Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 374
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In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $23,203 per stay at 288 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $16,324 and $25,036.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $23,203
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $16,324–$25,036
- Medicare’s share
- $18,359
- Average billed charge
- $115,405
- Hospitals reporting
- 288
Compare hospitals
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288 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 101–150. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northside Hospital Forsyth | 12 | $17,581 | 24% below the national average | $15,541 | $160,907 |
| Providence St. Jude Medical Center | 16 | $17,688 | 24% below the national average | $16,565 | $111,353 |
| Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center | 20 | $17,735 | 24% below the national average | $16,076 | $50,086 |
| Baptist Hospital Of Miami | 24 | $17,758 | 23% below the national average | $16,440 | $114,594 |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin | 13 | $17,876 | 23% below the national average | $16,371 | $110,985 |
| Palos Community Hospital | 18 | $17,915 | 23% below the national average | $10,878 | $57,904 |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital | 15 | $17,934 | 23% below the national average | $14,065 | $82,962 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital | 11 | $17,943 | 23% below the national average | $12,034 | $46,946 |
| University Medical Center Of Princeton At Plainsboro | 16 | $17,971 | 23% below the national average | $16,339 | $132,581 |
| Miami Valley Hospital | 20 | $18,036 | 22% below the national average | $14,227 | $88,375 |
| Sanford USDMedical Center | 15 | $18,051 | 22% below the national average | $16,450 | $97,724 |
| West Jersey Hospital | 19 | $18,111 | 22% below the national average | $13,726 | $170,974 |
| North Shore Medical Center - | 16 | $18,146 | 22% below the national average | $17,100 | $59,658 |
| St Francis Hospital - The Heart Center | 21 | $18,153 | 22% below the national average | $16,742 | $122,749 |
| University Of Kansas Hospital | 34 | $18,204 | 22% below the national average | $14,794 | $100,144 |
| Uw Health | 12 | $18,380 | 21% below the national average | $14,005 | $92,918 |
| Winchester Medical Center | 15 | $18,381 | 21% below the national average | $14,453 | $33,651 |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital | 12 | $18,408 | 21% below the national average | $14,309 | $43,170 |
| Jefferson Abington Hospital | 16 | $18,468 | 20% below the national average | $14,834 | $74,830 |
| Newton-Wellesley Hospital | 19 | $18,538 | 20% below the national average | $16,854 | $40,436 |
| Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital | 18 | $18,540 | 20% below the national average | $14,377 | $54,700 |
| Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center | 15 | $18,545 | 20% below the national average | $16,257 | $93,321 |
| Renown Regional Medical Center | 21 | $18,546 | 20% below the national average | $17,205 | $70,149 |
| Munson Medical Center | 13 | $18,702 | 19% below the national average | $15,406 | $51,558 |
| Olympic Medical Center | 11 | $18,721 | 19% below the national average | $14,571 | $32,991 |
| Spectrum Health | 13 | $18,784 | 19% below the national average | $15,864 | $57,248 |
| Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield And Novi | 12 | $18,786 | 19% below the national average | $13,939 | $44,909 |
| Huntington Hospital | 18 | $18,810 | 19% below the national average | $17,717 | $159,340 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center | 16 | $18,811 | 19% below the national average | $17,254 | $165,162 |
| Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital | 13 | $18,836 | 19% below the national average | $15,985 | $86,306 |
| Northside Hospital | 11 | $18,842 | 19% below the national average | $18,400 | $115,303 |
| Providence Mission Hospital | 14 | $18,967 | 18% below the national average | $16,517 | $80,662 |
| Ocean Medical Center | 20 | $19,082 | 18% below the national average | $14,974 | $90,597 |
| Sunrise Hospital And Medical Center | 12 | $19,105 | 18% below the national average | $17,917 | $260,554 |
| Missouri Baptist Medical Center | 20 | $19,188 | 17% below the national average | $11,643 | $64,331 |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | 13 | $19,319 | 17% below the national average | $17,190 | $72,608 |
