Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 242 · Surgery or procedure
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In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $30,574 per stay at 513 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $25,091 and $33,573.
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National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $30,574
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $25,091–$33,573
- Medicare’s share
- $26,961
- Average billed charge
- $160,492
- Hospitals reporting
- 513
Compare hospitals
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513 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital | 21 | $24,549 | 20% below the national average | $23,301 | $127,503 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | 14 | $24,582 | 20% below the national average | $22,780 | $170,386 |
| CJW Medical Center | 24 | $24,586 | 20% below the national average | $23,533 | $456,857 |
| Silver Cross Hospital And Medical Centers | 26 | $24,590 | 20% below the national average | $23,273 | $56,968 |
| Ascension St John Medical Center | 14 | $24,592 | 20% below the national average | $22,134 | $103,092 |
| Cox Medical Centers | 15 | $24,600 | 20% below the national average | $23,259 | $112,109 |
| Beebe Medical Center | 11 | $24,618 | 19% below the national average | $22,523 | $90,557 |
| AdventHealth Zephyrhills | 13 | $24,623 | 19% below the national average | $22,991 | $156,916 |
| Northside Hospital Forsyth | 15 | $24,630 | 19% below the national average | $23,488 | $206,278 |
| Deaconess Hospital Inc | 36 | $24,640 | 19% below the national average | $21,901 | $91,416 |
| Christus St Michael Health System | 24 | $24,645 | 19% below the national average | $21,478 | $171,798 |
| Bsa Hospital | 19 | $24,673 | 19% below the national average | $21,470 | $121,275 |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital | 20 | $24,704 | 19% below the national average | $22,765 | $168,643 |
| UPMC Williamsport | 16 | $24,726 | 19% below the national average | $23,369 | $136,532 |
| Boulder Community Health | 11 | $24,739 | 19% below the national average | $23,127 | $200,617 |
| Piedmont Fayette Hospital | 11 | $24,754 | 19% below the national average | $23,715 | $119,212 |
| Saint Francis Hospital, Inc | 36 | $24,757 | 19% below the national average | $21,097 | $97,095 |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital | 25 | $24,804 | 19% below the national average | $21,347 | $133,252 |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital | 15 | $24,804 | 19% below the national average | $23,069 | $107,009 |
| Southeast Health Medical Center | 15 | $24,908 | 19% below the national average | $23,056 | $112,638 |
| St Vincent Heart Center | 26 | $24,919 | 18% below the national average | $23,728 | $148,927 |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center | 17 | $24,973 | 18% below the national average | $23,718 | $128,716 |
| HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital | 17 | $24,978 | 18% below the national average | $23,444 | $242,189 |
| Lima Memorial Health System | 11 | $24,987 | 18% below the national average | $23,951 | $94,047 |
| Presbyterian Hospital | 11 | $25,041 | 18% below the national average | $23,202 | $97,942 |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center | 11 | $25,073 | 18% below the national average | $23,555 | $129,125 |
| Baptist Hospital | 12 | $25,079 | 18% below the national average | $19,745 | $92,681 |
| AdventHealth Redmond | 15 | $25,085 | 18% below the national average | $23,739 | $231,937 |
| Union Hospital Inc | 21 | $25,091 | 18% below the national average | $23,634 | $114,206 |
| Chandler Regional Medical Center | 14 | $25,106 | 18% below the national average | $23,691 | $198,041 |
| Avera Heart Hospital Of South Dakota | 14 | $25,113 | 18% below the national average | $18,950 | $116,085 |
| Lovelace Medical Center | 24 | $25,156 | 18% below the national average | $20,319 | $173,537 |
| Morton Plant Hospital | 16 | $25,207 | 18% below the national average | $23,846 | $138,654 |
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside | 13 | $25,213 | 18% below the national average | $23,727 | $228,536 |
| Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce | 51 | $25,220 | 18% below the national average | $23,800 | $130,921 |
| Fairfield Medical Center | 17 | $25,237 | 17% below the national average | $23,842 | $89,205 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | 21 | $25,276 | 17% below the national average | $23,904 | $142,152 |
