Chest pain
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $7,004 per stay at 616 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $5,829 and $7,670.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $7,004
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $5,829–$7,670
- Medicare’s share
- $5,141
- Average billed charge
- $42,150
- Hospitals reporting
- 616
Compare hospitals
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616 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 301–350. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield And Novi | 31 | $6,554 | About average | $5,209 | $26,559 |
| Hunt Regional Medical Center | 23 | $6,560 | About average | $5,192 | $21,869 |
| St Tammany Parish Hospital | 11 | $6,561 | About average | $2,739 | $24,019 |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital | 15 | $6,563 | About average | $3,801 | $23,114 |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield | 24 | $6,569 | About average | $4,453 | $25,167 |
| HMHP St Elizabeth Boardman Health Center | 14 | $6,574 | About average | $2,967 | $30,996 |
| UPMC Hamot | 18 | $6,585 | About average | $5,222 | $33,768 |
| St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia | 14 | $6,594 | About average | $5,268 | $28,547 |
| Christus Santa Rosa Medical Center | 23 | $6,600 | About average | $5,338 | $33,224 |
| Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center | 13 | $6,602 | About average | $4,916 | $34,995 |
| St Francis Hospital | 14 | $6,605 | About average | $4,868 | $59,142 |
| Grand Strand Regional Medical Center | 46 | $6,608 | About average | $4,426 | $43,207 |
| Riverside Regional Medical Center | 13 | $6,618 | About average | $3,307 | $27,464 |
| St David's South Austin Medical Center | 16 | $6,620 | About average | $4,699 | $48,421 |
| MelroseWakefield Healthcare | 21 | $6,625 | About average | $5,178 | $15,200 |
| Summa Health System | 20 | $6,634 | About average | $4,849 | $40,497 |
| Palmetto General Hospital | 13 | $6,640 | About average | $5,404 | $35,541 |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center | 27 | $6,661 | About average | $5,314 | $32,969 |
| Sacred Heart Hospital | 16 | $6,666 | About average | $5,111 | $27,083 |
| AdventHealth Deland | 25 | $6,666 | About average | $4,451 | $28,873 |
| NorthShore University HealthSystem - Evanston Hospital | 17 | $6,670 | About average | $5,181 | $29,717 |
| St Joseph's Hospital Health Center | 22 | $6,670 | About average | $5,326 | $16,993 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Of Suffern | 11 | $6,673 | About average | $5,190 | $66,812 |
| Marion General Hospital | 14 | $6,678 | About average | $3,786 | $17,676 |
| Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center | 39 | $6,680 | About average | $4,813 | $114,423 |
| Medical City Denton | 15 | $6,681 | About average | $5,184 | $69,318 |
| Anmed Health | 18 | $6,685 | About average | $5,232 | $33,585 |
| Southeast Health Medical Center | 23 | $6,686 | About average | $4,260 | $21,160 |
| Ascension St John Medical Center | 17 | $6,689 | About average | $5,204 | $15,347 |
| Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus | 13 | $6,700 | About average | $5,539 | $52,895 |
| UMass Memorial HealthAlliance Hospitals | 14 | $6,701 | About average | $5,468 | $21,755 |
| HCA Florida Lake City Hospital | 40 | $6,705 | About average | $5,462 | $47,396 |
| Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center | 20 | $6,708 | About average | $4,246 | $32,751 |
| Frederick Health Hospital | 23 | $6,730 | About average | $5,452 | $7,362 |
| Holy Name Medical Center | 17 | $6,733 | About average | $5,096 | $32,077 |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis | 24 | $6,737 | About average | $4,553 | $31,190 |
| Trinity Health Oakland Hospital | 29 | $6,743 | About average | $4,969 | $25,050 |
| HCA Florida JFK Hospital | 34 | $6,752 | About average | $5,614 | $52,357 |
| HCA Florida Palms West Hospital | 12 | $6,757 | About average | $5,460 | $46,243 |
| Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Siena Campus | 22 | $6,757 | About average | $4,954 | $77,196 |
| HCA Florida Northwest Hospital | 13 | $6,761 | About average | $5,213 | $55,402 |
| Presence Mercy Medical Center | 14 | $6,762 | About average | $5,596 | $56,349 |
| HCA Florida Blake Hospital | 15 | $6,765 | About average | $5,544 | $68,812 |
| Medical City Fort Worth | 15 | $6,772 | About average | $4,690 | $51,469 |
| Methodist Hospital | 72 | $6,776 | About average | $4,290 | $59,293 |
| Reading Hospital | 40 | $6,777 | About average | $5,034 | $28,313 |
| Community Medical Center | 31 | $6,779 | About average | $4,797 | $48,622 |
| Christiana Hospital | 18 | $6,795 | About average | $5,070 | $26,400 |
| Morton Plant Hospital | 25 | $6,817 | About average | $4,266 | $35,756 |
| HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital | 12 | $6,820 | About average | $5,868 | $77,227 |
National trend
Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.
