Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 551
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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
- $13,310
- Average billed charge
- $86,481
- Hospitals reporting
- 465
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465 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 151–200. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Altoona | 11 | $13,199 | 19% below the national average | $11,919 | $52,231 |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals | 14 | $13,212 | 19% below the national average | $10,931 | $51,746 |
| St Catherine Of Siena Hospital | 20 | $13,217 | 18% below the national average | $12,197 | $82,848 |
| Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital | 15 | $13,260 | 18% below the national average | $11,833 | $43,264 |
| St Mary's Medical Center | 16 | $13,280 | 18% below the national average | $11,609 | $138,205 |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital | 16 | $13,311 | 18% below the national average | $10,086 | $35,394 |
| Good Samaritan Medical Center | 15 | $13,311 | 18% below the national average | $12,391 | $22,645 |
| Marion Communtiy Hospital | 36 | $13,332 | 18% below the national average | $11,741 | $142,858 |
| Ascension St John Medical Center | 25 | $13,347 | 18% below the national average | $11,443 | $38,161 |
| West Jersey Hospital | 14 | $13,353 | 18% below the national average | $12,181 | $153,460 |
| SSM Health St Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City | 12 | $13,360 | 18% below the national average | $11,867 | $57,433 |
| Baptist Hospital Of Miami | 16 | $13,393 | 17% below the national average | $12,142 | $100,751 |
| Lowell General Hospital | 11 | $13,399 | 17% below the national average | $11,712 | $30,242 |
| Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center | 16 | $13,411 | 17% below the national average | $12,238 | $28,207 |
| Reading Hospital | 30 | $13,444 | 17% below the national average | $11,896 | $56,833 |
| ProMedica Toledo Hospital | 21 | $13,448 | 17% below the national average | $11,253 | $67,037 |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc. | 32 | $13,451 | 17% below the national average | $11,650 | $50,427 |
| Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen Hospital | 12 | $13,452 | 17% below the national average | $10,830 | $61,229 |
| Kettering Health Main Campus | 18 | $13,454 | 17% below the national average | $9,814 | $62,336 |
| Wesley Medical Center | 34 | $13,475 | 17% below the national average | $11,806 | $183,262 |
| Copley Memorial Hospital | 13 | $13,477 | 17% below the national average | $12,335 | $69,425 |
| Lee Memorial Hospital | 12 | $13,481 | 17% below the national average | $11,181 | $54,480 |
| St. Patrick Hospital | 13 | $13,490 | 17% below the national average | $12,335 | $37,398 |
| Lakeland Regional Medical Center | 18 | $13,494 | 17% below the national average | $11,167 | $54,525 |
| AdventHealth Orlando | 100 | $13,508 | 17% below the national average | $11,559 | $99,281 |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center | 15 | $13,509 | 17% below the national average | $11,870 | $65,628 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital | 32 | $13,530 | 17% below the national average | $11,064 | $93,645 |
| St Anthony Hospital | 11 | $13,534 | 17% below the national average | $12,051 | $71,787 |
| Carilion Medical Center | 12 | $13,548 | 16% below the national average | $11,273 | $39,096 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth | 30 | $13,563 | 16% below the national average | $10,977 | $64,831 |
| Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center | 17 | $13,601 | 16% below the national average | $12,340 | $99,172 |
| Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare | 13 | $13,609 | 16% below the national average | $11,948 | $66,910 |
| Banner Desert Medical Center | 20 | $13,626 | 16% below the national average | $12,300 | $56,051 |
| Trinity Health Oakland Hospital | 11 | $13,630 | 16% below the national average | $10,703 | $35,646 |
| Methodist Hospitals Of Memphis | 28 | $13,631 | 16% below the national average | $11,223 | $55,316 |
| Covenant Medical Center | 14 | $13,631 | 16% below the national average | $11,889 | $156,651 |
| Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center | 25 | $13,634 | 16% below the national average | $10,684 | $83,160 |
| UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital | 11 | $13,636 | 16% below the national average | $11,697 | $144,120 |
| Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital | 12 | $13,664 | 16% below the national average | $11,858 | $53,446 |
| Winchester Medical Center | 14 | $13,804 | 15% below the national average | $12,457 | $30,902 |
| Mymichigan Medical Center Midland | 23 | $13,817 | 15% below the national average | $12,236 | $37,588 |
| Holmes Regional Medical Center | 21 | $13,822 | 15% below the national average | $12,551 | $85,422 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville | 24 | $13,833 | 15% below the national average | $11,400 | $82,322 |
| HCA Florida Blake Hospital | 16 | $13,853 | 15% below the national average | $12,057 | $168,442 |
| Medical City Dallas Hospital | 13 | $13,910 | 14% below the national average | $12,736 | $110,793 |
| Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital | 14 | $13,911 | 14% below the national average | $12,614 | $53,522 |
| Newton-Wellesley Hospital | 29 | $13,921 | 14% below the national average | $12,403 | $31,043 |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | 16 | $13,928 | 14% below the national average | $12,541 | $50,388 |
| Sanford Medical Center Fargo | 23 | $13,939 | 14% below the national average | $12,071 | $56,703 |
| Carle Foundation Hospital | 30 | $13,995 | 14% below the national average | $11,833 | $72,535 |
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 | $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.
Show all 49 states
| 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.