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: $21,99486% of the payment
Average billed charge: $142,566
Hospitals reporting: 99021,835 stays

Hospitals in North Carolina

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Average payment across these 26 hospitals: $25,039National $25,674 · North Carolina $25,039
Median hospital: $23,005
Lowest to highest: $18,505–$42,946
Medicare stays: 561

26 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024. Download as CSV

Medicare payments per case for Respiratory system diagnosis with ventilator support <=96 hours by hospital, 2024
Hospital	Cases	Average payment	vs national average	Medicare paid	Billed charge
Iredell Memorial Hospital IncStatesville, NC · CCN 340039	11	$18,505	28% below the national average	$17,392	$67,159
UNC Health NashRocky Mount, NC · CCN 340147	13	$19,110	26% below the national average	$18,111	$75,967
Moses H. Cone The Memorial HospitalGreensboro, NC · CCN 340091	22	$19,449	24% below the national average	$17,775	$75,115
Rex HospitalRaleigh, NC · CCN 340114	18	$19,922	22% below the national average	$16,202	$90,890
Duke Regional HospitalDurham, NC · CCN 340155	13	$20,589	20% below the national average	$18,991	$70,286
Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcord, NC · CCN 340001	13	$20,753	19% below the national average	$18,670	$82,289
Onslow Memorial HospitalJacksonville, NC · CCN 340042	16	$20,891	19% below the national average	$19,975	$76,979
Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem, NC · CCN 340014	25	$21,338	17% below the national average	$18,047	$77,568
Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia, NC · CCN 340032	16	$21,783	15% below the national average	$17,235	$112,189
Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery CeAsheville, NC · CCN 340002	50	$22,090	14% below the national average	$17,809	$93,317
Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville, NC · CCN 340028	44	$22,197	14% below the national average	$20,286	$75,035
Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, IncMorganton, NC · CCN 340075	12	$22,240	13% below the national average	$19,898	$108,080
Carolina East Medical CenterNew Bern, NC · CCN 340131	19	$22,696	12% below the national average	$21,666	$52,863
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington, NC · CCN 340141	41	$23,314	About average	$20,093	$88,992
FirstHealth Moore Regional HospitalPinehurst, NC · CCN 340115	14	$23,882	About average	$20,531	$135,602
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · CCN 340053	11	$24,037	About average	$22,586	$100,898
UNC Health Care WayneGoldsboro, NC · CCN 340010	18	$24,336	About average	$23,208	$66,326
Ecu Health Medical CenterGreenville, NC · CCN 340040	46	$24,866	About average	$19,653	$76,977
Atrium Health PinevilleCharlotte, NC · CCN 340098	26	$25,607	About average	$15,067	$107,032
WakeMed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh, NC · CCN 340069	14	$26,232	About average	$20,476	$118,241
Southeastern Regional Medical CenterLumberton, NC · CCN 340050	11	$27,372	About average	$23,195	$55,209
Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral HealthCharlotte, NC · CCN 340113	19	$29,808	16% above the national average	$22,224	$144,748
Watauga Medical CenterBoone, NC · CCN 340051	12	$32,853	28% above the national average	$23,637	$118,069
Duke University HospitalDurham, NC · CCN 340030	28	$33,509	31% above the national average	$24,435	$99,077
North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem, NC · CCN 340047	28	$35,853	40% above the national average	$23,554	$98,041
UNC HospitalsChapel Hill, NC · CCN 340061	21	$42,946	67% above the national average	$29,536	$137,936

National trend

Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.

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Average billed charge

2020: 49,578 stays at 1,648 hospitals · 2021: 39,975 stays at 1,509 hospitals · 2022: 28,362 stays at 1,214 hospitals · 2023: 23,460 stays at 1,055 hospitals · 2024: 21,835 stays at 990 hospitals

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National average payment and billed charge for Respiratory system diagnosis with ventilator support <=96 hours
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.

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Average payment by state for Respiratory system diagnosis with ventilator support <=96 hours, 2024
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.