Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 389
Gastrointestinal obstruction with CC
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $7,859 per stay at 1,356 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $6,398 and $8,552.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $7,859
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $6,398–$8,552
- Medicare’s share
- $5,697
- Average billed charge
- $39,323
- Hospitals reporting
- 1,356
Hospitals in Virginia
Narrow by a state, city or ZIP code (optionally a distance around it), and/or pick specific hospitals. With both, your picks are added to the area’s hospitals.
- Average payment across these 41 hospitals
- $7,326
- Median hospital
- $6,871
- Lowest to highest
- $5,290–$15,442
- Medicare stays
- 971
41 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital | 15 | $5,290 | 33% below the national average | $3,880 | $19,807 |
| Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center | 14 | $5,768 | 27% below the national average | $4,369 | $24,340 |
| Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen Hospital | 17 | $5,875 | 25% below the national average | $4,054 | $31,541 |
| Chesapeake General Hospital | 19 | $5,927 | 25% below the national average | $4,639 | $20,298 |
| John Randolph Medical Center | 13 | $5,987 | 24% below the national average | $4,857 | $46,257 |
| CJW Medical Center | 54 | $6,053 | 23% below the national average | $4,388 | $65,508 |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital | 47 | $6,077 | 23% below the national average | $4,405 | $25,805 |
| Uva Health Haymarket Medical Center | 13 | $6,209 | 21% below the national average | $4,164 | $23,758 |
| Augusta Health | 30 | $6,243 | 21% below the national average | $4,887 | $19,908 |
| Reston Hospital Center | 17 | $6,330 | 19% below the national average | $4,984 | $41,435 |
| Community Memorial Hospital | 16 | $6,349 | 19% below the national average | $5,125 | $23,547 |
| Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center | 14 | $6,376 | 19% below the national average | $4,329 | $30,916 |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital | 25 | $6,385 | 19% below the national average | $5,206 | $22,467 |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center | 21 | $6,443 | 18% below the national average | $5,063 | $25,354 |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center | 18 | $6,446 | 18% below the national average | $4,598 | $81,237 |
| Sentara Obici Hospital | 19 | $6,462 | 18% below the national average | $4,453 | $32,965 |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center | 18 | $6,485 | 17% below the national average | $4,328 | $22,428 |
| Henrico Doctors' Hospital | 26 | $6,693 | 15% below the national average | $4,287 | $67,697 |
| Virginia Hospital Center | 26 | $6,820 | 13% below the national average | $5,414 | $26,363 |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital | 31 | $6,838 | 13% below the national average | $4,699 | $33,283 |
| Winchester Medical Center | 38 | $6,871 | 13% below the national average | $4,816 | $17,221 |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital | 23 | $6,907 | 12% below the national average | $4,539 | $29,618 |
| Sentara RMH Medical Center | 30 | $6,923 | 12% below the national average | $5,246 | $18,739 |
| Mary Washington Hospital | 23 | $7,079 | About average | $4,760 | $17,848 |
| Carilion Medical Center | 22 | $7,224 | About average | $5,304 | $29,075 |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital | 26 | $7,243 | About average | $5,473 | $22,861 |
| Carilion New River Valley Medical Center | 13 | $7,286 | About average | $4,413 | $21,180 |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital | 33 | $7,308 | About average | $4,877 | $19,833 |
| Johnston Memorial Hospital | 17 | $7,329 | About average | $5,061 | $20,364 |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital | 42 | $7,355 | About average | $4,132 | $33,213 |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center | 24 | $7,394 | About average | $5,685 | $28,309 |
