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In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $44,107 per stay at 135 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $34,062 and $49,331.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $44,107
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $34,062–$49,331
- Medicare’s share
- $37,267
- Average billed charge
- $218,547
- Hospitals reporting
- 135
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135 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 1–50. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care | 12 | $24,384 | 45% below the national average | $21,039 | $124,787 |
| Memorial Healthcare System, Inc | 17 | $26,451 | 40% below the national average | $21,950 | $100,164 |
| Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, Inc | 14 | $26,567 | 40% below the national average | $25,404 | $105,827 |
| Missouri Baptist Medical Center | 13 | $27,132 | 38% below the national average | $26,579 | $135,341 |
| Kettering Health Main Campus | 12 | $27,381 | 38% below the national average | $25,032 | $151,964 |
| Rex Hospital | 15 | $27,931 | 37% below the national average | $26,856 | $81,550 |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center | 12 | $28,205 | 36% below the national average | $26,306 | $140,551 |
| Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center | 11 | $28,674 | 35% below the national average | $26,409 | $164,702 |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center | 14 | $28,987 | 34% below the national average | $28,142 | $132,978 |
| AdventHealth Orlando | 23 | $29,125 | 34% below the national average | $27,053 | $262,225 |
| Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health | 13 | $29,568 | 33% below the national average | $27,572 | $216,820 |
| St Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital | 12 | $29,577 | 33% below the national average | $24,452 | $99,088 |
| Miami Valley Hospital | 19 | $29,864 | 32% below the national average | $27,951 | $168,043 |
| Carilion Medical Center | 11 | $30,079 | 32% below the national average | $27,125 | $204,811 |
| Northwest Community Hospital 1 | 12 | $30,119 | 32% below the national average | $28,014 | $134,894 |
| Deaconess Hospital Inc | 19 | $30,211 | 32% below the national average | $28,920 | $100,227 |
| Bryan Medical Center | 17 | $30,612 | 31% below the national average | $28,912 | $120,630 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital | 14 | $30,644 | 31% below the national average | $25,228 | $156,702 |
| Wesley Medical Center | 12 | $30,763 | 30% below the national average | $27,470 | $326,149 |
| Naples Community Hospital | 13 | $32,358 | 27% below the national average | $25,512 | $163,515 |
| Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital | 21 | $32,403 | 27% below the national average | $28,914 | $150,349 |
| Banner Desert Medical Center | 12 | $32,556 | 26% below the national average | $32,102 | $175,655 |
| St Lukes Hospital Of Kansas City | 15 | $32,694 | 26% below the national average | $28,606 | $171,853 |
| South Shore Hospital | 13 | $32,780 | 26% below the national average | $30,351 | $63,991 |
| Huntsville Hospital | 21 | $32,814 | 26% below the national average | $30,977 | $202,744 |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast | 14 | $32,935 | 25% below the national average | $27,498 | $140,299 |
| Chandler Regional Medical Center | 15 | $32,975 | 25% below the national average | $31,930 | $264,893 |
| Baylor St Lukes Medical Center | 13 | $33,144 | 25% below the national average | $30,453 | $281,564 |
| Methodist Hospital | 21 | $33,205 | 25% below the national average | $31,416 | $364,979 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth | 18 | $33,602 | 24% below the national average | $32,271 | $202,356 |
| Saint Francis Hospital, Inc | 15 | $33,767 | 23% below the national average | $29,091 | $129,324 |
| Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services | 12 | $33,869 | 23% below the national average | $28,053 | $236,737 |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital | 31 | $33,897 | 23% below the national average | $30,037 | $153,530 |
| Lakeland Regional Medical Center | 15 | $33,921 | 23% below the national average | $26,893 | $193,151 |
| Winchester Medical Center | 17 | $34,203 | 22% below the national average | $30,753 | $69,035 |
