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In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $18,473 per stay at 1,700 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $15,103 and $19,952.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $18,473
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $15,103–$19,952
- Medicare’s share
- $15,801
- Average billed charge
- $101,431
- Hospitals reporting
- 1,700
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1,700 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 1,201–1,250. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inova Fairfax Hospital | 177 | $19,283 | About average | $15,113 | $57,741 |
| The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health | 20 | $19,290 | About average | $12,485 | $92,881 |
| William W Backus Hospital | 24 | $19,293 | About average | $15,610 | $63,496 |
| Kent County Memorial Hospital | 35 | $19,295 | About average | $15,894 | $39,872 |
| Ocean Medical Center | 94 | $19,295 | About average | $16,621 | $99,927 |
| Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall | 28 | $19,304 | About average | $17,477 | $115,001 |
| Portneuf Medical Center | 20 | $19,305 | About average | $17,739 | $186,792 |
| Jefferson Stratford Hospital | 64 | $19,337 | About average | $17,331 | $130,384 |
| Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea And Austin | 15 | $19,345 | About average | $17,931 | $42,868 |
| St Joseph Regional Medical Center | 12 | $19,351 | About average | $18,399 | $71,189 |
| Cheshire Medical Center | 20 | $19,351 | About average | $17,882 | $48,954 |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center | 20 | $19,352 | About average | $12,740 | $145,158 |
| Robert Packer Hospital | 33 | $19,363 | About average | $15,170 | $77,334 |
| Providence St Peter Hospital | 38 | $19,371 | About average | $15,259 | $131,142 |
| St Joseph Medical Center | 21 | $19,372 | About average | $14,318 | $116,490 |
| MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center | 23 | $19,372 | About average | $17,679 | $136,128 |
| Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital | 11 | $19,376 | About average | $17,895 | $36,671 |
| Henry Ford Allegiance Health | 16 | $19,386 | About average | $14,412 | $73,885 |
| University Of Arkansas Medical Sciences | 51 | $19,401 | About average | $15,966 | $53,357 |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill | 29 | $19,402 | About average | $17,056 | $90,357 |
| Ecu Health Medical Center | 107 | $19,430 | About average | $14,561 | $62,946 |
| Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center | 48 | $19,440 | About average | $18,081 | $59,256 |
| White Plains Hospital Center | 74 | $19,446 | About average | $15,975 | $110,868 |
| Pikeville Medical Center | 39 | $19,464 | About average | $16,012 | $76,347 |
| MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center | 33 | $19,466 | About average | $17,136 | $111,901 |
| University Of Kentucky Hospital | 77 | $19,483 | About average | $15,006 | $94,830 |
| Unity Hospital | 21 | $19,491 | About average | $17,625 | $43,177 |
| Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital | 21 | $19,499 | About average | $18,024 | $137,560 |
| Exeter Hospital Inc | 22 | $19,505 | About average | $18,021 | $64,684 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc | 168 | $19,508 | About average | $15,827 | $132,053 |
| French Hospital Medical Center | 20 | $19,510 | About average | $18,123 | $133,909 |
| UPMC Mercy | 37 | $19,518 | About average | $16,113 | $126,673 |
| Baylor University Medical Center | 54 | $19,531 | About average | $15,478 | $71,064 |
| Highland Hospital | 37 | $19,531 | About average | $17,621 | $54,868 |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center | 27 | $19,534 | About average | $16,389 | $84,829 |
| West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc | 60 | $19,542 | About average | $13,930 | $82,108 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla | 81 | $19,548 | About average | $18,238 | $163,517 |
| Huntington Hospital | 51 | $19,558 | About average | $15,155 | $90,193 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center | 67 | $19,561 | About average | $17,066 | $125,811 |
