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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 101–150. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Regional Medical Center | 14 | $12,135 | 19% below the national average | $9,134 | $40,685 |
| Nkc Health | 24 | $12,145 | 19% below the national average | $10,141 | $53,537 |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center | 11 | $12,156 | 19% below the national average | $9,797 | $160,480 |
| Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital | 23 | $12,173 | 19% below the national average | $9,437 | $64,225 |
| Stormont Vail Hospital | 28 | $12,185 | 19% below the national average | $8,462 | $57,845 |
| Deaconess Hospital Inc | 45 | $12,197 | 19% below the national average | $10,097 | $46,028 |
| Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center | 24 | $12,222 | 19% below the national average | $10,743 | $75,450 |
| Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health | 34 | $12,224 | 19% below the national average | $9,930 | $106,560 |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith | 25 | $12,261 | 18% below the national average | $10,550 | $35,752 |
| Chesapeake General Hospital | 21 | $12,264 | 18% below the national average | $9,523 | $57,612 |
| Atrium Health Cleveland | 14 | $12,281 | 18% below the national average | $10,765 | $98,448 |
| Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital | 15 | $12,298 | 18% below the national average | $9,982 | $113,548 |
| Saint Francis Hospital, Inc | 31 | $12,310 | 18% below the national average | $10,462 | $57,878 |
| Wentworth-Douglass Hospital | 15 | $12,316 | 18% below the national average | $10,903 | $94,889 |
| HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital | 15 | $12,320 | 18% below the national average | $10,905 | $272,404 |
| Cape Canaveral Hospital | 11 | $12,321 | 18% below the national average | $11,134 | $101,211 |
| Indiana University Health Arnett Hospital | 13 | $12,341 | 18% below the national average | $10,783 | $70,615 |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital | 15 | $12,380 | 18% below the national average | $10,961 | $61,533 |
| Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas | 16 | $12,385 | 18% below the national average | $9,102 | $51,771 |
| North Mississippi Medical Center | 18 | $12,396 | 18% below the national average | $9,762 | $43,020 |
| Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center | 24 | $12,399 | 18% below the national average | $10,847 | $53,766 |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital | 17 | $12,413 | 17% below the national average | $9,607 | $121,070 |
| United Hospital Center, Inc | 13 | $12,416 | 17% below the national average | $10,623 | $54,109 |
| Methodist Hospital | 55 | $12,428 | 17% below the national average | $10,057 | $104,303 |
| Presbyterian Hospital | 26 | $12,428 | 17% below the national average | $10,081 | $56,106 |
| UCH-Memorial Health System | 41 | $12,430 | 17% below the national average | $10,968 | $115,142 |
| St Lukes Hospital | 19 | $12,432 | 17% below the national average | $10,778 | $48,826 |
| HCA Florida West Hospital | 16 | $12,439 | 17% below the national average | $10,689 | $181,254 |
| Norton Hospitals, Inc | 24 | $12,444 | 17% below the national average | $10,221 | $88,703 |
| Decatur Memorial Hospital | 13 | $12,448 | 17% below the national average | $11,018 | $54,270 |
| Benefis Hospitals Inc | 16 | $12,448 | 17% below the national average | $10,879 | $47,745 |
| Hillcrest Hospital | 18 | $12,452 | 17% below the national average | $8,022 | $53,722 |
| Genesis Medical Center-Davenport | 15 | $12,453 | 17% below the national average | $8,734 | $42,882 |
| Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1 | 13 | $12,460 | 17% below the national average | $11,183 | $68,790 |
| Southwest General Health Center | 17 | $12,464 | 17% below the national average | $7,204 | $59,309 |
| Cape Coral Hospital | 30 | $12,465 | 17% below the national average | $10,880 | $88,899 |
| Union Hospital Inc | 14 | $12,472 | 17% below the national average | $10,747 | $56,060 |
| Northwest Medical Center | 26 | $12,476 | 17% below the national average | $10,928 | $122,665 |
| Covenant Medical Center | 11 | $12,493 | 17% below the national average | $11,115 | $45,487 |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center | 17 | $12,496 | 17% below the national average | $10,194 | $89,865 |
| Mercy Hospital | 18 | $12,501 | 17% below the national average | $10,867 | $53,867 |
| Baptist Medical Center | 33 | $12,505 | 17% below the national average | $9,578 | $149,368 |
| Baptist Hospital | 11 | $12,506 | 17% below the national average | $11,467 | $132,355 |
| Caromont Regional Medical Center | 18 | $12,508 | 17% below the national average | $10,957 | $67,908 |
| Salina Regional Health Center | 12 | $12,519 | 17% below the national average | $10,974 | $52,449 |
| Piedmont Augusta Hospital | 14 | $12,520 | 17% below the national average | $9,090 | $43,135 |
| Shannon Medical Center | 21 | $12,523 | 17% below the national average | $9,410 | $57,250 |
| SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - Madison | 45 | $12,527 | 17% below the national average | $10,833 | $63,279 |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital | 18 | $12,541 | 17% below the national average | $10,068 | $92,746 |
| Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | 28 | $12,550 | 17% below the national average | $11,092 | $66,656 |
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.