Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 229 · Surgery or procedure
Other cardiothoracic procedures without MCC
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $29,975 per stay at 198 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $24,756 and $33,184.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $29,975
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $24,756–$33,184
- Medicare’s share
- $26,681
- Average billed charge
- $168,655
- Hospitals reporting
- 198
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198 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 51–100. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital | 57 | $24,781 | 17% below the national average | $23,491 | $206,706 |
| Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center | 19 | $24,800 | 17% below the national average | $22,597 | $186,044 |
| Sanford Medical Center Fargo | 13 | $24,847 | 17% below the national average | $23,289 | $83,917 |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital | 14 | $24,868 | 17% below the national average | $23,853 | $99,043 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | 11 | $24,869 | 17% below the national average | $23,628 | $99,099 |
| Beebe Medical Center | 14 | $24,881 | 17% below the national average | $22,936 | $97,169 |
| St Bernards Medical Center | 49 | $24,888 | 17% below the national average | $23,702 | $110,918 |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis | 12 | $25,029 | 17% below the national average | $20,611 | $95,546 |
| Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center | 19 | $25,037 | 16% below the national average | $23,220 | $271,506 |
| Concord Hospital | 18 | $25,192 | 16% below the national average | $24,032 | $139,618 |
| Methodist Hospital | 27 | $25,340 | 15% below the national average | $23,586 | $347,998 |
| St Johns Hospital | 15 | $25,385 | 15% below the national average | $23,787 | $132,565 |
| USC Arcadia Hospital | 11 | $25,389 | 15% below the national average | $23,843 | $163,990 |
| Missouri Baptist Medical Center | 24 | $25,487 | 15% below the national average | $19,399 | $108,734 |
| Baylor Scott And White All Saints Medical Center | 32 | $25,558 | 15% below the national average | $24,387 | $135,455 |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center | 44 | $25,704 | 14% below the national average | $23,494 | $239,389 |
| St Lukes Hospital Of Kansas City | 11 | $25,707 | 14% below the national average | $23,487 | $133,470 |
| The Medical Center (Bowling Green) | 19 | $25,729 | 14% below the national average | $21,683 | $93,911 |
| St David's Medical Center | 16 | $25,797 | 14% below the national average | $20,848 | $306,872 |
| Reid Health | 12 | $25,871 | 14% below the national average | $24,145 | $98,688 |
| St Josephs Hospital | 21 | $26,086 | 13% below the national average | $24,708 | $171,682 |
| Overland Park Regional Medical Center | 11 | $26,102 | 13% below the national average | $24,598 | $254,024 |
| Ecu Health Medical Center | 30 | $26,112 | 13% below the national average | $23,308 | $73,229 |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System | 14 | $26,209 | 13% below the national average | $24,761 | $128,584 |
| Abrazo Arrowhead Hospital | 16 | $26,276 | 12% below the national average | $24,564 | $295,071 |
| UCH-Memorial Health System | 21 | $26,408 | 12% below the national average | $21,922 | $123,207 |
| Baptist Health Louisville | 14 | $26,424 | 12% below the national average | $21,728 | $323,976 |
| Northside Hospital Gwinnett | 13 | $26,607 | 11% below the national average | $24,861 | $115,843 |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital | 11 | $26,859 | 10% below the national average | $25,307 | $125,376 |
| Charleston Area Medical Center | 25 | $27,094 | About average | $24,890 | $151,052 |
| Yavapai Regional Medical Center | 14 | $27,210 | About average | $26,122 | $131,308 |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown | 11 | $27,236 | About average | $25,471 | $112,291 |
| University Of Missouri Health Care | 17 | $27,423 | About average | $25,173 | $168,034 |
| AdventHealth Orlando | 46 | $27,585 | About average | $23,477 | $240,555 |