| United Health Services Hospitals, Inc | 49 | $19,572 | About average | $17,590 | $60,961 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas | 55 | $19,572 | About average | $18,071 | $130,284 |
| Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake | 11 | $19,585 | About average | $17,953 | $48,442 |
| Torrance Memorial Medical Center | 46 | $19,595 | About average | $18,211 | $126,232 |
| University Of Maryland Shore Medical Center At Easton | 23 | $19,599 | About average | $17,222 | $21,811 |
| Shasta Regional Medical Center | 21 | $19,601 | About average | $18,018 | $129,906 |
| Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center | 35 | $19,602 | About average | $18,063 | $130,920 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest | 18 | $19,633 | About average | $18,356 | $390,826 |
| Monmouth Medical Center | 19 | $19,634 | About average | $17,577 | $104,192 |
| The Hospital Of Central Connecticut | 26 | $19,650 | About average | $18,054 | $69,947 |
| Southside Hospital | 64 | $19,667 | About average | $17,882 | $106,294 |
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 | $16K | $78K |
| 2021 | $17K | $83K |
| 2022 | $17K | $88K |
| 2023 | $18K | $94K |
| 2024 | $18K | $101K |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 5 | 148 | $13,071 | $11,626–$11,933 |
| Mississippi | 22 | 846 | $14,837 | $13,938–$14,931 |
| Arkansas | 23 | 825 | $14,904 | $13,643–$15,134 |
| Louisiana | 27 | 900 | $15,338 | $13,540–$16,195 |
| Oklahoma | 26 | 1,039 | $15,499 | $13,953–$15,811 |
| Iowa | 22 | 745 | $15,540 | $13,883–$15,667 |
| Alabama | 32 | 1,029 | $15,630 | $13,603–$15,420 |
| Kentucky | 27 | 855 | $15,839 | $14,096–$15,866 |
| Tennessee | 41 | 1,560 | $16,008 | $13,765–$16,622 |
| West Virginia | 14 | 439 | $16,049 | $13,898–$17,225 |
| Montana | 8 | 277 | $16,231 | $15,455–$16,614 |
| Kansas | 20 | 679 | $16,323 | $15,065–$17,710 |
| Florida | 123 | 5,404 | $16,329 | $14,675–$17,635 |
| Ohio | 66 | 2,169 | $16,449 | $13,988–$17,350 |
| Missouri | 40 | 1,452 | $16,491 | $14,159–$17,593 |
| Indiana | 42 | 1,357 | $16,495 | $14,859–$17,059 |
| Virginia | 44 | 2,086 | $16,709 | $14,956–$17,234 |
| Idaho | 10 | 268 | $16,744 | $15,766–$17,451 |
| North Dakota | 6 | 269 | $16,807 | $16,182–$17,433 |
| Colorado | 23 | 775 | $16,871 | $15,188–$17,548 |
| South Carolina | 33 | 1,389 | $16,933 | $14,605–$18,560 |
| Wisconsin | 33 | 944 | $17,163 | $15,219–$16,993 |
| Utah | 10 | 383 | $17,185 | $15,186–$17,515 |
| Nebraska | 17 | 541 | $17,196 | $14,809–$19,723 |
| North Carolina | 52 | 2,045 | $17,428 | $14,986–$17,408 |
| Pennsylvania | 70 | 2,576 | $17,470 | $15,092–$18,582 |
| Arizona | 35 | 1,359 | $17,476 | $15,600–$19,324 |
| Michigan | 49 | 1,526 | $17,554 | $16,218–$18,374 |
| South Dakota | 7 | 365 | $17,680 | $16,427–$17,744 |
| Texas | 120 | 4,494 | $17,702 | $15,033–$17,825 |
| Illinois | 64 | 2,501 | $17,728 | $15,587–$18,651 |
| Maine | 10 | 252 | $18,043 | $15,716–$19,996 |
| New Hampshire | 12 | 360 | $18,109 | $15,829–$18,759 |
| Georgia | 52 | 1,746 | $18,178 | $15,149–$18,909 |
| Minnesota | 24 | 1,024 | $18,501 | $15,952–$19,097 |
| Delaware | 5 | 308 | $18,585 | $16,764–$19,741 |
| New Mexico | 9 | 327 | $18,784 | $15,796–$22,393 |
| Washington | 39 | 1,203 | $19,123 | $17,530–$19,154 |
| Nevada | 14 | 493 | $19,257 | $17,462–$19,839 |
| New Jersey | 46 | 2,026 | $19,756 | $17,269–$20,843 |
| Oregon | 17 | 518 | $20,771 | $18,226–$22,057 |
| Rhode Island | 6 | 209 | $20,813 | $17,135–$20,876 |
| Massachusetts | 42 | 1,896 | $20,951 | $16,793–$22,174 |
| Connecticut | 20 | 723 | $21,587 | $19,186–$23,258 |
| Wyoming | 5 | 112 | $22,220 | $22,651–$25,492 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | 117 | $22,784 | $21,682–$25,421 |
| California | 150 | 5,042 | $23,404 | $20,427–$24,166 |
| New York | 86 | 3,458 | $23,676 | $18,525–$25,050 |
| Hawaii | 8 | 182 | $23,852 | $20,914–$25,993 |
| Alaska | 6 | 183 | $25,519 | $22,445–$30,936 |
| Maryland | 34 | 1,329 | $29,182 | $24,146–$33,668 |
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.