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In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $22,820 per stay at 493 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $18,008 and $25,141.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $22,820
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $18,008–$25,141
- Medicare’s share
- $18,731
- Average billed charge
- $124,600
- Hospitals reporting
- 493
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493 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 251–300. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UT Of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr. | 13 | $20,826 | About average | $15,387 | $71,151 |
| HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center | 18 | $20,827 | About average | $14,391 | $178,015 |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital | 40 | $20,870 | About average | $17,736 | $56,744 |
| Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center | 13 | $20,885 | About average | $15,824 | $80,237 |
| Sacred Heart Medical Center - Riverbend | 22 | $20,885 | About average | $17,358 | $103,761 |
| Broward Health North | 11 | $20,889 | About average | $16,790 | $85,536 |
| Norton Hospitals, Inc | 22 | $21,086 | About average | $13,494 | $115,687 |
| Portsmouth Regional Hospital | 15 | $21,117 | About average | $18,880 | $245,470 |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | 16 | $21,124 | About average | $19,885 | $113,910 |
| Hays Medical Center | 18 | $21,172 | About average | $19,393 | $73,893 |
| Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Childrens Hospital | 35 | $21,177 | About average | $18,381 | $81,719 |
| West Jersey Hospital | 17 | $21,194 | About average | $16,694 | $181,732 |
| Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital | 12 | $21,267 | About average | $16,724 | $60,764 |
| University Of Kansas Hospital | 28 | $21,334 | About average | $17,247 | $137,525 |
| Javon Bea Hospital | 12 | $21,380 | About average | $19,168 | $137,927 |
| UPMC Mercy | 20 | $21,454 | About average | $18,615 | $145,171 |
| Northside Hospital Gwinnett | 16 | $21,515 | About average | $19,286 | $93,712 |
| Trident Medical Center | 21 | $21,560 | About average | $14,744 | $257,932 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas | 12 | $21,600 | About average | $20,359 | $146,368 |
| Ascension St Vincent Hospital | 40 | $21,608 | About average | $17,687 | $118,689 |
| Marshfield Medical Center | 11 | $21,635 | About average | $19,323 | $81,270 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital | 66 | $21,640 | About average | $18,178 | $150,197 |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange | 16 | $21,653 | About average | $19,623 | $110,365 |
| Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital | 22 | $21,661 | About average | $16,431 | $83,015 |
| University Of Missouri Health Care | 30 | $21,739 | About average | $19,107 | $104,798 |
| Robert Packer Hospital | 12 | $21,750 | About average | $19,253 | $101,739 |
| Prisma Health Richland Hospital | 19 | $21,759 | About average | $19,363 | $102,014 |
| NorthShore University HealthSystem - Evanston Hospital | 45 | $21,761 | About average | $17,811 | $69,500 |
| Munson Medical Center | 24 | $21,797 | About average | $17,658 | $50,738 |
| Mosaic Life Care At St Joseph | 13 | $21,801 | About average | $20,281 | $58,803 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center | 18 | $21,848 | About average | $20,321 | $108,365 |
| University Health System, Inc | 36 | $21,871 | About average | $17,089 | $64,310 |
| Medical City Denton | 23 | $21,885 | About average | $16,346 | $326,198 |
| HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital | 16 | $21,889 | About average | $19,880 | $314,257 |
| Sunrise Hospital And Medical Center | 19 | $21,899 | About average | $18,646 | $303,900 |
| Ecu Health Medical Center | 42 | $21,929 | About average | $16,251 | $72,217 |
| Intermountain Medical Center | 20 | $21,967 | About average | $16,534 | $83,251 |
