Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 551

Medical back problems with MCC

In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $16,215 per stay at 465 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $12,790 and $17,674.

National figures, 2024

Average payment per case: $16,215
Typical range (middle half of hospitals): $12,790–$17,674
Medicare’s share: $13,31082% of the payment
Average billed charge: $86,481
Hospitals reporting: 4658,932 stays

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465 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 51–100. Download as CSV

Medicare payments per case for Medical back problems with MCC by hospital, 2024
Hospital	Cases	Average payment	vs national average	Medicare paid	Billed charge
Baptist Memorial Hospital DesotoSouthaven, MS · CCN 250141	18	$11,589	29% below the national average	$9,740	$46,574
Washington Regional Medical CenterFayetteville, AR · CCN 040004	12	$11,610	28% below the national average	$10,072	$46,134
Centerpoint Medical CenterIndependence, MO · CCN 260095	17	$11,615	28% below the national average	$9,428	$125,338
Reston Hospital CenterReston, VA · CCN 490107	17	$11,617	28% below the national average	$10,363	$69,291
Huntsville HospitalHuntsville, AL · CCN 010039	27	$11,656	28% below the national average	$10,505	$42,011
AdventHealth Shawnee MissionShawnee Mission, KS · CCN 170104	13	$11,695	28% below the national average	$9,321	$55,183
Saint Joseph Medical CenterJoliet, IL · CCN 140007	13	$11,695	28% below the national average	$10,374	$70,595
Saint Francis Hospital, IncTulsa, OK · CCN 370091	39	$11,732	28% below the national average	$10,229	$42,221
Stormont Vail HospitalTopeka, KS · CCN 170086	16	$11,741	28% below the national average	$10,387	$53,957
Round Rock Medical CenterRound Rock, TX · CCN 450718	12	$11,746	28% below the national average	$10,386	$154,917
MH St Elizabeth Youngstown HospitalYoungstown, OH · CCN 360064	19	$11,793	27% below the national average	$10,252	$50,944
Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia, NC · CCN 340032	11	$11,825	27% below the national average	$10,499	$65,234
Doctors HospitalAugusta, GA · CCN 110177	11	$11,828	27% below the national average	$10,789	$140,014
HCA Florida Lawnwood HospitalFort Pierce, FL · CCN 100246	22	$11,883	27% below the national average	$10,487	$220,398
Advocate Condell Medical CenterLibertyville, IL · CCN 140202	14	$11,896	27% below the national average	$10,496	$73,609
Rex HospitalRaleigh, NC · CCN 340114	12	$11,912	27% below the national average	$10,619	$37,926
AdventHealth WatermanTavares, FL · CCN 100057	15	$11,914	27% below the national average	$10,826	$46,555
Intermountain Health Utah Valley HospitalProvo, UT · CCN 460001	19	$11,933	26% below the national average	$10,562	$44,393
Atrium Health PinevilleCharlotte, NC · CCN 340098	12	$11,940	26% below the national average	$8,370	$73,206
St Joseph's HospitalTucson, AZ · CCN 030011	13	$11,959	26% below the national average	$11,457	$142,073
Mercy HospitalCoon Rapids, MN · CCN 240115	22	$11,978	26% below the national average	$10,710	$59,491
Fairview HospitalCleveland, OH · CCN 360077	14	$11,989	26% below the national average	$10,866	$43,530
Saint Francis Medical CenterCape Girardeau, MO · CCN 260183	12	$11,993	26% below the national average	$10,905	$55,837
Medical City DentonDenton, TX · CCN 450634	22	$12,003	26% below the national average	$10,438	$155,136
Northwest Community Hospital 1Arlington Heights, IL · CCN 140252	17	$12,010	26% below the national average	$10,666	$32,085
Houston Methodist Willowbrook HospitalHouston, TX · CCN 450844	12	$12,064	26% below the national average	$11,112	$48,393
Ascension Seton HaysKyle, TX · CCN 670056	11	$12,073	26% below the national average	$10,741	$127,699
Grandview Medical CenterBirmingham, AL · CCN 010104	17	$12,075	26% below the national average	$8,610	$136,453
Winchester HospitalWinchester, MA · CCN 220105	12	$12,099	25% below the national average	$10,722	$21,281
Chandler Regional Medical CenterChandler, AZ · CCN 030036	32	$12,103	25% below the national average	$11,215	$76,571
McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee DeeFlorence, SC · CCN 420051	16	$12,119	25% below the national average	$10,799	$53,233
Paoli HospitalPaoli, PA · CCN 390153	15	$12,136	25% below the national average	$10,283	$79,310
Lexington Medical CenterWest Columbia, SC · CCN 420073	14	$12,138	25% below the national average	$10,630	$58,802
Winter Haven HospitalWinter Haven, FL · CCN 100052	11	$12,157	25% below the national average	$10,674	$56,093
Bethesda NorthCincinnati, OH · CCN 360179	25	$12,167	25% below the national average	$9,723	$29,267
Medical City PlanoPlano, TX · CCN 450651	42	$12,202	25% below the national average	$10,082	$135,786
Mercy Gilbert Medical CenterGilbert, AZ · CCN 030119	12	$12,206	25% below the national average	$10,982	$90,486
Covenant Medical CenterSaginaw, MI · CCN 230070	11	$12,214	25% below the national average	$10,302	$49,718
St David's South Austin Medical CenterAustin, TX · CCN 450713	18	$12,227	25% below the national average	$11,071	$105,760
Swedish Medical CenterEnglewood, CO · CCN 060034	19	$12,246	24% below the national average	$9,811	$258,280
Elliot HospitalManchester, NH · CCN 300012	13	$12,268	24% below the national average	$10,851	$39,480
M Health Fairview Southdale HospitalEdina, MN · CCN 240078	21	$12,284	24% below the national average	$10,234	$55,932
Palm Bay HospitalPalm Bay, FL · CCN 100316	11	$12,292	24% below the national average	$11,254	$51,136
North Mississippi Medical CenterTupelo, MS · CCN 250004	18	$12,341	24% below the national average	$10,907	$39,108
Community HospitalMunster, IN · CCN 150125	12	$12,343	24% below the national average	$8,632	$34,904
Bsa HospitalAmarillo, TX · CCN 450231	12	$12,343	24% below the national average	$11,140	$75,133
Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health ServicesColorado Springs, CO · CCN 060031	21	$12,344	24% below the national average	$10,233	$96,356
Overland Park Regional Medical CenterOverland Park, KS · CCN 170176	16	$12,386	24% below the national average	$10,851	$101,810
Naples Community HospitalNaples, FL · CCN 100018	31	$12,428	23% below the national average	$10,953	$68,263
Texoma Medical CenterDenison, TX · CCN 450324	18	$12,455	23% below the national average	$11,071	$95,936

