Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 291
Heart failure and shock with MCC
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $12,050 per stay at 2,587 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $9,780 and $12,873.
Also known as: Heart failure, CHF
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $12,050
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $9,780–$12,873
- Medicare’s share
- $10,022
- Average billed charge
- $56,495
- Hospitals reporting
- 2,587
Compare hospitals
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2,587 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 1,251–1,300. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Witham Health Services | 27 | $10,876 | About average | $9,384 | $26,678 |
| Lake Regional Health System | 75 | $10,878 | About average | $9,941 | $27,567 |
| St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital | 25 | $10,881 | About average | $8,924 | $73,225 |
| Presence Mercy Medical Center | 76 | $10,887 | About average | $9,825 | $75,834 |
| Penn State Health St. Joseph | 184 | $10,887 | About average | $8,836 | $47,457 |
| Corewell Health Big Rapids Hospital | 33 | $10,894 | About average | $9,008 | $16,812 |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital | 351 | $10,895 | About average | $9,180 | $46,263 |
| Carteret General Hospital | 118 | $10,899 | About average | $9,848 | $18,448 |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital | 67 | $10,902 | About average | $9,827 | $34,318 |
| HCA Florida JFK Hospital | 213 | $10,904 | About average | $9,111 | $94,729 |
| Copley Memorial Hospital | 177 | $10,904 | About average | $8,929 | $44,201 |
| Alamance Regional Medical Center | 114 | $10,905 | About average | $8,783 | $29,559 |
| Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital | 39 | $10,905 | About average | $8,940 | $39,863 |
| Piedmont Henry Hospital | 170 | $10,908 | About average | $9,549 | $44,952 |
| Charlotte Hungerford Hospital | 98 | $10,908 | About average | $9,189 | $38,695 |
| Colquitt Regional Medical Center | 100 | $10,917 | About average | $9,382 | $27,047 |
| Dallas Regional Medical Center | 69 | $10,919 | About average | $10,037 | $49,407 |
| Sweetwater Hospital Association | 27 | $10,922 | About average | $9,834 | $21,939 |
| Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical Center | 298 | $10,923 | About average | $8,719 | $29,130 |
| Medical City Denton | 122 | $10,923 | About average | $9,354 | $110,435 |
| Cambridge Medical Center | 50 | $10,924 | About average | $9,750 | $22,840 |
| St Johns Hospital | 279 | $10,924 | About average | $9,113 | $49,286 |
| Huntington Hospital | 307 | $10,926 | About average | $9,748 | $69,473 |
| Holy Family Hospital | 152 | $10,933 | About average | $9,911 | $19,178 |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Medical Center | 119 | $10,934 | About average | $9,261 | $61,459 |
| Bay Park Community Hospital | 60 | $10,935 | About average | $8,714 | $56,291 |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton | 139 | $10,936 | About average | $8,812 | $42,955 |
| Sanford Medical Center Fargo | 237 | $10,936 | About average | $9,066 | $32,663 |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake | 43 | $10,937 | About average | $9,903 | $21,414 |
| West Penn Hospital | 27 | $10,939 | About average | $9,164 | $65,456 |
| Carolina East Medical Center | 217 | $10,945 | About average | $9,784 | $28,175 |
| Ascension St John Medical Center | 165 | $10,948 | About average | $8,966 | $30,303 |
| Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital | 57 | $10,948 | About average | $9,753 | $29,263 |
| SSM Health St Anthony Hospital - Midwest | 67 | $10,948 | About average | $9,622 | $97,426 |
| Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare | 162 | $10,951 | About average | $9,016 | $50,655 |
| Smyth County Community Hospital | 18 | $10,952 | About average | $9,683 | $29,727 |
| Advocate Sherman Hospital | 240 | $10,952 | About average | $8,577 | $48,449 |
| HCA Florida Palms West Hospital | 65 | $10,953 | About average | $9,756 | $108,914 |
