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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
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 34 hospitals
- $25,209
- Median hospital
- $21,859
- Lowest to highest
- $17,679–$62,839
- Medicare stays
- 592
34 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint John's Health Center | 20 | $17,679 | About average | $15,622 | $69,715 |
| Torrance Memorial Medical Center | 16 | $19,059 | About average | $17,137 | $113,813 |
| Uci Health - Los Alamitos | 12 | $19,087 | About average | $17,863 | $240,878 |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian | 19 | $19,095 | About average | $17,940 | $93,875 |
| Enloe Health | 19 | $19,372 | About average | $18,084 | $192,415 |
| Providence Mission Hospital | 13 | $19,600 | About average | $18,345 | $123,556 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas | 21 | $19,751 | About average | $18,638 | $148,479 |
| Memorial Medical Center | 12 | $19,902 | About average | $18,542 | $113,153 |
| Grossmont Hospital | 11 | $20,848 | About average | $19,513 | $173,041 |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital | 16 | $20,855 | About average | $19,223 | $79,226 |
| Glendale Adventist Medical Center | 32 | $21,208 | 12% above the national average | $19,672 | $127,772 |
| Eisenhower Medical Center | 12 | $21,272 | 12% above the national average | $19,474 | $87,469 |
| Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital | 23 | $21,313 | 12% above the national average | $19,439 | $87,141 |
| Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center | 12 | $21,355 | 13% above the national average | $19,841 | $83,160 |
| Doctors Medical Center | 14 | $21,596 | 14% above the national average | $19,947 | $308,705 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla | 13 | $21,670 | 14% above the national average | $16,379 | $174,925 |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center | 16 | $21,736 | 15% above the national average | $20,772 | $172,396 |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital | 11 | $21,982 | 16% above the national average | $19,600 | $124,514 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital | 12 | $22,000 | 16% above the national average | $20,640 | $372,974 |
| Community Hospital Of The Monterey Peninsula | 12 | $22,417 | 18% above the national average | $21,057 | $117,544 |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center | 17 | $22,642 | 19% above the national average | $20,636 | $72,798 |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento | 13 | $22,650 | 19% above the national average | $21,591 | $103,480 |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center | 32 | $22,769 | 20% above the national average | $18,979 | $123,066 |
| Desert Regional Medical Center | 11 | $22,890 | 21% above the national average | $20,914 | $272,109 |
| NorthBay Medical Center | 11 | $24,449 | 29% above the national average | $22,942 | $202,135 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | 28 | $25,766 | 36% above the national average | $21,705 | $278,851 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus | 14 | $27,146 | 43% above the national average | $18,875 | $154,389 |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center | 11 | $31,960 | 68% above the national average | $26,858 | $202,592 |
| UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical Center | 23 | $33,178 | 75% above the national average | $25,794 | $146,493 |
| University Of California Davis Medical Center | 26 | $33,530 | 77% above the national average | $29,255 | $287,441 |
| UCSF Medical Center | 29 | $33,602 | 77% above the national average | $28,776 | $149,546 |
| Stanford Health Care | 36 | $34,641 | 83% above the national average | $29,695 | $321,008 |
| Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center | 14 | $36,951 | 95% above the national average | $31,296 | $116,146 |
| Uci Health-Orange | 11 | $62,839 | 231% above the national average | $29,636 | $197,152 |
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.