- Average payment
- Average billed charge
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| Year of care | Average payment | Average billed charge |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $6,250 | $33K |
| 2021 | $6,559 | $35K |
| 2022 | $6,660 | $38K |
| 2023 | $6,803 | $39K |
| 2024 | $7,004 | $42K |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 2 | 27 | $4,980 | $4,967–$5,000 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 15 | $5,153 | $5,153–$5,153 |
| Louisiana | 10 | 182 | $5,324 | $4,889–$5,513 |
| Indiana | 11 | 213 | $5,553 | $5,501–$5,850 |
| Montana | 1 | 11 | $5,591 | $5,591–$5,591 |
| Kentucky | 8 | 200 | $5,696 | $5,145–$6,105 |
| West Virginia | 10 | 283 | $5,722 | $4,932–$6,109 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 12 | $5,734 | $5,734–$5,734 |
| Alabama | 15 | 335 | $5,835 | $5,407–$6,219 |
| Mississippi | 5 | 95 | $5,874 | $5,678–$6,088 |
| Arizona | 9 | 157 | $5,880 | $5,617–$6,240 |
| Virginia | 16 | 377 | $5,946 | $5,459–$6,228 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | 144 | $5,970 | $5,670–$6,144 |
| Missouri | 14 | 217 | $6,086 | $5,393–$6,565 |
| North Dakota | 1 | 15 | $6,199 | $6,199–$6,199 |
| South Carolina | 11 | 228 | $6,245 | $5,281–$6,646 |
| Ohio | 23 | 399 | $6,273 | $5,411–$6,536 |
| Tennessee | 19 | 409 | $6,275 | $5,557–$6,570 |
| Delaware | 2 | 36 | $6,388 | $6,185–$6,592 |
| Pennsylvania | 17 | 355 | $6,407 | $5,693–$6,777 |
| Michigan | 20 | 380 | $6,474 | $6,074–$6,789 |
| Washington | 4 | 68 | $6,561 | $6,126–$6,887 |
| Florida | 96 | 2,859 | $6,589 | $5,781–$7,095 |
| Idaho | 1 | 13 | $6,602 | $6,602–$6,602 |
| Maine | 1 | 20 | $6,708 | $6,708–$6,708 |
| Kansas | 4 | 54 | $6,729 | $6,320–$7,074 |
| North Carolina | 17 | 323 | $6,731 | $5,829–$7,514 |
| Massachusetts | 22 | 497 | $6,799 | $6,168–$7,434 |
| Wisconsin | 5 | 78 | $6,803 | $6,450–$6,879 |
| Illinois | 31 | 545 | $6,804 | $5,715–$7,478 |
| Texas | 44 | 1,013 | $6,806 | $6,234–$7,356 |
| New Jersey | 22 | 439 | $7,072 | $6,345–$7,453 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 15 | $7,117 | $7,117–$7,117 |
| Minnesota | 4 | 59 | $7,169 | $5,960–$8,154 |
| Georgia | 30 | 523 | $7,225 | $6,289–$7,874 |
| Nevada | 10 | 253 | $7,349 | $6,837–$7,497 |
| Oregon | 1 | 12 | $7,955 | $7,955–$7,955 |
| California | 65 | 1,366 | $8,170 | $7,482–$8,428 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 20 | $8,200 | $8,200–$8,200 |
| Connecticut | 2 | 34 | $8,319 | $8,206–$8,349 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | 35 | $8,393 | $5,965–$9,632 |
| Maryland | 12 | 179 | $9,285 | $7,975–$10,786 |
| District of Columbia | 2 | 32 | $9,835 | $9,498–$10,574 |
| New York | 35 | 1,079 | $10,043 | $7,516–$10,997 |
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.