Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 312
Syncope and collapse
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $8,552 per stay at 1,487 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $6,867 and $9,210.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $8,552
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $6,867–$9,210
- Medicare’s share
- $6,636
- Average billed charge
- $46,199
- Hospitals reporting
- 1,487
Compare hospitals
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1,487 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 801–850. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carilion Medical Center | 39 | $7,860 | About average | $5,981 | $32,331 |
| HCA Florida Palms West Hospital | 17 | $7,862 | About average | $6,818 | $75,013 |
| Onslow Memorial Hospital | 17 | $7,869 | About average | $6,597 | $26,942 |
| Mount Nittany Medical Center | 21 | $7,872 | About average | $6,497 | $29,243 |
| Integris Baptist Medical Center, Inc | 23 | $7,878 | About average | $6,236 | $48,645 |
| Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital Milwaukee | 13 | $7,878 | About average | $6,201 | $29,368 |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital | 12 | $7,885 | About average | $6,273 | $36,939 |
| Nyack Hospital | 27 | $7,886 | About average | $6,556 | $57,024 |
| Jefferson Health- Northeast | 44 | $7,899 | About average | $5,843 | $31,629 |
| Piedmont Eastside Medical Center | 15 | $7,904 | About average | $6,381 | $50,605 |
| St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia | 39 | $7,906 | About average | $6,098 | $30,561 |
| Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus | 35 | $7,910 | About average | $6,558 | $25,620 |
| Altru Hospital | 13 | $7,914 | About average | $5,268 | $33,729 |
| White Plains Hospital Center | 38 | $7,914 | About average | $6,533 | $57,266 |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center | 29 | $7,915 | About average | $4,865 | $53,916 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital | 53 | $7,917 | About average | $5,785 | $33,226 |
| East Jefferson General Hospital | 22 | $7,919 | About average | $5,693 | $47,822 |
| Broward Health Coral Springs | 20 | $7,922 | About average | $6,600 | $30,666 |
| MidState Medical Center | 17 | $7,923 | About average | $6,387 | $42,361 |
| Pikeville Medical Center | 26 | $7,932 | About average | $6,303 | $41,775 |
| Methodist Charlton Medical Center | 14 | $7,936 | About average | $5,509 | $45,993 |
| Colquitt Regional Medical Center | 11 | $7,945 | About average | $6,174 | $21,604 |
| Westside Regional Medical Center | 36 | $7,950 | About average | $6,293 | $82,766 |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group | 93 | $7,950 | About average | $6,003 | $23,282 |
| HCA Florida Capital Hospital | 32 | $7,950 | About average | $5,292 | $71,520 |
| Hillcrest Medical Center | 38 | $7,951 | About average | $5,015 | $62,625 |
| Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare | 36 | $7,958 | About average | $6,583 | $43,773 |
| St Josephs Hospital | 111 | $7,959 | About average | $6,278 | $39,674 |
| William W Backus Hospital | 20 | $7,962 | About average | $6,551 | $33,781 |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital | 34 | $7,962 | About average | $5,371 | $36,666 |
| Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center | 12 | $7,968 | About average | $6,243 | $23,279 |
| Reading Hospital | 149 | $7,969 | About average | $6,197 | $41,139 |
| Medical City Dallas Hospital | 45 | $7,971 | About average | $6,221 | $76,325 |
| HCA Florida Poinciana Hospital | 14 | $7,972 | About average | $6,806 | $117,791 |
| Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital Plano | 12 | $7,975 | About average | $5,154 | $34,619 |
| McLaren Macomb | 17 | $7,976 | About average | $5,894 | $22,238 |
| South Florida Baptist Hospital | 19 | $7,980 | About average | $6,770 | $38,524 |
