Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 208
Respiratory system diagnosis with ventilator support <=96 hours
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $25,674 per stay at 990 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $20,404 and $28,110.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $25,674
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $20,404–$28,110
- Medicare’s share
- $21,994
- Average billed charge
- $142,566
- Hospitals reporting
- 990
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 105 hospitals
- $33,310
- Median hospital
- $29,944
- Lowest to highest
- $24,815–$66,006
- Medicare stays
- 2,095
105 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-City Medical Center | 14 | $24,815 | About average | $23,637 | $113,355 |
| Corona Regional Medical Center | 15 | $25,091 | About average | $24,127 | $178,905 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas | 12 | $25,222 | About average | $23,694 | $189,561 |
| Adventist Health Simi Valley | 11 | $25,349 | About average | $24,458 | $189,720 |
| Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs Hospital | 15 | $25,803 | About average | $24,354 | $152,647 |
| Enloe Health | 48 | $25,853 | About average | $25,037 | $237,228 |
| Providence St. Jude Medical Center | 29 | $25,899 | About average | $23,780 | $127,627 |
| Shasta Regional Medical Center | 12 | $25,913 | About average | $24,403 | $120,674 |
| Emanate Health Inter-Community Hospital | 25 | $26,037 | About average | $23,547 | $104,845 |
| Providence Mission Hospital | 20 | $26,113 | About average | $24,972 | $130,537 |
| West Anaheim Medical Center | 13 | $26,299 | About average | $24,849 | $92,024 |
| UCLA West Valley Medical Center | 23 | $26,347 | About average | $25,373 | $407,791 |
| Torrance Memorial Medical Center | 13 | $26,392 | About average | $25,137 | $267,130 |
| Redlands Community Hospital | 16 | $26,441 | About average | $25,370 | $146,104 |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital | 14 | $26,488 | About average | $23,306 | $171,022 |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center | 13 | $26,489 | About average | $25,252 | $160,219 |
| St Johns Regional Medical Center | 25 | $26,721 | About average | $25,264 | $145,760 |
| Mercy Hospital | 12 | $27,001 | About average | $25,913 | $164,096 |
| Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center | 11 | $27,038 | About average | $24,944 | $171,070 |
| USC Verdugo Hills Hospital | 11 | $27,102 | About average | $25,950 | $185,396 |
| Greater El Monte Community Hospital | 19 | $27,293 | About average | $25,811 | $124,065 |
| Mercy General Hospital | 11 | $27,340 | About average | $24,957 | $183,517 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | 18 | $27,400 | About average | $25,851 | $225,689 |
| AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center | 19 | $27,468 | About average | $26,180 | $171,002 |
| Antelope Valley Hospital | 18 | $27,479 | About average | $25,069 | $140,676 |
| Palmdale Regional Medical Center | 13 | $27,738 | About average | $26,838 | $317,408 |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian | 40 | $27,759 | About average | $26,540 | $142,851 |
| Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center | 28 | $27,802 | About average | $26,798 | $247,793 |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center | 15 | $28,022 | About average | $27,043 | $239,165 |
| Adventist Health Bakersfield | 15 | $28,034 | About average | $26,935 | $246,253 |
| Mercy Medical Center Redding | 31 | $28,034 | About average | $26,916 | $186,137 |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center | 22 | $28,090 | About average | $27,148 | $137,916 |
| Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura | 11 | $28,234 | About average | $26,581 | $93,186 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla | 12 | $28,378 | 11% above the national average | $27,120 | $266,896 |
| Northridge Hospital Medical Center | 13 | $28,709 | 12% above the national average | $27,463 | $297,696 |
| PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital | 11 | $28,798 | 12% above the national average | $27,904 | $130,917 |
| Glendale Adventist Medical Center | 21 | $28,803 | 12% above the national average | $27,486 | $240,422 |
| Emanuel Medical Center | 12 | $28,824 | 12% above the national average | $23,336 | $318,981 |