National trend

Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.

Average payment
Average billed charge

2020: 6,052 stays at 336 hospitals · 2021: 6,369 stays at 360 hospitals · 2022: 7,559 stays at 410 hospitals · 2023: 8,452 stays at 450 hospitals · 2024: 8,932 stays at 465 hospitals

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National average payment and billed charge for Medical back problems with MCC
Year of care	Average payment	Average billed charge
2020	$14K	$66K
2021	$15K	$73K
2022	$16K	$77K
2023	$16K	$81K
2024	$16K	$86K

By state, 2024

Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.

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Average payment by state for Medical back problems with MCC, 2024
State	Hospitals	Cases	Average payment	Typical range
Vermont	1	12	$6,304	$6,304–$6,304
Arkansas	2	35	$11,548	$11,539–$11,586
Mississippi	3	51	$11,748	$11,409–$11,965
Louisiana	2	25	$12,015	$11,632–$12,639
Colorado	3	58	$12,369	$12,295–$12,436
South Dakota	1	12	$13,041	$13,041–$13,041
Florida	45	929	$13,098	$11,914–$13,853
Oklahoma	5	111	$13,345	$11,732–$13,360
Iowa	5	100	$13,404	$10,770–$12,881
Kansas	6	144	$13,437	$11,902–$13,469
Utah	2	35	$13,468	$12,772–$14,452
Montana	1	13	$13,490	$13,490–$13,490
Texas	34	615	$13,646	$12,066–$15,023
Ohio	16	298	$13,903	$12,122–$15,349
Missouri	12	227	$14,234	$11,587–$15,860
Idaho	1	20	$14,244	$14,244–$14,244
Kentucky	5	84	$14,367	$11,509–$17,394
Michigan	15	241	$14,472	$13,724–$15,146
Virginia	14	260	$14,531	$11,832–$14,313
Indiana	9	182	$14,538	$12,343–$15,080
Arizona	8	130	$14,614	$12,180–$15,299
South Carolina	7	124	$14,733	$12,128–$16,499
North Dakota	2	40	$14,816	$14,455–$15,487
Illinois	21	408	$14,955	$11,896–$16,347
Pennsylvania	23	454	$14,965	$12,898–$16,135
Minnesota	12	210	$15,100	$12,774–$15,284
Nevada	8	146	$15,154	$13,852–$15,899
West Virginia	1	24	$15,415	$15,415–$15,415
Delaware	1	47	$15,914	$15,914–$15,914
Tennessee	13	272	$15,936	$12,583–$16,350
Alabama	5	86	$16,185	$12,075–$22,003
New Hampshire	5	69	$16,342	$12,484–$15,536
Nebraska	3	65	$16,493	$14,956–$18,351
New Jersey	17	313	$16,689	$15,114–$17,967
North Carolina	13	232	$16,801	$12,486–$17,308
New Mexico	1	13	$17,054	$17,054–$17,054
Washington	9	139	$17,107	$13,928–$18,397
Wisconsin	5	93	$17,108	$12,613–$17,503
Maine	1	23	$17,294	$17,294–$17,294
Massachusetts	19	438	$17,340	$13,660–$19,994
Rhode Island	1	14	$17,894	$17,894–$17,894
Connecticut	6	104	$18,607	$17,236–$19,900
Hawaii	1	26	$18,920	$18,920–$18,920
District of Columbia	1	17	$19,114	$19,114–$19,114
Georgia	9	176	$19,572	$13,634–$17,501
New York	30	776	$20,711	$15,418–$22,670
Oregon	2	24	$20,780	$18,009–$23,551
California	50	867	$20,804	$16,698–$22,060
Maryland	9	150	$25,553	$15,998–$34,725

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.