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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
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2,332 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 2,001–2,050. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Medical Center | 170 | $18,087 | 21% above the national average | $16,187 | $28,544 |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center | 24 | $18,094 | 21% above the national average | $16,497 | $57,311 |
| Doctors Medical Center | 41 | $18,097 | 21% above the national average | $16,747 | $252,055 |
| Meritus Medical Center | 104 | $18,102 | 21% above the national average | $16,554 | $19,674 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital | 97 | $18,113 | 21% above the national average | $16,638 | $104,920 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City | 11 | $18,135 | 21% above the national average | $12,951 | $49,054 |
| Christus Jasper Memorial Hospital | 16 | $18,136 | 21% above the national average | $16,914 | $28,543 |
| Providence St. Joseph Hospital | 76 | $18,139 | 21% above the national average | $14,435 | $76,949 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast | 16 | $18,144 | 21% above the national average | $15,356 | $189,859 |
| Chickasaw Nation Medical Center | 13 | $18,165 | 22% above the national average | $16,909 | $17,204 |
| Saint Francis Hospital-Evanston | 51 | $18,170 | 22% above the national average | $15,069 | $73,271 |
| Hartford Hospital | 142 | $18,171 | 22% above the national average | $14,648 | $64,471 |
| Southern California Hospital At Hollywood | 186 | $18,177 | 22% above the national average | $16,988 | $95,925 |
| Mayo Clinic | 261 | $18,192 | 22% above the national average | $12,162 | $57,374 |
| Greater Baltimore Medical Center | 102 | $18,194 | 22% above the national average | $17,062 | $20,644 |
| MarinHealth Medical Center | 79 | $18,202 | 22% above the national average | $17,045 | $146,618 |
| Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District | 25 | $18,208 | 22% above the national average | $16,968 | $67,673 |
| Boston Medical Center-Brighton | 27 | $18,218 | 22% above the national average | $15,806 | $23,190 |
| Saint Francis Medical Center | 42 | $18,228 | 22% above the national average | $17,337 | $89,517 |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital | 97 | $18,229 | 22% above the national average | $17,024 | $102,990 |
| Adventist Health Sonora | 30 | $18,233 | 22% above the national average | $16,873 | $81,219 |
| St Vincent Hospital | 64 | $18,235 | 22% above the national average | $15,491 | $78,275 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital | 108 | $18,253 | 22% above the national average | $16,996 | $242,303 |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center | 61 | $18,259 | 22% above the national average | $17,125 | $81,266 |
| Southeastern Regional Medical Center | 36 | $18,262 | 22% above the national average | $12,799 | $39,124 |
| Albany Medical Center Hospital | 89 | $18,276 | 22% above the national average | $15,820 | $52,872 |
| Methodist Hospital Of Sacramento | 45 | $18,284 | 22% above the national average | $16,914 | $85,663 |
| Bay Area Hospital | 59 | $18,285 | 22% above the national average | $16,552 | $40,860 |
| St Marys Hospital Medical Center | 16 | $18,312 | 23% above the national average | $8,362 | $59,998 |
| Eden Medical Center | 52 | $18,315 | 23% above the national average | $17,149 | $99,020 |
| Pali Momi Medical Center | 77 | $18,320 | 23% above the national average | $15,005 | $56,011 |
| Baystate Medical Center | 152 | $18,332 | 23% above the national average | $15,383 | $27,090 |
| Capital Health Regional Medical Center | 55 | $18,345 | 23% above the national average | $16,244 | $487,216 |
| MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center | 47 | $18,355 | 23% above the national average | $16,824 | $148,528 |
| MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center | 40 | $18,355 | 23% above the national average | $15,644 | $18,829 |
| Paradise Valley Hospital | 32 | $18,396 | 23% above the national average | $17,325 | $54,462 |
| Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit Lakes | 13 | $18,437 | 23% above the national average | $16,930 | $22,942 |
| University Of Kentucky Hospital | 67 | $18,451 | 23% above the national average | $12,380 | $74,725 |
| Chinese Hospital | 12 | $18,454 | 23% above the national average | $17,026 | $67,086 |
| Laredo Medical Center | 37 | $18,472 | 24% above the national average | $12,797 | $118,652 |
| Mercy Medical Center | 72 | $18,511 | 24% above the national average | $16,853 | $126,040 |
| Baylor University Medical Center | 62 | $18,516 | 24% above the national average | $13,954 | $64,896 |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley | 72 | $18,517 | 24% above the national average | $17,407 | $167,573 |
| Jersey City Medical Center | 27 | $18,524 | 24% above the national average | $17,176 | $86,382 |
| Sutter Delta Medical Center | 41 | $18,541 | 24% above the national average | $17,462 | $82,780 |
| Vassar Brothers Medical Center | 128 | $18,607 | 24% above the national average | $15,759 | $50,616 |
| Banner-University Medical Center South Campus | 20 | $18,613 | 25% above the national average | $16,138 | $55,195 |
| UF Health Shands Hospital | 183 | $18,640 | 25% above the national average | $15,022 | $72,124 |
| Trinitas Regional Medical Center | 17 | $18,640 | 25% above the national average | $15,845 | $89,261 |
| St Bernardine Medical Center | 34 | $18,657 | 25% above the national average | $16,983 | $165,972 |
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.