Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 202
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In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $9,465 per stay at 534 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $7,751 and $10,366.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $9,465
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $7,751–$10,366
- Medicare’s share
- $7,181
- Average billed charge
- $48,299
- Hospitals reporting
- 534
Hospitals in California
Narrow by a state, city or ZIP code (optionally a distance around it), and/or pick specific hospitals. With both, your picks are added to the area’s hospitals.
- Average payment across these 54 hospitals
- $11,215
- Median hospital
- $10,468
- Lowest to highest
- $7,970–$24,706
- Medicare stays
- 935
54 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 1–50. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palomar Health Downtown Campus | 12 | $7,970 | 16% below the national average | $6,467 | $118,144 |
| USC Arcadia Hospital | 21 | $9,093 | About average | $7,928 | $69,360 |
| Adventist Health Simi Valley | 13 | $9,140 | About average | $7,633 | $88,031 |
| MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center | 13 | $9,202 | About average | $7,601 | $94,497 |
| PIH Health Hospital-Whittier | 15 | $9,202 | About average | $7,794 | $68,639 |
| Clovis Community Medical Center | 13 | $9,341 | About average | $8,081 | $52,199 |
| Enloe Health | 12 | $9,346 | About average | $7,986 | $61,814 |
| Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital | 11 | $9,357 | About average | $8,022 | $95,307 |
| Saint John's Health Center | 11 | $9,414 | About average | $7,861 | $49,704 |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian | 24 | $9,424 | About average | $8,228 | $55,437 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas | 16 | $9,428 | About average | $8,190 | $55,234 |
| UCLA West Valley Medical Center | 18 | $9,542 | About average | $8,636 | $147,016 |
| USC Verdugo Hills Hospital | 15 | $9,568 | About average | $8,035 | $60,858 |
| Memorial Medical Center | 12 | $9,576 | About average | $8,215 | $58,926 |
| Torrance Memorial Medical Center | 18 | $9,828 | About average | $7,580 | $81,816 |
| Marshall Medical Center | 12 | $9,865 | About average | $8,505 | $74,144 |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital | 13 | $10,009 | About average | $9,004 | $51,284 |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center | 29 | $10,050 | About average | $8,817 | $59,098 |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center | 23 | $10,087 | About average | $8,513 | $82,910 |
| Providence Mission Hospital | 13 | $10,102 | About average | $7,506 | $49,473 |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center | 24 | $10,146 | About average | $8,052 | $90,981 |
| Providence Little Company Of Mary Medical Center Torrance | 12 | $10,185 | About average | $8,740 | $67,238 |
| Huntington Hospital | 22 | $10,194 | About average | $8,601 | $98,979 |
| Uci Health - Fountain Valley | 18 | $10,206 | About average | $8,825 | $95,847 |
| Grossmont Hospital | 27 | $10,233 | About average | $9,024 | $63,194 |
| Los Angeles Community Hospital | 14 | $10,309 | About average | $9,260 | $33,370 |
| Southern California Hospital At Hollywood | 12 | $10,392 | About average | $8,763 | $47,890 |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center | 11 | $10,544 | 11% above the national average | $9,006 | $35,329 |
| PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital | 13 | $10,620 | 12% above the national average | $9,328 | $46,756 |
| Northridge Hospital Medical Center | 15 | $10,711 | 13% above the national average | $9,563 | $99,401 |
| Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center | 24 | $10,839 | 15% above the national average | $8,186 | $103,093 |
| Community Hospital Of The Monterey Peninsula | 17 | $10,851 | 15% above the national average | $9,605 | $67,847 |
| Glendale Adventist Medical Center | 13 | $10,856 | 15% above the national average | $9,049 | $103,199 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus | 20 | $10,907 | 15% above the national average | $9,622 | $121,519 |
| El Camino Health | 21 | $10,942 | 16% above the national average | $9,524 | $102,827 |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center | 28 | $10,946 | 16% above the national average | $9,155 | $33,497 |
