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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
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597 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 351–400. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCA Florida North Florida Hospital | 34 | $14,827 | About average | $12,065 | $240,645 |
| Mercy St Vincent Medical Center | 15 | $14,827 | About average | $12,112 | $132,970 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano | 19 | $14,839 | About average | $9,873 | $79,878 |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital | 12 | $14,858 | About average | $8,582 | $54,527 |
| St Michael Medical Center | 20 | $14,858 | About average | $13,174 | $107,416 |
| Huntington Hospital | 15 | $14,858 | About average | $13,184 | $98,224 |
| AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - City Campus | 13 | $14,873 | About average | $13,181 | $109,052 |
| Akron General Medical Center | 14 | $14,888 | About average | $9,823 | $73,805 |
| JFK University Medical Center | 18 | $14,993 | About average | $13,181 | $111,093 |
| University Of Missouri Health Care | 12 | $15,021 | About average | $12,744 | $64,751 |
| Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus | 12 | $15,070 | About average | $13,710 | $29,800 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center | 30 | $15,082 | About average | $13,205 | $128,452 |
| CentraState Medical Center | 22 | $15,095 | About average | $11,604 | $67,270 |
| Banner Wyoming Medical Center | 12 | $15,101 | About average | $13,832 | $54,022 |
| HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital | 19 | $15,117 | About average | $10,423 | $412,963 |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital | 11 | $15,129 | About average | $12,596 | $40,639 |
| Novant Health Matthews Medical Center | 18 | $15,130 | About average | $9,119 | $72,339 |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center | 23 | $15,142 | About average | $13,632 | $118,608 |
| St Francis Hospital - The Heart Center | 35 | $15,201 | About average | $12,494 | $94,831 |
| Mayo Clinic Health System - Mankato | 17 | $15,206 | About average | $11,267 | $42,563 |
| St Peter's Hospital | 16 | $15,330 | About average | $11,426 | $54,177 |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission | 11 | $15,339 | About average | $8,260 | $103,349 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple | 19 | $15,347 | About average | $13,026 | $73,024 |
| Christiana Hospital | 33 | $15,358 | About average | $12,319 | $44,368 |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System | 27 | $15,407 | About average | $11,733 | $89,305 |
| University Health System, Inc | 14 | $15,418 | About average | $10,715 | $58,416 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital | 40 | $15,457 | About average | $12,265 | $122,829 |
| North Shore Medical Center - | 24 | $15,470 | About average | $13,893 | $61,287 |
| West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc | 11 | $15,474 | About average | $11,803 | $83,072 |
| St Luke's Regional Medical Center | 25 | $15,511 | About average | $10,839 | $94,600 |
| Sentara RMH Medical Center | 14 | $15,527 | About average | $13,497 | $60,082 |
| Providence St Peter Hospital | 15 | $15,530 | About average | $11,692 | $85,622 |
| NorthShore University HealthSystem - Evanston Hospital | 36 | $15,546 | About average | $12,198 | $72,590 |
| Plainview Hospital | 13 | $15,558 | About average | $12,840 | $93,547 |
| Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical Center | 14 | $15,578 | About average | $10,883 | $63,273 |
| Ecu Health Medical Center | 32 | $15,626 | About average | $11,668 | $57,803 |
| Mosaic Life Care At St Joseph | 26 | $15,668 | About average | $13,062 | $56,186 |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital | 20 | $15,672 | About average | $9,981 | $59,457 |
| Spartanburg Medical Center | 21 | $15,679 | About average | $12,061 | $65,808 |
| St Lukes Hospital | 12 | $15,690 | About average | $13,673 | $147,304 |
| United Regional Health Care System | 19 | $15,722 | About average | $11,732 | $61,810 |
| Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak | 20 | $15,744 | About average | $12,118 | $78,197 |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill | 16 | $15,745 | About average | $13,464 | $89,127 |
| Wynn Hospital | 12 | $15,768 | About average | $13,575 | $76,048 |
| Mount Sinai Medical Center Of Florida, Inc | 12 | $15,769 | About average | $11,578 | $75,482 |
| Ochsner Medical Center Acute | 20 | $15,780 | About average | $11,741 | $104,453 |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | 13 | $15,784 | About average | $9,757 | $55,280 |
| Enloe Health | 46 | $15,785 | About average | $13,935 | $151,695 |
| HCA Florida Capital Hospital | 12 | $15,825 | About average | $9,552 | $164,747 |
| Methodist Hospitals Of Memphis | 17 | $15,860 | About average | $8,619 | $72,752 |
National trend
Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.
- Average payment
- Average billed charge
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| 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.