| Palomar Health Downtown Campus | 28 | $28,851 | 12% above the national average | $24,640 | $285,097 |
| Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center | 12 | $28,890 | 13% above the national average | $27,906 | $198,160 |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center | 38 | $28,896 | 13% above the national average | $27,031 | $229,817 |
| Marian Regional Medical Center | 19 | $29,015 | 13% above the national average | $27,835 | $182,260 |
| Methodist Hospital Of Sacramento | 11 | $29,022 | 13% above the national average | $28,016 | $209,864 |
| Providence Little Company Of Mary Medical Center Torrance | 16 | $29,123 | 13% above the national average | $24,481 | $199,434 |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital | 22 | $29,276 | 14% above the national average | $26,230 | $255,419 |
| Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital | 17 | $29,423 | 15% above the national average | $28,039 | $178,499 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital | 20 | $29,433 | 15% above the national average | $28,453 | $442,125 |
| Saint Francis Medical Center | 11 | $29,453 | 15% above the national average | $28,970 | $192,063 |
| Uci Health - Fountain Valley | 13 | $29,477 | 15% above the national average | $28,561 | $439,172 |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center | 34 | $29,763 | 16% above the national average | $27,972 | $109,486 |
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 | $22K | $102K |
| 2021 | $24K | $113K |
| 2022 | $24K | $120K |
| 2023 | $24K | $130K |
| 2024 | $26K | $143K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 50 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 16 | 376 | $19,554 | $18,464–$20,185 |
| Mississippi | 15 | 345 | $19,889 | $18,613–$20,930 |
| Louisiana | 16 | 350 | $20,524 | $17,764–$23,386 |
| Tennessee | 26 | 620 | $20,990 | $18,140–$21,724 |
| Montana | 5 | 72 | $21,103 | $20,233–$21,459 |
| Kentucky | 18 | 378 | $21,182 | $18,069–$21,057 |
| Oklahoma | 17 | 483 | $21,201 | $19,388–$21,149 |
| Vermont | 2 | 39 | $21,619 | $19,600–$22,815 |
| Idaho | 5 | 126 | $21,756 | $21,054–$22,575 |
| Indiana | 22 | 476 | $21,807 | $20,009–$22,728 |
| West Virginia | 11 | 217 | $21,862 | $18,103–$23,400 |
| Florida | 82 | 1,912 | $22,377 | $19,218–$23,535 |
| Iowa | 8 | 201 | $22,414 | $18,782–$21,468 |
| Missouri | 22 | 491 | $22,544 | $18,783–$25,360 |
| Kansas | 10 | 187 | $22,590 | $18,497–$24,526 |
| South Carolina | 16 | 451 | $22,592 | $18,414–$23,835 |
| Ohio | 38 | 778 | $22,698 | $18,753–$23,471 |
| North Dakota | 5 | 95 | $22,807 | $21,929–$24,119 |
| Texas | 80 | 1,900 | $22,817 | $20,026–$23,430 |
| Alabama | 13 | 229 | $23,200 | $19,046–$23,189 |
| South Dakota | 3 | 129 | $23,504 | $21,465–$25,002 |
| Virginia | 25 | 595 | $23,627 | $20,706–$23,851 |
| Maine | 3 | 59 | $23,718 | $22,667–$24,429 |
| Nebraska | 5 | 99 | $23,800 | $20,360–$25,607 |
| New Mexico | 2 | 34 | $24,007 | $20,952–$26,418 |
| Utah | 5 | 84 | $24,033 | $21,709–$26,838 |
| Delaware | 3 | 109 | $24,042 | $22,199–$25,794 |
| Michigan | 28 | 570 | $24,215 | $22,465–$25,211 |
| Colorado | 5 | 123 | $24,291 | $24,848–$25,613 |
| Arizona | 20 | 354 | $25,008 | $21,168–$23,245 |
| North Carolina | 26 | 561 | $25,039 | $21,003–$26,075 |
| Georgia | 29 | 567 | $25,175 | $21,934–$26,571 |
| Nevada | 13 | 384 | $25,300 | $24,274–$25,564 |
| Illinois | 43 | 938 | $25,746 | $20,437–$26,366 |
| Pennsylvania | 38 | 801 | $25,973 | $21,980–$26,895 |
| Washington | 23 | 420 | $26,449 | $23,370–$25,900 |
| Rhode Island | 2 | 36 | $27,248 | $25,469–$27,756 |
| New Jersey | 34 | 758 | $27,249 | $23,791–$28,887 |
| Wisconsin | 13 | 295 | $27,292 | $22,325–$26,151 |
| Oregon | 9 | 149 | $28,408 | $23,354–$31,159 |
| New Hampshire | 6 | 103 | $29,590 | $22,137–$24,888 |
| Massachusetts | 17 | 437 | $30,223 | $22,897–$29,583 |
| Minnesota | 11 | 277 | $30,710 | $20,405–$32,613 |
| Connecticut | 9 | 202 | $31,278 | $27,290–$29,955 |
| Maryland | 25 | 562 | $32,479 | $28,951–$35,457 |
| Hawaii | 3 | 57 | $32,648 | $28,195–$36,306 |
| California | 105 | 2,095 | $33,310 | $27,759–$33,234 |
| New York | 53 | 1,218 | $34,372 | $27,348–$36,006 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | 54 | $34,516 | $32,601–$36,050 |
| Alaska | 2 | 39 | $45,236 | $42,527–$52,587 |
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.