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In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $20,680 per stay at 544 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $15,165 and $21,880.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $20,680
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $15,165–$21,880
- Medicare’s share
- $16,645
- Average billed charge
- $104,714
- Hospitals reporting
- 544
Hospitals in California
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 62 hospitals
- $28,385
- Median hospital
- $21,903
- Lowest to highest
- $17,866–$69,767
- Medicare stays
- 1,139
62 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USC Verdugo Hills Hospital | 14 | $17,866 | 14% below the national average | $17,323 | $72,986 |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian | 20 | $18,097 | 12% below the national average | $16,340 | $81,780 |
| Enloe Health | 21 | $18,384 | 11% below the national average | $17,376 | $118,588 |
| Shasta Regional Medical Center | 18 | $18,458 | 11% below the national average | $17,507 | $66,276 |
| St Johns Regional Medical Center | 13 | $18,686 | About average | $17,372 | $89,541 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas | 13 | $18,755 | About average | $17,848 | $96,744 |
| UCLA West Valley Medical Center | 14 | $18,769 | About average | $15,505 | $346,643 |
| Providence Mission Hospital | 13 | $18,816 | About average | $17,689 | $88,307 |
| Oroville Hospital | 15 | $18,884 | About average | $18,122 | $47,833 |
| Memorial Medical Center | 30 | $18,912 | About average | $17,959 | $84,734 |
| Adventist Health Bakersfield | 11 | $19,149 | About average | $18,103 | $84,679 |
| Uci Health-Lakewood | 14 | $19,534 | About average | $18,840 | $117,028 |
| Adventist Health Lodi Memorial | 11 | $19,683 | About average | $18,496 | $173,873 |
| PIH Health Hospital-Whittier | 21 | $19,691 | About average | $18,623 | $119,726 |
| Uci Health - Los Alamitos | 11 | $19,771 | About average | $19,029 | $313,079 |
| Chino Valley Medical Center | 11 | $19,786 | About average | $18,815 | $56,366 |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center | 11 | $19,991 | About average | $16,880 | $81,997 |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center | 24 | $20,318 | About average | $18,605 | $52,303 |
| Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital | 15 | $20,319 | About average | $18,782 | $103,187 |
| Marian Regional Medical Center | 14 | $20,537 | About average | $19,203 | $92,103 |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center | 11 | $20,558 | About average | $19,462 | $153,525 |
| Los Angeles Community Hospital | 12 | $20,568 | About average | $19,888 | $77,206 |
| Clovis Community Medical Center | 34 | $20,657 | About average | $16,718 | $108,374 |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center | 18 | $21,166 | About average | $18,227 | $110,542 |
| Glendale Adventist Medical Center | 16 | $21,242 | About average | $20,169 | $121,016 |
| Providence St. Jude Medical Center | 12 | $21,250 | About average | $14,998 | $129,796 |
| Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center | 19 | $21,384 | About average | $20,485 | $163,152 |
| Saint Francis Medical Center | 14 | $21,450 | About average | $20,342 | $53,906 |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center | 23 | $21,722 | About average | $20,146 | $62,352 |
| Eisenhower Medical Center | 13 | $21,780 | About average | $20,103 | $112,250 |
| Desert Regional Medical Center | 15 | $21,860 | About average | $20,381 | $192,974 |
| Community Regional Medical Center | 13 | $21,947 | About average | $19,062 | $109,262 |
| NorthBay Medical Center | 15 | $22,020 | About average | $20,636 | $169,114 |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center | 22 | $22,069 | About average | $20,062 | $60,672 |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center | 11 | $22,126 | About average | $20,730 | $80,325 |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center | 12 | $22,140 | About average | $20,294 | $211,829 |
| St Bernardine Medical Center | 13 | $22,190 | About average | $19,517 | $161,156 |
| Doctors Medical Center | 13 | $22,813 | 10% above the national average | $17,699 | $383,229 |
