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In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $18,981 per stay at 338 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $15,470 and $21,617.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $18,981
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $15,470–$21,617
- Medicare’s share
- $15,648
- Average billed charge
- $103,485
- Hospitals reporting
- 338
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338 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Baptist Medical Center | 22 | $12,949 | 32% below the national average | $11,735 | $57,169 |
| Grandview Medical Center | 20 | $13,079 | 31% below the national average | $10,547 | $158,094 |
| St Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital | 18 | $13,118 | 31% below the national average | $11,747 | $51,044 |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak | 30 | $13,148 | 31% below the national average | $11,571 | $105,362 |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine Ridge | 13 | $13,171 | 31% below the national average | $11,915 | $214,003 |
| St Elizabeth Florence | 18 | $13,278 | 30% below the national average | $11,850 | $44,515 |
| The Villages Regional Hospital | 19 | $13,280 | 30% below the national average | $12,077 | $69,340 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Venice | 28 | $13,411 | 29% below the national average | $12,362 | $97,317 |
| Jupiter Medical Center | 22 | $13,449 | 29% below the national average | $11,967 | $69,329 |
| Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, Inc | 14 | $13,552 | 29% below the national average | $12,037 | $44,344 |
| Baylor Scott And White Medical Center McKinney | 12 | $13,578 | 28% below the national average | $12,354 | $75,999 |
| Palos Community Hospital | 22 | $13,601 | 28% below the national average | $12,489 | $72,175 |
| St Bernards Medical Center | 15 | $13,734 | 28% below the national average | $12,548 | $40,281 |
| Huntsville Hospital | 26 | $13,742 | 28% below the national average | $12,099 | $78,426 |
| McLaren Bay Region | 12 | $13,767 | 27% below the national average | $12,477 | $61,217 |
| Jackson-Madison County General Hospital | 12 | $13,792 | 27% below the national average | $12,865 | $46,153 |
| Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital | 11 | $13,800 | 27% below the national average | $12,723 | $59,079 |
| Mease Countryside Hospital | 15 | $13,865 | 27% below the national average | $12,994 | $75,657 |
| Chesapeake General Hospital | 11 | $13,878 | 27% below the national average | $12,691 | $53,245 |
| St Elizabeth Ft Thomas | 12 | $13,890 | 27% below the national average | $12,043 | $44,527 |
| CJW Medical Center | 55 | $13,908 | 27% below the national average | $11,659 | $246,548 |
| Rex Hospital | 23 | $13,989 | 26% below the national average | $12,658 | $46,663 |
| Shannon Medical Center | 27 | $14,016 | 26% below the national average | $12,983 | $65,607 |
| Baptist Medical Center Beaches | 11 | $14,027 | 26% below the national average | $12,691 | $91,304 |
| CHI Health Good Samaritan | 15 | $14,032 | 26% below the national average | $12,980 | $75,768 |
| FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital | 11 | $14,038 | 26% below the national average | $12,645 | $72,023 |
| Stormont Vail Hospital | 41 | $14,043 | 26% below the national average | $11,651 | $63,996 |
| MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center | 24 | $14,052 | 26% below the national average | $12,393 | $52,307 |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital | 19 | $14,090 | 26% below the national average | $12,802 | $133,006 |
| Saint Luke's East Hospital | 28 | $14,120 | 26% below the national average | $11,336 | $102,851 |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital | 14 | $14,129 | 26% below the national average | $12,479 | $57,615 |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital | 18 | $14,150 | 25% below the national average | $12,882 | $70,351 |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission | 20 | $14,154 | 25% below the national average | $12,979 | $64,520 |
| Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital | 13 | $14,179 | 25% below the national average | $12,337 | $55,570 |
