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In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $15,043 per stay at 597 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $12,550 and $16,705.
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National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $15,043
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $12,550–$16,705
- Medicare’s share
- $11,906
- Average billed charge
- $94,193
- Hospitals reporting
- 597
Compare hospitals
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597 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 501–550. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O U Medical Center | 13 | $18,196 | 21% above the national average | $14,028 | $184,490 |
| Monmouth Medical Center | 11 | $18,211 | 21% above the national average | $13,534 | $89,332 |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | 19 | $18,242 | 21% above the national average | $12,620 | $71,166 |
| Renown Regional Medical Center | 22 | $18,283 | 22% above the national average | $11,880 | $60,861 |
| Overlook Medical Center | 13 | $18,309 | 22% above the national average | $13,101 | $92,983 |
| Danbury Hospital | 18 | $18,339 | 22% above the national average | $13,972 | $87,551 |
| Atlantic General Hospital | 14 | $18,356 | 22% above the national average | $16,724 | $20,031 |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center | 37 | $18,381 | 22% above the national average | $16,154 | $79,255 |
| Mountainview Hospital | 12 | $18,398 | 22% above the national average | $12,758 | $211,578 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center | 20 | $18,411 | 22% above the national average | $11,069 | $72,689 |
| Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center | 18 | $18,435 | 23% above the national average | $15,873 | $19,765 |
| John T Mather Memorial Hospital Of Port Jefferson | 24 | $18,461 | 23% above the national average | $10,855 | $113,573 |
| Eisenhower Medical Center | 27 | $18,473 | 23% above the national average | $16,396 | $124,792 |
| University Of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics Authority | 17 | $18,473 | 23% above the national average | $13,080 | $84,490 |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center | 15 | $18,563 | 23% above the national average | $13,184 | $126,547 |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital | 21 | $18,569 | 23% above the national average | $12,790 | $135,904 |
| Ascension St Vincent Evansville | 12 | $18,580 | 24% above the national average | $9,883 | $75,104 |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington | 25 | $18,595 | 24% above the national average | $13,603 | $38,276 |
| Southside Hospital | 17 | $18,617 | 24% above the national average | $13,103 | $129,187 |
| Meritus Medical Center | 22 | $18,663 | 24% above the national average | $17,328 | $20,260 |
| University Medical Center | 13 | $18,713 | 24% above the national average | $15,747 | $106,867 |
| Community Regional Medical Center | 14 | $18,730 | 25% above the national average | $15,965 | $107,324 |
| Bridgeport Hospital | 15 | $18,762 | 25% above the national average | $14,169 | $55,415 |
| Eden Medical Center | 11 | $18,836 | 25% above the national average | $17,791 | $96,762 |
| Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura | 16 | $18,839 | 25% above the national average | $16,753 | $71,222 |
| The Nebraska Medical Center | 15 | $18,845 | 25% above the national average | $10,365 | $48,255 |
| Indiana University Health | 25 | $18,860 | 25% above the national average | $13,636 | $89,902 |
| New York-Presbyterian/Queens | 14 | $18,875 | 25% above the national average | $16,638 | $84,107 |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital | 14 | $18,928 | 26% above the national average | $17,254 | $174,475 |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital | 16 | $18,970 | 26% above the national average | $17,400 | $179,074 |
| University Of Texas Medical Branch Galveston | 17 | $18,986 | 26% above the national average | $15,532 | $64,617 |
| Baystate Medical Center | 20 | $19,022 | 26% above the national average | $13,816 | $37,603 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital | 30 | $19,119 | 27% above the national average | $13,127 | $62,278 |
| Yale-New Haven Hospital | 12 | $19,129 | 27% above the national average | $16,467 | $73,669 |
