About average | $14,322 | $209,035 |
| Skagit Valley Hospital | 43 | $15,147 | About average | $13,412 | $49,690 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton | 20 | $15,148 | About average | $12,013 | $30,538 |
| The McDowell Hospital | 20 | $15,166 | About average | $14,105 | $31,159 |
| Middlesex Hospital | 69 | $15,168 | About average | $13,097 | $50,128 |
| St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia | 103 | $15,168 | About average | $12,029 | $46,398 |
| Ellis Hospital | 72 | $15,172 | About average | $13,375 | $46,421 |
| Jones Memorial Hospital | 14 | $15,176 | About average | $13,777 | $14,307 |
| Valley Medical Center | 95 | $15,191 | About average | $12,778 | $54,789 |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | 79 | $15,196 | About average | $13,548 | $57,064 |
| McPherson Hospital | 21 | $15,210 | About average | $13,890 | $37,166 |
| St Charles Hospital | 49 | $15,212 | About average | $13,400 | $76,978 |
| Regions Hospital | 69 | $15,217 | About average | $12,690 | $42,199 |
| Centracare- Rice Memorial Hospital | 20 | $15,222 | About average | $14,324 | $21,512 |
| St Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital | 16 | $15,225 | About average | $12,286 | $75,844 |
| Mercy St Vincent Medical Center | 128 | $15,227 | About average | $11,755 | $86,147 |
| Renown Regional Medical Center | 154 | $15,230 | About average | $13,202 | $49,317 |
| William W Backus Hospital | 89 | $15,235 | About average | $13,122 | $62,499 |
| Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital | 20 | $15,240 | About average | $13,926 | $128,892 |
| St Lukes Hospital Of Kansas City | 43 | $15,249 | About average | $11,676 | $97,299 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Of Suffern | 120 | $15,251 | About average | $13,704 | $117,669 |
| Mcalester Regional Health Center | 14 | $15,274 | About average | $13,535 | $44,431 |
| United Memorial Medical Center | 25 | $15,275 | About average | $12,217 | $19,740 |
| HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital | 41 | $15,286 | About average | $13,275 | $163,563 |
| Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital | 52 | $15,295 | About average | $12,847 | $58,527 |
| Samaritan Hospital | 16 | $15,296 | About average | $14,174 | $65,589 |
| Methodist Hospitals Of Memphis | 121 | $15,304 | About average | $11,774 | $52,119 |
| MidState Medical Center | 87 | $15,309 | About average | $12,716 | $56,729 |
| Crouse Hospital | 68 | $15,309 | About average | $13,446 | $33,457 |
| Dekalb Community Hospital | 14 | $15,313 | About average | $14,147 | $33,530 |
| Madison Health | 13 | $15,323 | About average | $14,068 | $29,857 |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center | 21 | $15,324 | About average | $14,267 | $43,150 |
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 | $60K |
| 2021 | $19K | $66K |
| 2022 | $18K | $65K |
| 2023 | $16K | $67K |
| 2024 | $15K | $71K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 51 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 6 | 273 | $11,385 | $10,039–$12,435 |
| Louisiana | 36 | 1,594 | $11,782 | $10,763–$12,486 |
| Arkansas | 28 | 1,624 | $11,823 | $11,032–$12,519 |
| Mississippi | 37 | 1,711 | $12,035 | $11,422–$13,169 |
| Kentucky | 46 | 2,262 | $12,083 | $11,472–$12,746 |
| Alabama | 42 | 1,966 | $12,304 | $11,294–$12,567 |
| Iowa | 25 | 1,300 | $12,515 | $11,403–$13,854 |
| Oklahoma | 37 | 2,249 | $12,653 | $11,422–$13,681 |
| West Virginia | 20 | 1,119 | $12,781 | $11,707–$14,525 |
| Tennessee | 63 | 2,979 | $12,885 | $11,453–$13,457 |
| Indiana | 63 | 3,502 | $12,968 | $12,170–$14,271 |
| Idaho | 10 | 548 | $13,009 | $12,577–$14,206 |
| Missouri | 51 | 3,169 | $13,071 | $11,623–$14,142 |
| Ohio | 95 | 5,235 | $13,078 | $11,307–$13,919 |
| Florida | 159 | 12,403 | $13,181 | $11,812–$14,205 |
| Montana | 10 | 452 | $13,317 | $12,515–$13,569 |
| South Carolina | 44 | 2,377 | $13,437 | $11,439–$14,642 |
| Kansas | 26 | 1,324 | $13,556 | $10,905–$14,396 |
| Nebraska | 19 | 739 | $13,608 | $12,063–$15,278 |
| Texas | 164 | 9,159 | $13,698 | $12,395–$14,139 |
| Virginia | 61 | 3,931 | $13,715 | $12,113–$14,011 |
| North Dakota | 6 | 475 | $13,746 | $13,325–$13,825 |
| Colorado | 33 | 1,422 | $13,818 | $12,410–$14,462 |
| Pennsylvania | 109 | 5,907 | $14,056 | $11,650–$14,868 |
| Michigan | 67 | 3,418 | $14,233 | $13,163–$14,935 |
| North Carolina | 71 | 4,177 | $14,270 | $12,175–$14,298 |
| Illinois | 95 | 6,773 | $14,298 | $12,487–$15,180 |
| South Dakota | 8 | 466 | $14,305 | $11,939–$13,788 |
| Utah | 18 | 599 | $14,338 | $11,941–$13,541 |
| Wisconsin | 50 | 1,870 | $14,386 | $12,074–$14,349 |
| New Hampshire | 12 | 974 | $14,418 | $12,626–$15,380 |
| New Mexico | 18 | 690 | $14,747 | $12,098–$18,422 |
| Georgia | 70 | 3,592 | $14,751 | $12,388–$14,713 |
| Arizona | 45 | 2,842 | $14,822 | $12,696–$15,564 |
| Delaware | 5 | 776 | $14,910 | $13,373–$15,896 |
| Maine | 14 | 596 | $15,351 | $13,521–$16,267 |
| Nevada | 18 | 1,128 | $15,423 | $14,753–$16,799 |
| Minnesota | 39 | 1,788 | $15,568 | $12,889–$15,219 |
| Rhode Island | 9 | 538 | $15,760 | $12,511–$16,337 |
| Washington | 42 | 2,432 | $15,780 | $14,181–$16,201 |
| Massachusetts | 49 | 6,487 | $15,844 | $13,305–$17,826 |
| New Jersey | 57 | 5,176 | $16,061 | $14,055–$18,524 |
| Oregon | 28 | 1,095 | $16,803 | $14,595–$17,753 |
| Connecticut | 24 | 2,345 | $17,516 | $15,290–$17,382 |
| District of Columbia | 5 | 250 | $17,636 | $14,932–$20,993 |
| Wyoming | 8 | 331 | $18,168 | $17,555–$21,248 |
| California | 218 | 12,929 | $18,934 | $16,625–$19,653 |
| New York | 114 | 9,012 | $19,437 | $15,089–$20,694 |
| Maryland | 40 | 2,462 | $19,784 | $16,523–$21,460 |
| Hawaii | 11 | 638 | $19,796 | $17,353–$22,973 |
| Alaska | 7 | 247 | $22,051 | $19,067–$27,783 |
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.