| Longview Regional Medical Center | 16 | $14,228 | 25% below the national average | $13,004 | $179,998 |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield | 11 | $14,237 | 25% below the national average | $12,590 | $52,011 |
| Hillcrest Hospital | 20 | $14,241 | 25% below the national average | $11,919 | $70,067 |
| Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health | 23 | $14,260 | 25% below the national average | $12,672 | $107,693 |
| AdventHealth Waterman | 12 | $14,263 | 25% below the national average | $12,124 | $93,066 |
| Norton Hospitals, Inc | 14 | $14,274 | 25% below the national average | $12,823 | $83,576 |
| Northside Hospital Forsyth | 23 | $14,284 | 25% below the national average | $13,202 | $107,583 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital | 15 | $14,375 | 24% below the national average | $12,201 | $56,360 |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital | 12 | $14,378 | 24% below the national average | $13,290 | $77,937 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock | 22 | $14,400 | 24% below the national average | $11,831 | $73,100 |
| Round Rock Medical Center | 13 | $14,408 | 24% below the national average | $13,027 | $163,650 |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood | 26 | $14,412 | 24% below the national average | $12,766 | $43,598 |
| Cape Coral Hospital | 28 | $14,428 | 24% below the national average | $13,130 | $91,780 |
| Saint Francis Hospital, Inc | 42 | $14,437 | 24% below the national average | $12,153 | $54,544 |
| Medical Center Of The Rockies | 14 | $14,473 | 24% below the national average | $13,424 | $92,174 |
| Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center | 12 | $14,483 | 24% below the national average | $10,930 | $96,903 |
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 | $82K |
| 2021 | $17K | $89K |
| 2022 | $17K | $92K |
| 2023 | $18K | $97K |
| 2024 | $19K | $103K |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 4 | 70 | $14,003 | $13,737–$14,308 |
| Iowa | 1 | 24 | $14,052 | $14,052–$14,052 |
| Louisiana | 2 | 30 | $14,921 | $14,666–$15,031 |
| Arkansas | 3 | 52 | $15,266 | $14,067–$16,235 |
| Mississippi | 3 | 49 | $15,465 | $14,295–$17,384 |
| Alabama | 3 | 67 | $15,651 | $13,410–$17,103 |
| North Dakota | 2 | 28 | $15,794 | $15,252–$16,010 |
| Idaho | 3 | 44 | $15,963 | $15,716–$16,277 |
| Oklahoma | 9 | 175 | $16,064 | $14,940–$15,692 |
| Kansas | 7 | 180 | $16,085 | $14,616–$16,419 |
| Indiana | 6 | 136 | $16,244 | $15,296–$17,091 |
| Nebraska | 5 | 89 | $16,269 | $14,798–$19,971 |
| Florida | 35 | 808 | $16,538 | $14,345–$17,223 |
| Virginia | 13 | 262 | $16,711 | $14,828–$16,635 |
| Texas | 28 | 478 | $16,867 | $14,787–$17,432 |
| North Carolina | 11 | 224 | $16,976 | $14,912–$18,248 |
| South Dakota | 3 | 47 | $17,213 | $16,085–$18,652 |
| Missouri | 6 | 121 | $17,239 | $14,149–$18,434 |
| Tennessee | 8 | 113 | $17,501 | $15,638–$18,524 |
| Michigan | 11 | 218 | $17,584 | $16,064–$18,341 |
| Ohio | 15 | 331 | $17,671 | $16,018–$18,726 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 22 | $17,867 | $17,867–$17,867 |
| Delaware | 1 | 31 | $18,123 | $18,123–$18,123 |
| Georgia | 12 | 191 | $18,778 | $17,020–$20,292 |
| Illinois | 23 | 437 | $18,813 | $15,814–$21,493 |
| Utah | 2 | 32 | $18,934 | $17,954–$21,088 |
| South Carolina | 4 | 60 | $18,985 | $16,184–$21,569 |
| Wisconsin | 5 | 61 | $19,491 | $17,311–$23,554 |
| Colorado | 6 | 107 | $19,499 | $16,642–$22,427 |
| Minnesota | 6 | 197 | $19,505 | $16,763–$20,591 |
| Alaska | 2 | 29 | $19,990 | $19,715–$20,555 |
| Pennsylvania | 12 | 229 | $20,311 | $18,254–$21,800 |
| Oregon | 3 | 40 | $20,508 | $18,665–$22,059 |
| Nevada | 1 | 18 | $20,995 | $20,995–$20,995 |
| Washington | 5 | 83 | $21,462 | $17,188–$24,408 |
| New Jersey | 6 | 72 | $21,986 | $18,222–$22,835 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 22 | $22,750 | $22,750–$22,750 |
| Massachusetts | 10 | 230 | $22,890 | $17,190–$26,672 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 12 | $23,143 | $23,143–$23,143 |
| Arizona | 4 | 65 | $24,403 | $21,833–$26,280 |
| California | 34 | 592 | $25,209 | $20,850–$25,436 |
| New York | 14 | 274 | $25,244 | $20,825–$27,173 |
| Maryland | 5 | 61 | $25,337 | $20,957–$24,680 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 11 | $26,302 | $26,302–$26,302 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 14 | $28,634 | $28,634–$28,634 |
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.