| MUSC Medical Center | 13 | $19,253 | 28% above the national average | $14,281 | $101,710 |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital | 12 | $19,317 | 28% above the national average | $10,204 | $90,655 |
| Hartford Hospital | 17 | $19,352 | 29% above the national average | $14,846 | $84,831 |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital | 14 | $19,393 | 29% above the national average | $14,180 | $118,489 |
| Anmed Health | 12 | $19,409 | 29% above the national average | $12,300 | $86,808 |
| Morristown Medical Center | 27 | $19,420 | 29% above the national average | $12,253 | $92,473 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital | 18 | $19,462 | 29% above the national average | $15,860 | $315,174 |
| Cheyenne Regional Medical Center | 14 | $19,467 | 29% above the national average | $15,397 | $93,729 |
| Milton S Hershey Medical Center | 15 | $19,484 | 30% above the national average | $13,311 | $103,297 |
| Long Island Jewish Medical Center | 25 | $19,543 | 30% above the national average | $16,959 | $114,315 |
| Duke University Hospital | 25 | $19,584 | 30% above the national average | $14,679 | $62,643 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | 25 | $19,594 | 30% above the national average | $11,135 | $98,620 |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | 19 | $19,943 | 33% above the national average | $14,666 | $98,934 |
| Carle Health Methodist Hospital | 21 | $20,115 | 34% above the national average | $11,136 | $94,504 |
| Carroll Hospital Center | 14 | $20,200 | 34% above the national average | $18,801 | $22,905 |
| Lenox Hill Hospital | 13 | $20,278 | 35% above the national average | $17,436 | $105,775 |
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 | $13K | $72K |
| 2021 | $14K | $77K |
| 2022 | $14K | $83K |
| 2023 | $15K | $87K |
| 2024 | $15K | $94K |
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 | 8 | 129 | $11,413 | $11,031–$12,144 |
| Kentucky | 8 | 166 | $11,953 | $10,917–$12,530 |
| New Mexico | 2 | 37 | $12,139 | $11,700–$12,185 |
| Arkansas | 9 | 146 | $12,258 | $11,826–$12,385 |
| Alabama | 7 | 108 | $12,311 | $11,585–$12,807 |
| Iowa | 7 | 127 | $12,532 | $11,404–$12,258 |
| Missouri | 14 | 253 | $12,777 | $11,860–$13,057 |
| Louisiana | 8 | 157 | $12,827 | $11,488–$13,663 |
| Kansas | 9 | 149 | $12,860 | $12,185–$13,579 |
| West Virginia | 6 | 80 | $12,869 | $10,725–$14,709 |
| Montana | 3 | 52 | $13,206 | $12,686–$13,579 |
| Florida | 54 | 1,181 | $13,214 | $11,913–$14,019 |
| Oklahoma | 10 | 184 | $13,224 | $12,412–$13,608 |
| Utah | 1 | 19 | $13,232 | $13,232–$13,232 |
| Vermont | 1 | 14 | $13,298 | $13,298–$13,298 |
| Ohio | 17 | 303 | $13,298 | $12,107–$14,235 |
| Nebraska | 6 | 117 | $13,558 | $11,627–$14,258 |
| North Dakota | 3 | 54 | $13,570 | $13,521–$13,597 |
| Indiana | 13 | 267 | $13,659 | $12,341–$13,526 |
| Colorado | 6 | 129 | $13,696 | $12,471–$13,946 |
| Texas | 46 | 854 | $13,734 | $12,532–$14,688 |
| Tennessee | 15 | 254 | $13,765 | $12,033–$14,426 |
| Virginia | 18 | 335 | $13,895 | $12,516–$13,977 |
| Maine | 1 | 23 | $14,175 | $14,175–$14,175 |
| South Carolina | 13 | 225 | $14,209 | $11,948–$15,679 |
| Wisconsin | 9 | 170 | $14,244 | $12,527–$14,319 |
| Delaware | 3 | 73 | $14,267 | $13,512–$14,796 |
| Arizona | 18 | 321 | $14,381 | $12,661–$14,516 |
| North Carolina | 22 | 453 | $14,431 | $12,565–$15,744 |
| South Dakota | 3 | 89 | $14,455 | $13,446–$15,161 |
| Pennsylvania | 22 | 375 | $14,701 | $12,951–$16,882 |
| Georgia | 14 | 213 | $14,779 | $14,071–$15,685 |
| Idaho | 4 | 81 | $14,970 | $13,591–$15,703 |
| Minnesota | 11 | 234 | $15,080 | $12,683–$15,555 |
| Michigan | 13 | 239 | $15,231 | $14,465–$15,744 |
| Rhode Island | 2 | 25 | $15,255 | $13,934–$16,379 |
| Washington | 13 | 194 | $15,431 | $14,325–$16,517 |
| New Jersey | 22 | 422 | $15,431 | $14,184–$17,233 |
| Illinois | 25 | 468 | $15,721 | $13,123–$17,511 |
| Nevada | 7 | 112 | $16,349 | $15,124–$17,456 |
| Oregon | 4 | 71 | $16,882 | $15,860–$18,327 |
| Massachusetts | 16 | 322 | $17,368 | $14,545–$19,371 |
| Wyoming | 2 | 26 | $17,452 | $16,193–$18,376 |
| California | 50 | 914 | $18,847 | $17,183–$19,444 |
| Connecticut | 4 | 62 | $18,872 | $18,656–$19,185 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | 67 | $20,121 | $12,775–$24,926 |
| New York | 27 | 580 | $20,500 | $16,549–$21,308 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 15 | $20,575 | $20,575–$20,575 |
| Maryland | 14 | 227 | $20,781 | $18,376–$22,127 |
| Alaska | 2 | 26 | $21,086 | $20,879–$21,294 |
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.