| HCA Florida Citrus Hospital | 123 | $10,954 | About average | $9,164 | $100,487 |
| Milford Regional Medical Center | 323 | $10,955 | About average | $9,677 | $17,578 |
| Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Siena Campus | 223 | $10,958 | About average | $9,837 | $95,744 |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital | 103 | $10,958 | About average | $8,312 | $34,300 |
| Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center | 109 | $10,959 | About average | $9,990 | $72,627 |
| Lewisgale Hospital Alleghany | 57 | $10,959 | About average | $9,264 | $40,475 |
| Reston Hospital Center | 89 | $10,961 | About average | $8,288 | $59,655 |
| Aspirus Riverview Hospital & Clinics Inc | 38 | $10,962 | About average | $9,846 | $31,099 |
| Labette Health | 21 | $10,967 | About average | $9,724 | $16,932 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock | 168 | $10,968 | About average | $8,517 | $50,035 |
| Hillsdale Hospital | 25 | $10,969 | About average | $9,786 | $15,272 |
| Integris Grove Hospital | 29 | $10,970 | About average | $9,593 | $34,726 |
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 | $11K | $48K |
| 2021 | $11K | $50K |
| 2022 | $11K | $51K |
| 2023 | $12K | $54K |
| 2024 | $12K | $56K |
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 | 6 | 530 | $8,624 | $7,205–$8,483 |
| Arkansas | 34 | 3,283 | $9,415 | $8,726–$10,035 |
| Mississippi | 39 | 3,620 | $9,460 | $8,942–$10,481 |
| Kentucky | 53 | 4,869 | $9,551 | $8,982–$10,111 |
| Louisiana | 51 | 4,664 | $9,739 | $8,509–$10,365 |
| Iowa | 28 | 2,899 | $9,839 | $8,941–$10,522 |
| Alabama | 49 | 4,230 | $9,996 | $8,819–$10,109 |
| Oklahoma | 48 | 4,164 | $9,999 | $9,144–$10,948 |
| Kansas | 32 | 2,692 | $10,293 | $8,844–$11,376 |
| Tennessee | 62 | 6,623 | $10,310 | $9,047–$10,655 |
| Indiana | 71 | 7,335 | $10,316 | $9,598–$11,238 |
| Montana | 10 | 805 | $10,441 | $9,850–$10,503 |
| North Dakota | 6 | 842 | $10,494 | $10,256–$10,994 |
| West Virginia | 21 | 2,071 | $10,504 | $8,859–$11,271 |
| Nebraska | 20 | 1,742 | $10,527 | $9,358–$11,413 |
| Missouri | 59 | 6,883 | $10,532 | $9,254–$11,570 |
| Idaho | 11 | 885 | $10,635 | $10,356–$11,616 |
| Ohio | 107 | 12,342 | $10,650 | $9,081–$11,274 |
| South Carolina | 47 | 5,966 | $10,691 | $9,362–$12,203 |
| Florida | 162 | 23,493 | $10,713 | $9,469–$11,460 |
| Wisconsin | 58 | 4,850 | $10,871 | $9,518–$11,045 |
| Virginia | 69 | 10,175 | $11,030 | $9,754–$11,392 |
| Colorado | 38 | 2,510 | $11,055 | $10,002–$11,883 |
| South Dakota | 11 | 888 | $11,071 | $9,390–$11,439 |
| New Hampshire | 13 | 1,723 | $11,075 | $9,825–$11,590 |
| Pennsylvania | 118 | 15,656 | $11,113 | $9,311–$11,630 |
| New Mexico | 19 | 1,162 | $11,284 | $9,736–$12,669 |
| North Carolina | 76 | 9,559 | $11,304 | $9,767–$11,094 |
| Arizona | 48 | 4,873 | $11,458 | $9,896–$12,175 |
| Utah | 23 | 1,228 | $11,493 | $9,403–$10,531 |
| Michigan | 79 | 9,464 | $11,569 | $10,590–$11,945 |
| Delaware | 6 | 1,767 | $11,734 | $11,118–$12,270 |
| Minnesota | 45 | 4,298 | $11,754 | $10,108–$11,885 |
| Illinois | 105 | 15,144 | $11,807 | $9,926–$12,206 |
| Texas | 194 | 20,162 | $11,821 | $10,057–$12,097 |
| Maine | 16 | 1,030 | $11,929 | $10,800–$12,873 |
| Georgia | 78 | 9,106 | $11,997 | $10,246–$12,167 |
| Washington | 44 | 5,302 | $12,124 | $11,153–$12,266 |
| Nevada | 19 | 2,321 | $12,427 | $11,322–$13,526 |
| Rhode Island | 9 | 927 | $12,554 | $10,312–$13,226 |
| New Jersey | 60 | 11,041 | $12,802 | $11,259–$15,132 |
| Oregon | 28 | 2,466 | $12,977 | $11,369–$13,841 |
| Massachusetts | 51 | 11,540 | $12,996 | $10,513–$14,354 |
| Connecticut | 25 | 3,928 | $13,920 | $11,973–$13,882 |
| Wyoming | 8 | 488 | $14,218 | $14,134–$16,497 |
| California | 245 | 26,610 | $15,543 | $13,248–$16,171 |
| District of Columbia | 6 | 814 | $15,583 | $13,813–$18,333 |
| New York | 121 | 16,510 | $16,039 | $11,796–$17,776 |
| Hawaii | 11 | 745 | $16,278 | $14,928–$18,200 |
| Alaska | 7 | 537 | $16,280 | $15,082–$20,331 |
| Maryland | 41 | 7,932 | $16,644 | $13,925–$19,276 |
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.