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 2,301–2,350. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MedStar Saint Mary's Hospital | 132 | $15,306 | 27% above the national average | $14,204 | $16,064 |
| St Mary Medical Center | 52 | $15,313 | 27% above the national average | $13,628 | $86,466 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus | 282 | $15,320 | 27% above the national average | $13,063 | $147,957 |
| Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation | 17 | $15,333 | 27% above the national average | $14,759 | $17,620 |
| East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital | 28 | $15,361 | 27% above the national average | $12,425 | $75,336 |
| Northwestern Medical Center Inc | 59 | $15,361 | 27% above the national average | $14,255 | $21,090 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek | 15 | $15,377 | 28% above the national average | $9,888 | $91,845 |
| Western Maryland Regional Medical Center | 184 | $15,382 | 28% above the national average | $14,257 | $17,280 |
| Bassett Healthcare | 115 | $15,382 | 28% above the national average | $12,863 | $27,066 |
| Samaritan Medical Center | 60 | $15,413 | 28% above the national average | $13,676 | $40,021 |
| Washington Hospital | 193 | $15,420 | 28% above the national average | $14,141 | $120,050 |
| Sampson Regional Medical Center | 48 | $15,438 | 28% above the national average | $10,931 | $21,367 |
| University Of Texas Medical Branch Galveston | 227 | $15,440 | 28% above the national average | $12,144 | $38,619 |
| MacNeal Hospital | 89 | $15,448 | 28% above the national average | $10,592 | $50,212 |
| University Medical Center | 138 | $15,485 | 29% above the national average | $13,552 | $57,578 |
| Sutter Solano Medical Center | 51 | $15,488 | 29% above the national average | $14,464 | $71,007 |
| Desert Regional Medical Center | 97 | $15,490 | 29% above the national average | $14,111 | $178,804 |
| The Queens Medical Center | 243 | $15,498 | 29% above the national average | $11,182 | $63,446 |
| Saint Anthony Hospital | 13 | $15,500 | 29% above the national average | $14,254 | $29,586 |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento | 245 | $15,511 | 29% above the national average | $13,945 | $70,642 |
| University Of Colorado Hospital Authority | 117 | $15,515 | 29% above the national average | $11,719 | $101,126 |
| University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | 158 | $15,596 | 29% above the national average | $11,373 | $76,938 |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital | 202 | $15,639 | 30% above the national average | $11,951 | $95,587 |
| St Joseph's Medical Center | 14 | $15,667 | 30% above the national average | $14,476 | $74,281 |
| Hemet Global Medical Center | 48 | $15,670 | 30% above the national average | $13,503 | $54,844 |
| Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral Health | 155 | $15,709 | 30% above the national average | $10,503 | $49,953 |
| Hartford Hospital | 453 | $15,733 | 31% above the national average | $11,973 | $69,399 |
| Sheridan Memorial Hospital | 58 | $15,743 | 31% above the national average | $14,421 | $28,177 |
| Regional Medical Center Of San Jose | 107 | $15,756 | 31% above the national average | $14,856 | $250,300 |
| Shands Jacksonville | 216 | $15,797 | 31% above the national average | $13,745 | $56,506 |
| St Joseph Health System, LLC | 15 | $15,797 | 31% above the national average | $14,331 | $64,666 |
| Franciscan Health Dyer | 95 | $15,800 | 31% above the national average | $10,962 | $51,545 |
| University Of Washington Medical Center | 245 | $15,805 | 31% above the national average | $10,938 | $48,806 |
| Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital | 65 | $15,836 | 31% above the national average | $12,405 | $71,918 |
| Windham Community Memorial Hospital | 43 | $15,844 | 31% above the national average | $13,666 | $40,465 |
| Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald | 90 | $15,874 | 32% above the national average | $12,064 | $55,802 |
| Monterey Park Hospital | 18 | $15,880 | 32% above the national average | $14,837 | $145,134 |
| Capital Health Regional Medical Center | 63 | $15,888 | 32% above the national average | $13,927 | $437,712 |
| Christus Jasper Memorial Hospital | 13 | $15,898 | 32% above the national average | $14,768 | $26,170 |
| Memorial Hospital Sweetwater County | 35 | $15,900 | 32% above the national average | $14,736 | $31,458 |
| Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center | 197 | $15,918 | 32% above the national average | $14,711 | $18,065 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus | 258 | $15,919 | 32% above the national average | $13,228 | $147,693 |
| Albany Medical Center Hospital | 78 | $15,951 | 32% above the national average | $12,837 | $52,081 |
| Erie County Medical Center | 60 | $15,980 | 33% above the national average | $12,336 | $37,333 |
| California Pacific Medical Center - Mission Bernal | 75 | $15,984 | 33% above the national average | $14,811 | $63,356 |
| Swedish Medical Center | 106 | $15,996 | 33% above the national average | $11,794 | $74,675 |
| UH Cleveland Medical Center | 84 | $16,000 | 33% above the national average | $11,662 | $54,266 |
| Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix | 121 | $16,015 | 33% above the national average | $10,627 | $65,009 |
| OhioHealth O'Bleness Hospital | 63 | $16,019 | 33% above the national average | $13,500 | $29,318 |
| St Josephs Hospital And Medical Center | 67 | $16,033 | 33% above the national average | $10,816 | $66,992 |
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.