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 2,551–2,587. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCSF Medical Center | 142 | $26,634 | 121% above the national average | $20,195 | $156,962 |
| The University Hospital | 53 | $26,695 | 122% above the national average | $23,184 | $78,155 |
| Grady Memorial Hospital | 158 | $26,754 | 122% above the national average | $22,339 | $71,888 |
| SUNY/Downstate University Hospital Of Brooklyn | 42 | $26,880 | 123% above the national average | $16,329 | $71,109 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco | 21 | $26,926 | 123% above the national average | $11,337 | $76,777 |
| St Barnabas Hospital | 27 | $27,390 | 127% above the national average | $22,859 | $56,387 |
| Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital | 12 | $27,968 | 132% above the national average | $27,016 | $21,184 |
| Valleywise Health Medical Center | 20 | $28,494 | 136% above the national average | $26,340 | $41,065 |
| University Health System | 74 | $28,866 | 140% above the national average | $21,725 | $62,017 |
| Harlem Hospital Center | 36 | $29,191 | 142% above the national average | $25,761 | $50,319 |
| Jacobi Medical Center | 89 | $29,655 | 146% above the national average | $21,031 | $59,115 |
| Lac/Harbor-UCLA Medical Center | 83 | $30,080 | 150% above the national average | $23,993 | $71,966 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco | 14 | $30,154 | 150% above the national average | $8,068 | $69,305 |
| Los Angeles General Medical Center | 91 | $31,166 | 159% above the national average | $25,962 | $79,685 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch | 30 | $31,268 | 159% above the national average | $15,961 | $106,846 |
| Contra Costa Regional Medical Center | 91 | $31,705 | 163% above the national average | $21,661 | $48,318 |
| Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center | 39 | $31,893 | 165% above the national average | $29,322 | $31,750 |
| Memorial Hospital Los Banos | 16 | $32,563 | 170% above the national average | $29,328 | $46,834 |
| Stanford Health Care | 309 | $32,903 | 173% above the national average | $25,938 | $300,529 |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center | 58 | $33,023 | 174% above the national average | $30,033 | $57,947 |
| Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center | 147 | $33,060 | 174% above the national average | $23,336 | $131,874 |
| Lac/Olive View-UCLA Medical Center | 61 | $33,634 | 179% above the national average | $27,711 | $77,954 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville | 17 | $36,114 | 200% above the national average | $11,065 | $80,537 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro | 29 | $36,300 | 201% above the national average | $9,001 | $80,550 |
| The Johns Hopkins Hospital | 247 | $40,877 | 239% above the national average | $38,156 | $46,420 |
| JPS Health Network | 97 | $40,889 | 239% above the national average | $39,250 | $62,948 |
| Bellevue Hospital Center | 41 | $45,671 | 279% above the national average | $31,106 | $80,129 |
| Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center | 43 | $47,805 | 297% above the national average | $34,948 | $51,929 |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center | 20 | $48,551 | 303% above the national average | $45,487 | $39,883 |
| Kings County Hospital Center | 79 | $50,219 | 317% above the national average | $30,730 | $65,059 |
| Queens Hospital Center | 27 | $50,901 | 322% above the national average | $33,437 | $44,741 |
| Parkland Health & Hospital System | 165 | $52,862 | 339% above the national average | $49,910 | $65,302 |
| University Of Maryland Medical Center | 79 | $56,026 | 365% above the national average | $53,411 | $62,385 |
| John H Stroger Jr Hospital | 70 | $65,164 | 441% above the national average | $60,723 | $36,861 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara | 26 | $76,791 | 537% above the national average | $16,024 | $194,326 |
| Provident Hospital Of Chicago | 16 | $86,722 | 620% above the national average | $84,063 | $26,237 |
| Harris Health | 46 | $124,840 | 936% above the national average | $121,092 | $29,615 |
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.