| Bronson Methodist Hospital | 17 | $21,987 | About average | $15,001 | $51,569 |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital | 14 | $22,128 | About average | $12,466 | $67,496 |
| University Of Arkansas Medical Sciences | 30 | $22,154 | About average | $17,957 | $51,540 |
| Baylor University Medical Center | 28 | $22,162 | About average | $17,752 | $77,301 |
| Moses H. Cone The Memorial Hospital | 12 | $22,164 | About average | $16,313 | $63,485 |
| Regions Hospital | 24 | $22,189 | About average | $18,443 | $65,842 |
| St Mary's Medical Center | 22 | $22,202 | About average | $17,659 | $322,759 |
| Saint Francis Medical Center | 21 | $22,256 | About average | $19,455 | $157,652 |
| Banner Wyoming Medical Center | 12 | $22,330 | About average | $21,046 | $100,189 |
| Virtua Mount Holly Hospital | 13 | $22,335 | About average | $16,623 | $159,932 |
| Southside Hospital | 12 | $22,380 | About average | $20,499 | $117,180 |
| University Of Louisville Hospital | 34 | $22,398 | About average | $19,670 | $110,422 |
| Enloe Health | 23 | $22,409 | About average | $20,990 | $205,741 |
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 | $19K | $94K |
| 2021 | $20K | $102K |
| 2022 | $21K | $108K |
| 2023 | $22K | $116K |
| 2024 | $23K | $125K |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 6 | 103 | $18,143 | $16,279–$17,393 |
| Mississippi | 4 | 72 | $18,317 | $16,288–$18,569 |
| Iowa | 3 | 76 | $18,757 | $16,529–$19,982 |
| Idaho | 3 | 56 | $18,809 | $17,925–$19,279 |
| Montana | 2 | 27 | $18,898 | $18,542–$19,062 |
| West Virginia | 5 | 85 | $18,908 | $17,774–$18,713 |
| North Dakota | 2 | 33 | $18,957 | $18,565–$19,073 |
| Kansas | 5 | 119 | $19,081 | $18,269–$21,172 |
| Louisiana | 6 | 94 | $19,201 | $16,469–$22,204 |
| Florida | 45 | 1,008 | $19,414 | $17,429–$20,731 |
| Indiana | 10 | 216 | $19,436 | $16,619–$20,302 |
| Missouri | 14 | 312 | $19,787 | $16,276–$21,075 |
| South Dakota | 3 | 62 | $19,933 | $18,986–$21,640 |
| Nebraska | 5 | 122 | $20,030 | $16,484–$22,860 |
| Tennessee | 14 | 295 | $20,211 | $17,263–$20,084 |
| Virginia | 18 | 391 | $20,271 | $17,243–$20,680 |
| South Carolina | 13 | 261 | $20,331 | $16,455–$21,759 |
| Colorado | 7 | 108 | $20,422 | $18,663–$22,919 |
| Utah | 5 | 100 | $20,483 | $18,000–$21,967 |
| Arizona | 14 | 237 | $20,611 | $17,998–$20,761 |
| Ohio | 17 | 343 | $20,717 | $18,371–$23,281 |
| Michigan | 12 | 211 | $21,093 | $18,972–$22,522 |
| Oklahoma | 5 | 121 | $21,158 | $19,240–$19,621 |
| Texas | 38 | 836 | $21,391 | $17,464–$23,669 |
| Wisconsin | 8 | 174 | $21,577 | $19,240–$25,223 |
| Pennsylvania | 26 | 541 | $21,646 | $18,984–$23,870 |
| Alabama | 7 | 135 | $21,693 | $17,241–$24,051 |
| Illinois | 25 | 447 | $21,748 | $18,743–$22,688 |
| Maine | 2 | 35 | $21,805 | $20,727–$22,051 |
| Minnesota | 14 | 302 | $21,852 | $18,162–$22,571 |
| North Carolina | 12 | 284 | $22,112 | $19,596–$24,517 |
| Kentucky | 6 | 136 | $22,279 | $17,906–$22,070 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 12 | $22,330 | $22,330–$22,330 |
| Delaware | 1 | 55 | $22,492 | $22,492–$22,492 |
| Georgia | 8 | 217 | $23,106 | $20,081–$21,994 |
| Nevada | 3 | 61 | $23,318 | $22,289–$24,359 |
| Washington | 6 | 133 | $23,640 | $19,629–$22,525 |
| New Mexico | 3 | 46 | $24,619 | $23,428–$27,141 |
| New Hampshire | 2 | 31 | $24,633 | $22,820–$26,226 |
| Oregon | 8 | 131 | $24,851 | $23,288–$26,566 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 33 | $25,355 | $25,355–$25,355 |
| Connecticut | 4 | 73 | $27,135 | $25,617–$27,791 |
| Massachusetts | 10 | 302 | $27,238 | $23,978–$29,499 |
| New Jersey | 14 | 272 | $28,688 | $20,519–$30,935 |
| New York | 19 | 458 | $30,118 | $25,638–$32,142 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | 45 | $30,330 | $28,656–$31,841 |
| Alaska | 2 | 34 | $30,359 | $29,542–$32,067 |
| California | 40 | 770 | $30,547 | $24,846–$30,475 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 13 | $32,893 | $32,893–$32,893 |
| Maryland | 11 | 195 | $35,084 | $23,364–$42,859 |
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.