| Lutheran Hospital Of Indiana | 11 | $25,325 | 17% below the national average | $23,502 | $186,130 |
| CHI-St Vincent Infirmary | 22 | $25,336 | 17% below the national average | $19,993 | $72,133 |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital | 14 | $25,339 | 17% below the national average | $23,934 | $86,178 |
| Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital | 11 | $25,350 | 17% below the national average | $24,015 | $166,079 |
| Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital | 11 | $25,352 | 17% below the national average | $24,019 | $87,837 |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center | 16 | $25,359 | 17% below the national average | $24,429 | $107,033 |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | 20 | $25,362 | 17% below the national average | $21,573 | $111,847 |
| Aultman Hospital | 13 | $25,398 | 17% below the national average | $22,803 | $65,280 |
| Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services | 16 | $25,420 | 17% below the national average | $24,153 | $112,863 |
| North Austin Medical Center | 13 | $25,437 | 17% below the national average | $23,852 | $248,207 |
| Missouri Baptist Medical Center | 17 | $25,465 | 17% below the national average | $19,265 | $115,296 |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center | 11 | $25,539 | 16% below the national average | $19,637 | $76,551 |
| St. Patrick Hospital | 26 | $25,572 | 16% below the national average | $23,979 | $81,426 |
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 | $29K | $137K |
| 2021 | $30K | $141K |
| 2022 | $31K | $153K |
| 2023 | $30K | $152K |
| 2024 | $31K | $160K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 51 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 1 | 31 | $21,427 | $21,427–$21,427 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 66 | $22,759 | $21,840–$23,455 |
| Alabama | 4 | 72 | $23,112 | $22,519–$23,688 |
| Louisiana | 4 | 53 | $23,447 | $22,055–$23,548 |
| Arkansas | 5 | 72 | $23,670 | $21,791–$25,336 |
| Mississippi | 4 | 59 | $24,047 | $23,430–$24,547 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | 130 | $24,352 | $22,847–$26,112 |
| New Mexico | 3 | 46 | $24,478 | $23,739–$25,098 |
| Kentucky | 8 | 125 | $25,186 | $23,108–$25,423 |
| Kansas | 8 | 126 | $25,262 | $23,263–$26,900 |
| Colorado | 4 | 54 | $25,370 | $24,485–$26,051 |
| Florida | 46 | 828 | $25,616 | $23,508–$27,190 |
| Montana | 2 | 45 | $26,164 | $25,922–$26,624 |
| Utah | 5 | 76 | $26,473 | $27,234–$27,615 |
| Indiana | 14 | 254 | $26,581 | $24,962–$28,126 |
| Missouri | 11 | 168 | $26,584 | $23,771–$28,254 |
| Tennessee | 13 | 227 | $26,628 | $23,713–$27,092 |
| Iowa | 7 | 137 | $26,666 | $23,948–$26,945 |
| South Carolina | 10 | 221 | $27,052 | $23,028–$29,538 |
| North Dakota | 4 | 65 | $27,349 | $26,611–$27,819 |
| Texas | 41 | 774 | $27,639 | $24,202–$28,352 |
| Illinois | 20 | 337 | $27,818 | $25,570–$30,218 |
| North Carolina | 13 | 318 | $27,963 | $24,148–$29,282 |
| South Dakota | 3 | 65 | $28,278 | $26,413–$30,324 |
| Michigan | 14 | 269 | $28,825 | $27,653–$29,954 |
| Virginia | 16 | 397 | $28,930 | $25,594–$29,237 |
| Idaho | 2 | 33 | $28,947 | $28,308–$32,146 |
| Delaware | 3 | 58 | $29,246 | $27,385–$30,278 |
| Ohio | 20 | 332 | $29,805 | $25,358–$30,970 |
| Wisconsin | 5 | 112 | $30,147 | $26,501–$31,426 |
| Georgia | 12 | 207 | $30,183 | $26,997–$30,834 |
| Pennsylvania | 25 | 530 | $30,651 | $26,369–$29,965 |
| Nevada | 5 | 98 | $30,916 | $28,558–$30,831 |
| Arizona | 11 | 183 | $30,939 | $25,701–$32,192 |
| Minnesota | 10 | 317 | $31,734 | $27,989–$32,007 |
| Washington | 13 | 245 | $31,736 | $28,700–$33,992 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 13 | $31,789 | $31,789–$31,789 |
| Maine | 2 | 68 | $32,503 | $31,009–$33,318 |
| Alaska | 1 | 32 | $33,087 | $33,087–$33,087 |
| West Virginia | 4 | 61 | $33,130 | $30,520–$36,817 |
| Oregon | 5 | 99 | $33,467 | $30,639–$35,702 |
| New Jersey | 18 | 374 | $34,672 | $30,720–$37,042 |
| New Hampshire | 2 | 47 | $35,260 | $29,515–$35,868 |
| Rhode Island | 2 | 25 | $36,279 | $33,820–$40,291 |
| Massachusetts | 17 | 394 | $37,515 | $30,473–$41,898 |
| Connecticut | 3 | 71 | $38,398 | $35,588–$40,476 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 46 | $39,111 | $39,111–$39,111 |
| California | 45 | 680 | $39,331 | $33,535–$41,907 |
| New York | 24 | 506 | $40,117 | $33,304–$42,831 |
| Maryland | 10 | 173 | $40,699 | $33,501–$41,354 |
| Hawaii | 2 | 24 | $41,784 | $40,105–$42,984 |
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.