| Riverside Regional Medical Center | 21 | $7,474 | About average | $4,918 | $23,759 |
| Lewisgale Medical Center | 34 | $7,713 | About average | $4,897 | $55,804 |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital | 20 | $7,767 | About average | $4,982 | $22,394 |
| Uva Health Culpeper Medical Center | 20 | $7,850 | About average | $5,596 | $24,742 |
| Lewisgale Hospital Montgomery | 15 | $8,048 | About average | $4,802 | $29,927 |
| Sovah Health Danville | 15 | $8,276 | About average | $4,641 | $44,926 |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital | 32 | $8,532 | About average | $6,200 | $20,654 |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital | 14 | $9,457 | 20% above the national average | $6,391 | $36,275 |
| Medical College Of Virginia Hospitals | 28 | $13,261 | 69% above the national average | $6,818 | $42,748 |
| University Of Virginia Medical Center | 28 | $15,442 | 96% above the national average | $7,945 | $41,200 |
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 | $7,172 | $32K |
| 2021 | $7,274 | $34K |
| 2022 | $7,400 | $36K |
| 2023 | $7,557 | $38K |
| 2024 | $7,859 | $39K |
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 | 5 | 102 | $5,498 | $4,231–$5,539 |
| Arkansas | 17 | 367 | $6,043 | $5,718–$6,360 |
| Louisiana | 20 | 443 | $6,246 | $5,362–$6,599 |
| Mississippi | 13 | 305 | $6,303 | $5,761–$6,490 |
| Kentucky | 20 | 436 | $6,395 | $5,653–$6,556 |
| Iowa | 16 | 336 | $6,431 | $5,836–$6,352 |
| Montana | 8 | 137 | $6,447 | $6,341–$6,491 |
| Kansas | 14 | 319 | $6,542 | $5,962–$6,860 |
| North Dakota | 6 | 118 | $6,718 | $6,208–$6,756 |
| Alabama | 22 | 419 | $6,779 | $6,001–$6,771 |
| Indiana | 29 | 630 | $6,792 | $6,146–$6,905 |
| Missouri | 32 | 682 | $6,831 | $6,025–$6,887 |
| Oklahoma | 21 | 502 | $6,932 | $5,929–$7,398 |
| West Virginia | 11 | 270 | $6,944 | $5,708–$7,147 |
| Tennessee | 29 | 740 | $7,000 | $5,914–$7,048 |
| Colorado | 16 | 322 | $7,069 | $6,469–$6,993 |
| Nebraska | 11 | 262 | $7,085 | $5,840–$8,055 |
| Florida | 108 | 3,111 | $7,093 | $6,228–$7,565 |
| Ohio | 55 | 1,150 | $7,100 | $5,930–$8,080 |
| Idaho | 7 | 134 | $7,135 | $6,833–$7,682 |
| South Carolina | 29 | 657 | $7,235 | $5,939–$7,588 |
| Virginia | 41 | 971 | $7,326 | $6,349–$7,394 |
| Pennsylvania | 62 | 1,442 | $7,348 | $6,060–$7,970 |
| Wisconsin | 24 | 504 | $7,372 | $6,344–$7,350 |
| Maine | 5 | 79 | $7,373 | $7,104–$7,891 |
| South Dakota | 6 | 161 | $7,391 | $6,760–$7,140 |
| Delaware | 5 | 158 | $7,466 | $6,984–$7,967 |
| Arizona | 31 | 730 | $7,508 | $6,402–$7,413 |
| Michigan | 37 | 795 | $7,556 | $6,840–$7,885 |
| Minnesota | 23 | 589 | $7,577 | $6,438–$7,648 |
| New Mexico | 7 | 124 | $7,591 | $6,872–$8,489 |
| Texas | 82 | 1,967 | $7,651 | $6,689–$8,545 |
| North Carolina | 39 | 919 | $7,679 | $6,495–$8,102 |
| New Hampshire | 9 | 148 | $7,689 | $6,703–$7,947 |
| Nevada | 13 | 299 | $7,818 | $7,376–$8,238 |
| Georgia | 38 | 813 | $7,983 | $6,859–$8,675 |
| Illinois | 62 | 1,519 | $8,011 | $6,462–$8,445 |
| Washington | 29 | 573 | $8,088 | $7,444–$8,199 |
| Utah | 7 | 172 | $8,159 | $6,711–$8,940 |
| New Jersey | 41 | 1,142 | $8,286 | $6,938–$9,072 |
| Massachusetts | 36 | 1,089 | $8,437 | $6,808–$8,786 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | 83 | $8,631 | $7,961–$9,565 |
| Oregon | 9 | 158 | $8,791 | $8,121–$9,755 |
| Wyoming | 2 | 51 | $8,803 | $7,978–$9,131 |
| District of Columbia | 2 | 45 | $8,913 | $8,214–$11,525 |
| Connecticut | 17 | 359 | $9,207 | $7,378–$9,338 |
| New York | 66 | 1,647 | $9,667 | $7,376–$10,293 |
| California | 125 | 3,095 | $9,816 | $8,427–$9,927 |
| Alaska | 4 | 64 | $9,934 | $9,364–$10,559 |
| Hawaii | 5 | 81 | $10,025 | $8,859–$10,517 |
| Maryland | 36 | 895 | $10,755 | $8,770–$13,431 |
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.