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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 101–150. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Hospital Of Carbondale | 12 | $28,437 | About average | $20,787 | $89,427 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Venice | 16 | $28,456 | About average | $26,824 | $247,791 |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | 14 | $28,485 | About average | $26,627 | $120,515 |
| Tampa General Hospital | 13 | $28,614 | About average | $26,200 | $136,664 |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy | 19 | $28,644 | About average | $26,921 | $96,389 |
| HCA Florida Blake Hospital | 20 | $28,854 | About average | $23,258 | $180,353 |
| Kootenai Health | 19 | $28,901 | About average | $27,572 | $120,663 |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center | 14 | $28,902 | About average | $26,876 | $235,978 |
| Honor Health John C. Lincoln Medical Center | 11 | $29,032 | About average | $27,962 | $212,585 |
| Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center | 14 | $29,116 | About average | $23,806 | $143,440 |
| St Lukes Hospital | 18 | $29,135 | About average | $27,961 | $275,612 |
| West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc | 14 | $29,274 | About average | $25,484 | $115,319 |
| Holmes Regional Medical Center | 35 | $29,299 | About average | $28,352 | $174,190 |
| Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak | 12 | $29,429 | About average | $27,091 | $162,113 |
| Memorial Medical Center | 12 | $29,496 | About average | $19,063 | $214,546 |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center | 14 | $29,506 | About average | $27,196 | $212,329 |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center | 13 | $29,543 | About average | $28,528 | $142,575 |
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center | 12 | $29,828 | About average | $27,450 | $173,035 |
| Sacred Heart Medical Center - Riverbend | 17 | $30,033 | About average | $24,016 | $138,152 |
| Monument Health Rapid City Hospital | 13 | $30,064 | About average | $28,717 | $120,029 |
| The Nebraska Medical Center | 11 | $30,450 | About average | $27,070 | $152,968 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla | 29 | $30,498 | About average | $29,205 | $243,262 |
| Cape Canaveral Hospital | 37 | $30,615 | About average | $29,380 | $161,043 |
| University Of Kansas Hospital | 19 | $30,699 | About average | $23,062 | $170,246 |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian | 22 | $30,749 | About average | $29,466 | $135,936 |
| Trinity Health Oakland Hospital | 12 | $30,812 | About average | $22,509 | $90,571 |
| Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield And Novi | 11 | $30,826 | About average | $23,126 | $84,903 |
| St Michael Medical Center | 11 | $30,887 | About average | $29,451 | $200,463 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | 19 | $31,109 | About average | $25,172 | $155,944 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center | 15 | $31,114 | About average | $29,690 | $194,954 |
| Garnet Health Medical Center | 17 | $31,274 | About average | $29,158 | $154,321 |
| University Of Washington Medical Center | 16 | $31,459 | About average | $28,512 | $107,004 |
| Presbyterian Hospital | 31 | $31,556 | About average | $18,752 | $120,078 |
| Morristown Medical Center | 36 | $31,627 | About average | $28,234 | $176,611 |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill | 11 | $31,795 | About average | $30,178 | $169,900 |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | 15 | $31,804 | About average | $26,307 | $113,109 |
| Cleveland Clinic | 35 | $31,870 | About average | $25,158 | $151,472 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | 51 | $31,884 | About average | $24,280 | $251,105 |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital | 11 | $32,119 | About average | $23,883 | $111,187 |
| Huntington Hospital | 26 | $32,287 | About average | $28,958 | $186,855 |
| MedStar Union Memorial Hospital | 14 | $32,319 | About average | $23,461 | $35,518 |
| Baylor Scott & White Heart & Vascular Hospital - Dallas | 30 | $32,356 | About average | $19,301 | $134,608 |
| Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | 13 | $32,437 | About average | $30,693 | $234,905 |
| Wellspan York Hospital | 12 | $32,447 | About average | $25,136 | $166,668 |
| St Johns Regional Medical Center | 23 | $32,491 | About average | $31,053 | $166,499 |
| Antelope Valley Hospital | 12 | $32,498 | About average | $32,085 | $207,723 |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | 11 | $32,947 | About average | $23,345 | $161,838 |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital | 11 | $32,981 | 10% above the national average | $31,133 | $162,081 |
| Hartford Hospital | 15 | $33,251 | 11% above the national average | $31,375 | $83,552 |
| Memorial Medical Center | 12 | $33,622 | 12% above the national average | $32,264 | $189,371 |
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.
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| 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.