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 201–250. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center | 13 | $13,999 | 14% below the national average | $12,450 | $204,596 |
| PIH Health Hospital-Whittier | 12 | $14,034 | 13% below the national average | $12,822 | $83,046 |
| Grand Strand Regional Medical Center | 25 | $14,095 | 13% below the national average | $11,494 | $166,937 |
| Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center | 16 | $14,117 | 13% below the national average | $12,037 | $238,102 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood | 22 | $14,127 | 13% below the national average | $12,387 | $170,884 |
| Peconic Bay Medical Center | 14 | $14,199 | 12% below the national average | $12,377 | $100,349 |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | 17 | $14,216 | 12% below the national average | $12,523 | $64,573 |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital | 35 | $14,217 | 12% below the national average | $11,979 | $50,172 |
| Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital | 11 | $14,225 | 12% below the national average | $12,180 | $31,862 |
| Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center | 20 | $14,244 | 12% below the national average | $11,372 | $63,238 |
| Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield And Novi | 27 | $14,253 | 12% below the national average | $12,594 | $37,723 |
| HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital | 12 | $14,331 | 12% below the national average | $12,294 | $155,863 |
| Grant Medical Center | 24 | $14,342 | 12% below the national average | $12,137 | $51,226 |
| Spectrum Health | 16 | $14,367 | 11% below the national average | $11,946 | $32,842 |
| HCA Florida North Florida Hospital | 27 | $14,375 | 11% below the national average | $12,423 | $161,160 |
| NorthShore University HealthSystem - Evanston Hospital | 32 | $14,384 | 11% below the national average | $12,453 | $52,322 |
| Jefferson Health- Northeast | 18 | $14,393 | 11% below the national average | $12,593 | $47,307 |
| Orlando Health | 44 | $14,400 | 11% below the national average | $12,062 | $86,584 |
| Miami Valley Hospital | 22 | $14,458 | 11% below the national average | $12,479 | $84,388 |
| St Francis Hospital - The Heart Center | 11 | $14,478 | 11% below the national average | $13,221 | $88,421 |
| Lewisgale Medical Center | 14 | $14,483 | 11% below the national average | $11,398 | $86,631 |
| Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center | 30 | $14,485 | 11% below the national average | $13,021 | $42,082 |
| Jefferson Abington Hospital | 37 | $14,500 | 11% below the national average | $11,196 | $54,742 |
| Sunrise Hospital And Medical Center | 27 | $14,508 | 11% below the national average | $12,789 | $181,848 |
| Valley Hospital | 22 | $14,533 | 10% below the national average | $13,177 | $96,461 |
| Memorial Hospital Of South Bend | 14 | $14,564 | 10% below the national average | $10,931 | $67,587 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas | 15 | $14,575 | 10% below the national average | $13,250 | $61,309 |
| Wellspan York Hospital | 22 | $14,581 | 10% below the national average | $12,715 | $62,801 |
| North Shore Medical Center - | 22 | $14,586 | 10% below the national average | $13,694 | $37,705 |
| Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce | 31 | $14,592 | 10% below the national average | $10,212 | $59,172 |
| Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center | 11 | $14,621 | About average | $12,812 | $72,419 |
| Falmouth Hospital | 17 | $14,652 | About average | $11,426 | $28,009 |
| Community Medical Center | 23 | $14,702 | About average | $12,581 | $103,730 |
| Crouse Hospital | 12 | $14,726 | About average | $11,699 | $24,517 |
| HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital | 11 | $14,728 | About average | $9,958 | $204,508 |
| WakeMed, Raleigh Campus | 12 | $14,760 | About average | $13,051 | $49,016 |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group | 23 | $14,777 | About average | $12,779 | $34,186 |
| Henry Ford Allegiance Health | 17 | $14,826 | About average | $13,037 | $48,496 |
| Cox Medical Centers | 14 | $14,828 | About average | $9,463 | $56,535 |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast | 16 | $14,839 | About average | $12,865 | $66,757 |
| Mercy St Vincent Medical Center | 12 | $14,862 | About average | $12,201 | $65,298 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center | 13 | $14,935 | About average | $13,553 | $86,021 |
| Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital | 16 | $14,938 | About average | $10,373 | $53,064 |
| Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak | 20 | $14,996 | About average | $12,509 | $47,685 |
| Southern NH Medical Center | 13 | $14,997 | About average | $9,569 | $40,649 |
| HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital | 14 | $14,998 | About average | $13,178 | $154,722 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | 29 | $15,001 | About average | $12,165 | $75,280 |
| Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital | 14 | $15,004 | About average | $13,725 | $81,013 |
| UT Of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr. | 15 | $15,030 | About average | $10,766 | $51,742 |
| White Plains Hospital Center | 23 | $15,047 | About average | $13,770 | $89,394 |
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.