| Emanate Health Inter-Community Hospital | 16 | $10,962 | 16% above the national average | $8,743 | $51,632 |
| MarinHealth Medical Center | 14 | $11,023 | 16% above the national average | $9,741 | $99,282 |
| Washington Hospital | 21 | $11,098 | 17% above the national average | $9,518 | $70,696 |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital | 26 | $11,156 | 18% above the national average | $8,588 | $81,419 |
| Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura | 12 | $11,272 | 19% above the national average | $9,421 | $32,626 |
| Sutter Delta Medical Center | 11 | $11,294 | 19% above the national average | $10,256 | $74,663 |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital | 11 | $11,462 | 21% above the national average | $10,139 | $66,522 |
| Methodist Hospital Of Sacramento | 11 | $11,553 | 22% above the national average | $10,159 | $95,529 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus | 24 | $11,991 | 27% above the national average | $8,904 | $128,021 |
| Riverside Community Hospital | 11 | $12,651 | 34% above the national average | $10,548 | $89,777 |
| Community Regional Medical Center | 16 | $12,898 | 36% above the national average | $9,536 | $56,412 |
| Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital | 17 | $12,963 | 37% above the national average | $8,612 | $59,785 |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento | 16 | $13,454 | 42% above the national average | $8,943 | $55,132 |
| Salinas Valley Health Medical Center | 11 | $13,780 | 46% above the national average | $9,433 | $62,450 |
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 | $8,207 | $39K |
| 2021 | $8,898 | $40K |
| 2022 | $8,999 | $44K |
| 2023 | $9,084 | $45K |
| 2024 | $9,465 | $48K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 46 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 1 | 16 | $6,687 | $6,687–$6,687 |
| Kentucky | 6 | 159 | $6,871 | $6,771–$7,081 |
| Colorado | 3 | 37 | $7,386 | $7,204–$7,593 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 13 | $7,412 | $7,412–$7,412 |
| Arkansas | 2 | 35 | $7,538 | $7,535–$7,542 |
| Louisiana | 5 | 83 | $7,545 | $6,593–$8,765 |
| Missouri | 13 | 268 | $7,655 | $7,003–$8,279 |
| Alabama | 8 | 125 | $7,761 | $7,192–$8,253 |
| Montana | 2 | 22 | $7,776 | $7,622–$7,930 |
| Indiana | 10 | 147 | $7,846 | $7,506–$7,954 |
| Iowa | 1 | 14 | $7,904 | $7,904–$7,904 |
| North Dakota | 2 | 30 | $7,977 | $7,827–$8,091 |
| Tennessee | 4 | 62 | $7,988 | $7,073–$8,871 |
| Nebraska | 2 | 24 | $7,996 | $7,821–$8,171 |
| South Carolina | 7 | 114 | $8,061 | $7,184–$8,910 |
| Ohio | 17 | 276 | $8,130 | $6,998–$8,903 |
| Texas | 28 | 449 | $8,263 | $7,427–$8,869 |
| West Virginia | 2 | 26 | $8,343 | $7,845–$8,840 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 15 | $8,493 | $8,493–$8,493 |
| Florida | 59 | 1,356 | $8,526 | $7,402–$9,531 |
| Minnesota | 5 | 73 | $8,641 | $7,507–$7,924 |
| Michigan | 16 | 319 | $8,681 | $7,515–$8,777 |
| Pennsylvania | 36 | 787 | $8,699 | $7,583–$9,621 |
| Wisconsin | 5 | 84 | $8,765 | $7,887–$9,709 |
| Virginia | 18 | 313 | $8,810 | $7,604–$8,676 |
| North Carolina | 20 | 386 | $8,821 | $7,708–$9,507 |
| Nevada | 3 | 47 | $8,847 | $8,282–$9,410 |
| Delaware | 4 | 112 | $9,030 | $8,514–$8,821 |
| Kansas | 1 | 20 | $9,071 | $9,071–$9,071 |
| New Jersey | 33 | 958 | $9,251 | $8,358–$10,210 |
| Arizona | 9 | 156 | $9,252 | $7,228–$8,264 |
| Illinois | 32 | 666 | $9,264 | $7,765–$10,620 |
| Massachusetts | 30 | 693 | $9,299 | $8,158–$10,362 |
| Oregon | 1 | 17 | $9,617 | $9,617–$9,617 |
| Washington | 2 | 27 | $9,656 | $9,086–$10,318 |
| District of Columbia | 2 | 27 | $9,800 | $9,095–$10,907 |
| Rhode Island | 2 | 28 | $9,837 | $9,747–$10,062 |
| Georgia | 16 | 286 | $10,188 | $7,932–$11,499 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 21 | $10,576 | $10,576–$10,576 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 11 | $10,779 | $10,779–$10,779 |
| Connecticut | 6 | 108 | $11,076 | $9,861–$11,669 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 17 | $11,188 | $11,188–$11,188 |
| California | 54 | 935 | $11,215 | $9,639–$11,243 |
| Utah | 1 | 17 | $11,828 | $11,828–$11,828 |
| Maryland | 23 | 434 | $12,062 | $10,435–$13,451 |
| New York | 38 | 1,003 | $12,512 | $9,401–$13,839 |
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.