| St Josephs Hospital | 16 | $34,341 | 22% below the national average | $26,918 | $162,417 |
| Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center | 21 | $34,543 | 22% below the national average | $32,547 | $132,618 |
| Lexington Medical Center | 11 | $34,600 | 22% below the national average | $31,783 | $211,529 |
| Jefferson Abington Hospital | 13 | $34,628 | 21% below the national average | $28,800 | $145,544 |
| Robert Packer Hospital | 11 | $34,685 | 21% below the national average | $31,509 | $157,571 |
| Spectrum Health | 12 | $34,727 | 21% below the national average | $28,732 | $81,849 |
| Covenant Medical Center | 14 | $35,026 | 21% below the national average | $32,516 | $362,469 |
| Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce | 21 | $35,168 | 20% below the national average | $27,168 | $156,460 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital | 16 | $35,720 | 19% below the national average | $34,388 | $242,880 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc | 13 | $36,368 | 18% below the national average | $33,430 | $173,867 |
| Norton Hospitals, Inc | 13 | $36,433 | 17% below the national average | $35,221 | $174,686 |
| Northwestern Medicine MCHenry | 11 | $36,520 | 17% below the national average | $35,002 | $188,575 |
| NorthShore University HealthSystem - Evanston Hospital | 16 | $36,530 | 17% below the national average | $33,992 | $136,532 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville | 22 | $36,551 | 17% below the national average | $32,710 | $201,685 |
| St Johns Regional Medical Center | 12 | $36,609 | 17% below the national average | $35,385 | $203,509 |
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 | $40K | $174K |
| 2021 | $41K | $187K |
| 2022 | $42K | $196K |
| 2023 | $43K | $194K |
| 2024 | $44K | $219K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 42 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 1 | 12 | $24,384 | $24,384–$24,384 |
| Louisiana | 1 | 12 | $28,205 | $28,205–$28,205 |
| Alabama | 1 | 21 | $32,814 | $32,814–$32,814 |
| Colorado | 1 | 12 | $33,869 | $33,869–$33,869 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 42 | $34,609 | $30,167–$39,004 |
| South Dakota | 2 | 22 | $34,778 | $31,726–$37,830 |
| Nebraska | 2 | 28 | $35,126 | $33,485–$39,231 |
| Mississippi | 2 | 24 | $35,337 | $32,457–$38,217 |
| Indiana | 4 | 63 | $35,958 | $29,905–$41,556 |
| Georgia | 1 | 13 | $36,368 | $36,368–$36,368 |
| Tennessee | 4 | 61 | $36,797 | $29,596–$42,152 |
| Maryland | 1 | 16 | $36,889 | $36,889–$36,889 |
| Florida | 11 | 184 | $37,018 | $33,140–$42,003 |
| Nevada | 1 | 15 | $37,276 | $37,276–$37,276 |
| Idaho | 1 | 11 | $37,391 | $37,391–$37,391 |
| Washington | 2 | 34 | $37,739 | $37,734–$37,748 |
| North Carolina | 7 | 116 | $38,137 | $33,739–$42,607 |
| Texas | 9 | 144 | $38,655 | $33,602–$44,467 |
| Illinois | 5 | 68 | $38,962 | $36,520–$40,798 |
| Kansas | 2 | 35 | $39,557 | $34,108–$40,800 |
| Arizona | 3 | 45 | $39,569 | $32,765–$41,357 |
| Delaware | 1 | 18 | $39,932 | $39,932–$39,932 |
| Missouri | 3 | 45 | $40,409 | $29,913–$45,032 |
| Ohio | 5 | 95 | $40,513 | $29,864–$39,458 |
| South Carolina | 3 | 47 | $41,702 | $33,501–$47,264 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 12 | $42,054 | $42,054–$42,054 |
| Virginia | 5 | 73 | $42,491 | $34,203–$49,609 |
| New Jersey | 3 | 44 | $43,154 | $39,907–$45,489 |
| Oregon | 1 | 11 | $43,247 | $43,247–$43,247 |
| Pennsylvania | 7 | 101 | $43,320 | $38,321–$43,777 |
| Iowa | 1 | 23 | $43,446 | $43,446–$43,446 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 29 | $43,731 | $39,740–$46,354 |
| Michigan | 3 | 40 | $44,825 | $37,996–$48,627 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 19 | $45,408 | $45,408–$45,408 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 27 | $51,277 | $51,177–$51,392 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 19 | $51,382 | $51,382–$51,382 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 16 | $55,169 | $55,169–$55,169 |
| Massachusetts | 8 | 137 | $55,297 | $44,156–$62,064 |
| Minnesota | 3 | 62 | $56,673 | $39,978–$53,780 |
| California | 13 | 173 | $56,976 | $42,668–$73,087 |
| New York | 6 | 104 | $64,716 | $52,593–$71,876 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 22 | $74,487 | $74,487–$74,487 |
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.