| Torrance Memorial Medical Center | 11 | $22,817 | 10% above the national average | $20,888 | $281,177 |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital | 14 | $22,933 | 11% above the national average | $21,247 | $149,195 |
| MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center | 20 | $23,606 | 14% above the national average | $22,313 | $190,883 |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital | 23 | $23,841 | 15% above the national average | $20,087 | $89,171 |
| Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital | 15 | $24,515 | 19% above the national average | $22,835 | $70,942 |
| Riverside Community Hospital | 18 | $24,788 | 20% above the national average | $21,386 | $213,515 |
| Temecula Valley Hospital | 12 | $25,347 | 23% above the national average | $21,939 | $166,745 |
| Providence St. Joseph Hospital | 13 | $25,462 | 23% above the national average | $17,846 | $137,479 |
| Scripps Green Hospital | 19 | $25,694 | 24% above the national average | $19,406 | $153,741 |
| St Joseph's Medical Center Of Stockton | 15 | $25,750 | 25% above the national average | $23,949 | $143,391 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | 41 | $26,224 | 27% above the national average | $22,467 | $294,902 |
| Uci Health-Orange | 20 | $30,951 | 50% above the national average | $26,718 | $101,354 |
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 | $18K | $80K |
| 2021 | $19K | $86K |
| 2022 | $20K | $94K |
| 2023 | $20K | $101K |
| 2024 | $21K | $105K |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana | 1 | 13 | $14,749 | $14,749–$14,749 |
| Mississippi | 8 | 153 | $14,950 | $12,820–$14,452 |
| Idaho | 2 | 32 | $15,108 | $14,915–$15,153 |
| Arkansas | 5 | 78 | $15,322 | $13,571–$14,801 |
| Oklahoma | 9 | 191 | $16,584 | $13,478–$15,815 |
| Kentucky | 9 | 216 | $16,679 | $13,623–$18,665 |
| Indiana | 10 | 216 | $16,766 | $14,592–$16,672 |
| West Virginia | 6 | 79 | $16,788 | $13,851–$15,849 |
| Iowa | 3 | 43 | $16,880 | $14,277–$19,129 |
| Louisiana | 6 | 103 | $17,062 | $13,911–$16,720 |
| Tennessee | 14 | 280 | $17,175 | $14,087–$16,540 |
| Missouri | 14 | 237 | $17,402 | $13,785–$18,540 |
| Alabama | 4 | 92 | $17,476 | $12,950–$16,433 |
| Nebraska | 5 | 82 | $17,639 | $16,407–$16,936 |
| Wyoming | 2 | 27 | $17,725 | $17,314–$18,618 |
| Florida | 42 | 886 | $17,733 | $13,849–$17,181 |
| New Hampshire | 6 | 79 | $17,733 | $15,246–$17,921 |
| Arizona | 15 | 229 | $17,793 | $14,776–$20,798 |
| Colorado | 5 | 94 | $17,845 | $14,976–$22,283 |
| Kansas | 4 | 116 | $18,041 | $15,866–$17,598 |
| Nevada | 8 | 143 | $18,153 | $16,889–$19,367 |
| Ohio | 17 | 340 | $18,239 | $15,907–$18,052 |
| Virginia | 18 | 343 | $18,241 | $14,386–$17,879 |
| New Mexico | 4 | 88 | $18,462 | $17,077–$21,408 |
| Georgia | 12 | 209 | $18,605 | $15,002–$18,552 |
| South Carolina | 9 | 166 | $18,738 | $16,073–$18,856 |
| Texas | 60 | 1,391 | $18,840 | $15,152–$19,042 |
| South Dakota | 3 | 65 | $18,842 | $15,944–$21,568 |
| North Dakota | 2 | 22 | $18,870 | $18,225–$19,516 |
| Utah | 2 | 32 | $18,955 | $18,197–$19,931 |
| North Carolina | 13 | 262 | $19,636 | $15,477–$19,744 |
| Minnesota | 11 | 190 | $19,844 | $15,445–$21,206 |
| Michigan | 12 | 198 | $20,175 | $17,012–$20,150 |
| Washington | 10 | 153 | $20,333 | $17,326–$20,592 |
| Pennsylvania | 18 | 331 | $20,449 | $16,499–$22,722 |
| Delaware | 2 | 46 | $20,670 | $17,765–$20,608 |
| Alaska | 2 | 28 | $20,940 | $18,321–$21,988 |
| New Jersey | 17 | 265 | $21,046 | $18,183–$22,997 |
| Rhode Island | 2 | 29 | $21,453 | $20,979–$21,683 |
| Wisconsin | 6 | 123 | $21,504 | $15,918–$25,332 |
| Connecticut | 5 | 88 | $22,434 | $19,464–$23,592 |
| Vermont | 1 | 16 | $22,600 | $22,600–$22,600 |
| Oregon | 4 | 50 | $23,059 | $19,546–$25,798 |
| Massachusetts | 19 | 398 | $23,387 | $16,535–$27,041 |
| Illinois | 21 | 398 | $23,482 | $16,656–$28,023 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 14 | $24,941 | $24,941–$24,941 |
| Maryland | 8 | 116 | $27,485 | $19,576–$29,592 |
| California | 62 | 1,139 | $28,385 | $19,837–$25,636 |
| Maine | 2 | 36 | $30,069 | $23,833–$35,057 |
| New York | 20 | 439 | $30,857 | $21,384–$31,693 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | 58 | $31,165 | $28,321–$33,387 |
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.