| Enloe Health | 15 | $19,330 | 17% below the national average | $18,351 | $154,312 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas | 12 | $19,337 | 17% below the national average | $18,473 | $111,027 |
| University Of Missouri Health Care | 18 | $19,371 | 17% below the national average | $15,630 | $101,144 |
| Edward Hospital | 19 | $19,461 | 16% below the national average | $12,418 | $86,092 |
| Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak | 23 | $19,505 | 16% below the national average | $13,788 | $104,222 |
| St Joseph Medical Center | 13 | $19,567 | 16% below the national average | $14,963 | $86,493 |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System | 19 | $19,569 | 16% below the national average | $14,841 | $72,117 |
| Saint Francis Medical Center | 22 | $19,692 | 15% below the national average | $16,790 | $113,558 |
| Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital | 16 | $19,706 | 15% below the national average | $16,678 | $72,721 |
| Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | 11 | $19,780 | 15% below the national average | $12,776 | $94,433 |
| Tampa General Hospital | 17 | $19,941 | 14% below the national average | $14,904 | $91,313 |
| University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | 18 | $19,975 | 14% below the national average | $16,224 | $79,946 |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | 16 | $20,004 | 14% below the national average | $18,038 | $92,744 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla | 18 | $20,092 | 13% below the national average | $16,204 | $121,946 |
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 | $20K | $84K |
| 2021 | $21K | $89K |
| 2022 | $23K | $104K |
| 2023 | $22K | $106K |
| 2024 | $23K | $115K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 43 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | 1 | 11 | $14,172 | $14,172–$14,172 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 21 | $14,335 | $14,335–$14,335 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 12 | $14,493 | $14,493–$14,493 |
| Louisiana | 1 | 12 | $15,971 | $15,971–$15,971 |
| Idaho | 1 | 14 | $16,101 | $16,101–$16,101 |
| South Carolina | 4 | 60 | $16,401 | $16,426–$17,325 |
| Indiana | 4 | 61 | $16,486 | $14,683–$17,449 |
| Iowa | 2 | 36 | $16,661 | $15,004–$18,318 |
| Kansas | 3 | 59 | $17,052 | $15,285–$17,581 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 46 | $17,575 | $16,060–$19,727 |
| Texas | 18 | 319 | $17,790 | $14,244–$19,146 |
| Tennessee | 7 | 124 | $17,794 | $14,824–$17,432 |
| Georgia | 5 | 64 | $17,802 | $16,928–$18,842 |
| Oklahoma | 4 | 68 | $18,073 | $14,365–$17,433 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 44 | $18,119 | $16,212–$19,513 |
| South Dakota | 2 | 30 | $18,298 | $18,175–$18,421 |
| Virginia | 11 | 183 | $18,835 | $15,258–$20,331 |
| Florida | 17 | 342 | $19,175 | $14,755–$19,941 |
| Nevada | 3 | 45 | $19,392 | $18,825–$20,132 |
| Ohio | 8 | 154 | $19,662 | $15,801–$22,146 |
| Illinois | 21 | 401 | $19,787 | $15,717–$21,333 |
| Michigan | 10 | 154 | $20,052 | $18,441–$19,325 |
| Delaware | 1 | 27 | $20,549 | $20,549–$20,549 |
| Alabama | 1 | 17 | $21,086 | $21,086–$21,086 |
| Missouri | 6 | 106 | $21,391 | $16,767–$24,073 |
| Washington | 8 | 120 | $22,172 | $19,895–$22,697 |
| Utah | 1 | 18 | $22,222 | $22,222–$22,222 |
| North Carolina | 10 | 149 | $22,396 | $16,738–$25,605 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | 59 | $22,444 | $20,754–$25,767 |
| New Jersey | 15 | 294 | $22,450 | $18,041–$24,036 |
| Pennsylvania | 14 | 228 | $22,767 | $16,177–$22,288 |
| Minnesota | 6 | 124 | $22,833 | $16,227–$25,159 |
| Massachusetts | 14 | 352 | $24,006 | $17,385–$26,243 |
| Alaska | 1 | 12 | $24,651 | $24,651–$24,651 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 58 | $25,621 | $20,155–$27,941 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 14 | $25,663 | $25,663–$25,663 |
| Oregon | 3 | 49 | $26,607 | $21,143–$30,100 |
| Arizona | 3 | 74 | $26,844 | $21,474–$28,050 |
| New York | 22 | 635 | $29,206 | $22,622–$30,994 |
| Connecticut | 4 | 91 | $29,559 | $22,924–$33,022 |
| California | 35 | 674 | $30,386 | $20,956–$32,992 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 15 | $30,755 | $30,755–$30,755 |
| Maryland | 7 | 110 | $33,918 | $21,700–$29,115 |
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.