Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 417 · Surgery or procedure
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In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $21,203 per stay at 259 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $17,508 and $23,559.
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National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $21,203
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $17,508–$23,559
- Medicare’s share
- $17,873
- Average billed charge
- $128,966
- Hospitals reporting
- 259
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259 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee | 13 | $14,553 | 31% below the national average | $13,402 | $108,863 |
| Boone Hospital Center | 13 | $14,773 | 30% below the national average | $13,266 | $56,968 |
| University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center | 14 | $14,816 | 30% below the national average | $13,341 | $64,989 |
| Baptist Health Louisville | 19 | $14,986 | 29% below the national average | $13,820 | $102,830 |
| Mary Greeley Medical Center | 16 | $15,149 | 29% below the national average | $13,619 | $69,391 |
| Delray Medical Center | 11 | $15,294 | 28% below the national average | $13,933 | $327,124 |
| The Villages Regional Hospital | 12 | $15,342 | 28% below the national average | $13,846 | $71,528 |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine Ridge | 11 | $15,370 | 28% below the national average | $13,886 | $256,471 |
| Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center | 12 | $15,394 | 27% below the national average | $13,987 | $85,753 |
| St Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital | 14 | $15,467 | 27% below the national average | $13,188 | $55,580 |
| Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital | 21 | $15,493 | 27% below the national average | $13,917 | $83,962 |
| Kearney Regional Medical Center | 11 | $15,581 | 27% below the national average | $12,040 | $82,949 |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center | 11 | $15,607 | 26% below the national average | $14,568 | $112,604 |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center | 13 | $15,640 | 26% below the national average | $14,501 | $74,004 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Venice | 13 | $15,672 | 26% below the national average | $14,542 | $109,076 |
| Franciscan Health Indianapolis | 20 | $15,765 | 26% below the national average | $14,218 | $96,638 |
| Palos Community Hospital | 15 | $15,813 | 25% below the national average | $14,507 | $106,585 |
| Missouri Baptist Medical Center | 15 | $15,839 | 25% below the national average | $13,445 | $76,337 |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak | 12 | $15,887 | 25% below the national average | $14,255 | $104,056 |
| Baptist Health Floyd | 11 | $15,928 | 25% below the national average | $14,391 | $113,341 |
| Cox Medical Centers | 12 | $16,009 | 24% below the national average | $14,483 | $83,528 |
| Hillcrest Hospital South | 12 | $16,072 | 24% below the national average | $12,076 | $93,299 |
| Mercy Hospital South | 13 | $16,075 | 24% below the national average | $14,820 | $50,032 |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center | 15 | $16,092 | 24% below the national average | $13,908 | $87,908 |
| Stormont Vail Hospital | 12 | $16,172 | 24% below the national average | $13,190 | $77,432 |
| UF Health Leesburg Hospital | 13 | $16,196 | 24% below the national average | $15,066 | $88,995 |
| Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health | 26 | $16,201 | 24% below the national average | $15,035 | $129,591 |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital | 11 | $16,206 | 24% below the national average | $14,574 | $59,311 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Plano | 12 | $16,209 | 24% below the national average | $14,713 | $93,892 |
| Chesapeake General Hospital | 11 | $16,224 | 23% below the national average | $14,598 | $69,077 |
| Southwest General Health Center | 12 | $16,250 | 23% below the national average | $12,102 | $81,039 |
| Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, Inc | 18 | $16,323 | 23% below the national average | $14,691 | $47,227 |
| Geisinger-Community Medical Center | 11 | $16,337 | 23% below the national average | $14,833 | $180,495 |
| AdventHealth Ocala | 11 | $16,460 | 22% below the national average | $14,531 | $181,257 |