| Regions Hospital | 33 | $7,981 | About average | $6,638 | $24,327 |
| Mercy Hospital Of Buffalo | 17 | $7,987 | About average | $6,129 | $16,527 |
| Ascension Genesys Hospital | 26 | $7,991 | About average | $6,057 | $22,742 |
| HCA Florida Northwest Hospital | 36 | $8,000 | About average | $6,569 | $80,280 |
| Banner Wyoming Medical Center | 13 | $8,003 | About average | $6,848 | $20,537 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | 34 | $8,003 | About average | $5,233 | $35,243 |
| Samaritan Hospital Of Troy, New York | 16 | $8,006 | About average | $6,618 | $23,918 |
| Saint Anthony Medical Center | 30 | $8,012 | About average | $5,179 | $39,346 |
| University Of Maryland St Joseph Medical Center | 39 | $8,019 | About average | $6,722 | $8,999 |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center | 66 | $8,030 | About average | $6,141 | $43,310 |
| Methodist Fremont Health | 11 | $8,032 | About average | $6,696 | $27,761 |
| HCA Florida JFK Hospital | 62 | $8,032 | About average | $6,309 | $71,905 |
| VHS Harlingen Hospital Company LLC | 14 | $8,035 | About average | $6,553 | $117,693 |
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 | $7,406 | $36K |
| 2021 | $7,799 | $39K |
| 2022 | $7,985 | $42K |
| 2023 | $8,225 | $44K |
| 2024 | $8,552 | $46K |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 18 | 474 | $6,623 | $5,898–$7,099 |
| Kentucky | 20 | 666 | $6,665 | $6,213–$6,940 |
| Arkansas | 15 | 357 | $6,685 | $6,336–$6,892 |
| Vermont | 2 | 51 | $6,803 | $5,637–$7,724 |
| Iowa | 16 | 419 | $6,805 | $6,288–$7,070 |
| Mississippi | 15 | 509 | $6,809 | $6,143–$6,806 |
| Alabama | 29 | 852 | $6,907 | $6,343–$7,198 |
| West Virginia | 13 | 472 | $7,057 | $5,802–$7,115 |
| Kansas | 11 | 377 | $7,114 | $6,259–$7,428 |
| Indiana | 37 | 1,147 | $7,196 | $6,751–$7,457 |
| North Dakota | 5 | 124 | $7,210 | $6,786–$7,373 |
| Missouri | 34 | 912 | $7,212 | $6,300–$7,854 |
| Oklahoma | 18 | 432 | $7,301 | $6,669–$7,326 |
| Ohio | 70 | 1,898 | $7,323 | $6,281–$7,629 |
| New Hampshire | 11 | 328 | $7,406 | $6,791–$7,913 |
| Montana | 4 | 69 | $7,443 | $6,908–$7,694 |
| Idaho | 5 | 94 | $7,505 | $7,455–$7,828 |
| Florida | 129 | 6,354 | $7,530 | $6,698–$8,166 |
| Tennessee | 31 | 1,012 | $7,573 | $6,360–$7,778 |
| Virginia | 39 | 1,616 | $7,641 | $6,815–$7,824 |
| South Dakota | 3 | 116 | $7,647 | $7,451–$7,979 |
| New Mexico | 7 | 136 | $7,653 | $6,638–$8,647 |
| Arizona | 29 | 839 | $7,709 | $6,967–$7,827 |
| Wisconsin | 24 | 571 | $7,719 | $6,722–$7,900 |
| Nebraska | 8 | 201 | $7,722 | $6,834–$8,734 |
| South Carolina | 31 | 1,058 | $7,750 | $6,665–$8,245 |
| Pennsylvania | 78 | 2,713 | $7,827 | $6,527–$8,550 |
| Michigan | 42 | 1,378 | $7,836 | $7,139–$8,261 |
| Maine | 4 | 102 | $7,909 | $6,894–$7,631 |
| Colorado | 15 | 285 | $7,909 | $6,831–$7,565 |
| Texas | 103 | 3,312 | $8,024 | $7,200–$8,491 |
| Minnesota | 17 | 464 | $8,173 | $7,050–$8,424 |
| Washington | 27 | 596 | $8,238 | $7,476–$8,527 |
| North Carolina | 43 | 1,556 | $8,274 | $7,185–$8,127 |
| Delaware | 5 | 390 | $8,521 | $7,531–$8,686 |
| Illinois | 70 | 2,259 | $8,661 | $6,903–$9,218 |
| New Jersey | 50 | 2,005 | $8,682 | $7,487–$9,963 |
| Massachusetts | 47 | 2,326 | $8,685 | $7,373–$9,735 |
| Georgia | 49 | 1,563 | $8,904 | $7,289–$9,281 |
| Nevada | 13 | 539 | $8,908 | $7,779–$9,266 |
| Oregon | 11 | 212 | $9,100 | $8,452–$9,421 |
| Rhode Island | 5 | 141 | $9,102 | $7,165–$8,957 |
| Utah | 5 | 111 | $9,178 | $7,382–$9,708 |
| Wyoming | 2 | 31 | $9,188 | $8,513–$9,534 |
| Connecticut | 19 | 571 | $9,775 | $8,477–$10,132 |
| Hawaii | 3 | 92 | $10,597 | $10,415–$12,442 |
| California | 129 | 4,020 | $10,846 | $9,128–$10,806 |
| New York | 83 | 4,453 | $11,509 | $8,308–$12,036 |
| Maryland | 35 | 1,482 | $11,912 | $9,969–$14,559 |
| Alaska | 3 | 52 | $12,102 | $10,339–$14,624 |
| District of Columbia | 5 | 122 | $12,112 | $11,190–$13,198 |
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.