| NorthShore University HealthSystem - Evanston Hospital | 29 | $27,659 | About average | $25,764 | $125,055 |
| St Francis Hospital - The Heart Center | 44 | $27,773 | About average | $26,516 | $210,389 |
| Catholic Medical Center | 22 | $27,783 | About average | $24,380 | $170,638 |
| Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center | 15 | $27,799 | About average | $26,342 | $135,132 |
| McLaren Flint | 12 | $27,895 | About average | $26,467 | $193,217 |
| Marion Communtiy Hospital | 12 | $27,966 | About average | $20,497 | $277,843 |
| Yuma Regional Medical Center | 21 | $27,969 | About average | $26,450 | $121,504 |
| Erlanger Medical Center | 16 | $28,010 | About average | $22,231 | $89,701 |
| St Joseph's Hospital Health Center | 21 | $28,020 | About average | $26,362 | $92,847 |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital | 14 | $28,060 | About average | $25,420 | $101,735 |
| Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center | 17 | $28,133 | About average | $23,369 | $105,004 |
| Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital | 12 | $28,149 | About average | $21,944 | $187,948 |
| Crouse Hospital | 12 | $28,194 | About average | $26,593 | $40,048 |
| Memorial Regional Hospital | 18 | $28,217 | About average | $26,520 | $158,661 |
| Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center | 22 | $28,223 | About average | $26,205 | $197,338 |
| Prisma Health Richland Hospital | 12 | $28,244 | About average | $26,140 | $102,783 |
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 | $33K | $151K |
| 2021 | $33K | $150K |
| 2022 | $30K | $149K |
| 2023 | $30K | $158K |
| 2024 | $30K | $169K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 43 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 1 | 11 | $16,284 | $16,284–$16,284 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 66 | $21,285 | $20,319–$22,126 |
| Mississippi | 4 | 45 | $21,318 | $20,605–$21,825 |
| Alabama | 2 | 35 | $21,749 | $20,664–$21,996 |
| Iowa | 1 | 14 | $21,881 | $21,881–$21,881 |
| Arkansas | 3 | 98 | $23,601 | $21,895–$23,771 |
| Kentucky | 5 | 100 | $24,103 | $22,696–$25,729 |
| Missouri | 6 | 109 | $24,216 | $22,576–$25,652 |
| Indiana | 2 | 24 | $24,618 | $23,992–$25,244 |
| Nebraska | 4 | 71 | $24,765 | $21,951–$29,095 |
| North Dakota | 1 | 13 | $24,847 | $24,847–$24,847 |
| Colorado | 2 | 37 | $24,860 | $23,724–$25,513 |
| Delaware | 1 | 14 | $24,881 | $24,881–$24,881 |
| Tennessee | 5 | 98 | $25,291 | $23,373–$28,010 |
| Virginia | 5 | 63 | $25,945 | $24,064–$28,060 |
| Kansas | 4 | 52 | $26,034 | $23,000–$27,251 |
| South Dakota | 2 | 25 | $26,134 | $23,923–$28,017 |
| Florida | 20 | 494 | $26,176 | $23,665–$28,495 |
| Georgia | 7 | 109 | $26,393 | $25,703–$28,562 |
| Texas | 10 | 263 | $26,757 | $24,699–$26,106 |
| Idaho | 2 | 38 | $26,969 | $26,003–$27,935 |
| Arizona | 7 | 138 | $27,162 | $25,990–$28,501 |
| Maine | 1 | 15 | $27,799 | $27,799–$27,799 |
| Illinois | 9 | 144 | $27,916 | $24,607–$28,485 |
| Ohio | 3 | 60 | $28,823 | $24,514–$28,369 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | 55 | $29,101 | $26,487–$31,754 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 49 | $29,828 | $26,706–$33,324 |
| Oregon | 1 | 17 | $30,033 | $30,033–$30,033 |
| Washington | 7 | 89 | $30,946 | $30,215–$31,799 |
| New Mexico | 2 | 43 | $30,981 | $30,011–$31,041 |
| New Jersey | 4 | 74 | $31,433 | $30,793–$31,966 |
| North Carolina | 5 | 102 | $31,467 | $28,133–$34,585 |
| Michigan | 6 | 70 | $32,115 | $29,775–$34,649 |
| West Virginia | 3 | 58 | $32,167 | $28,184–$35,124 |
| Maryland | 1 | 14 | $32,319 | $32,319–$32,319 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 29 | $32,556 | $29,153–$33,743 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 15 | $33,251 | $33,251–$33,251 |
| Pennsylvania | 4 | 55 | $33,975 | $31,611–$35,443 |
| South Carolina | 2 | 26 | $36,387 | $32,025–$39,585 |
| New York | 12 | 303 | $36,633 | $30,504–$40,676 |
| California | 26 | 625 | $37,873 | $33,655–$41,044 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 27 | $38,169 | $38,169–$38,169 |
| Massachusetts | 5 | 102 | $38,586 | $37,222–$42,111 |
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.