| Grandview Medical Center | 18 | $16,472 | 22% below the national average | $14,427 | $294,136 |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center | 21 | $16,505 | 22% below the national average | $14,068 | $101,905 |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital | 11 | $16,612 | 22% below the national average | $14,980 | $125,553 |
| Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center | 18 | $16,677 | 21% below the national average | $15,144 | $57,328 |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield | 11 | $16,681 | 21% below the national average | $15,024 | $83,661 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital | 11 | $16,756 | 21% below the national average | $14,427 | $90,726 |
| Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital | 12 | $16,778 | 21% below the national average | $15,282 | $114,279 |
| Community Hospital | 11 | $16,784 | 21% below the national average | $15,822 | $90,362 |
| Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services | 11 | $16,810 | 21% below the national average | $14,760 | $115,280 |
| Hillcrest Hospital | 16 | $16,815 | 21% below the national average | $13,518 | $85,520 |
| Christus Mother Frances Hospital | 17 | $16,858 | 20% below the national average | $15,361 | $188,180 |
| Doylestown Hospital | 12 | $16,865 | 20% below the national average | $15,408 | $63,256 |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | 11 | $16,872 | 20% below the national average | $14,744 | $71,336 |
| CHI-St Vincent Infirmary | 12 | $16,948 | 20% below the national average | $15,515 | $90,777 |
| Genesis Medical Center-Davenport | 13 | $16,966 | 20% below the national average | $13,662 | $51,119 |
| Silver Cross Hospital And Medical Centers | 17 | $17,001 | 20% below the national average | $15,369 | $48,933 |
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 | $104K |
| 2021 | $20K | $110K |
| 2022 | $21K | $116K |
| 2023 | $21K | $124K |
| 2024 | $21K | $129K |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 2 | 29 | $15,790 | $15,623–$15,936 |
| Kentucky | 3 | 50 | $15,905 | $15,313–$16,354 |
| Missouri | 7 | 89 | $17,028 | $15,924–$17,019 |
| Arkansas | 2 | 26 | $17,565 | $17,235–$17,808 |
| Utah | 1 | 13 | $17,605 | $17,605–$17,605 |
| Iowa | 4 | 51 | $17,741 | $16,441–$18,549 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | 103 | $17,807 | $16,708–$18,162 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 55 | $17,866 | $16,796–$18,323 |
| Florida | 21 | 383 | $18,166 | $16,196–$19,262 |
| Montana | 1 | 11 | $18,433 | $18,433–$18,433 |
| Idaho | 2 | 29 | $18,451 | $18,034–$19,087 |
| Indiana | 7 | 125 | $18,568 | $16,356–$19,269 |
| Louisiana | 4 | 57 | $18,724 | $16,227–$21,919 |
| Ohio | 10 | 159 | $18,909 | $17,147–$20,271 |
| North Dakota | 2 | 23 | $19,065 | $18,855–$19,241 |
| Texas | 23 | 388 | $19,229 | $17,231–$20,646 |
| North Carolina | 8 | 138 | $19,525 | $18,070–$20,469 |
| Tennessee | 8 | 120 | $19,572 | $17,025–$19,946 |
| Colorado | 3 | 42 | $19,609 | $17,308–$20,696 |
| Alabama | 3 | 53 | $19,863 | $18,268–$21,563 |
| Michigan | 5 | 67 | $20,118 | $19,185–$20,665 |
| Illinois | 11 | 163 | $20,127 | $17,497–$20,314 |
| South Dakota | 3 | 58 | $20,137 | $18,720–$21,000 |
| Pennsylvania | 5 | 63 | $20,197 | $16,865–$20,700 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 42 | $20,586 | $19,922–$21,328 |
| South Carolina | 4 | 58 | $20,752 | $17,975–$22,661 |
| Delaware | 1 | 15 | $20,919 | $20,919–$20,919 |
| Virginia | 8 | 140 | $20,965 | $18,314–$23,315 |
| Arizona | 10 | 153 | $21,152 | $18,004–$19,962 |
| Minnesota | 8 | 122 | $21,673 | $17,716–$23,494 |
| Nevada | 4 | 56 | $22,016 | $21,117–$22,110 |
| Georgia | 3 | 66 | $22,319 | $20,186–$23,708 |
| New Jersey | 11 | 195 | $22,573 | $21,255–$23,907 |
| New Mexico | 3 | 42 | $22,784 | $21,805–$24,357 |
| Kansas | 3 | 42 | $22,929 | $17,134–$24,745 |
| Massachusetts | 4 | 68 | $24,230 | $23,116–$26,078 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 15 | $24,515 | $24,515–$24,515 |
| Washington | 5 | 70 | $24,935 | $22,970–$24,446 |
| Oregon | 2 | 37 | $25,523 | $24,991–$27,616 |
| Maine | 1 | 14 | $26,113 | $26,113–$26,113 |
| Maryland | 3 | 34 | $26,613 | $25,774–$27,596 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 12 | $26,726 | $26,726–$26,726 |
| California | 27 | 428 | $26,760 | $22,959–$27,802 |
| New York | 11 | 200 | $28,962 | $23,037–$31,354 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 12 | $29,236 | $29,236–$29,236 |
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.