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 251–300. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regions Hospital | 25 | $15,074 | About average | $11,673 | $39,161 |
| Lutheran Hospital Of Indiana | 16 | $15,080 | About average | $13,226 | $121,283 |
| AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - City Campus | 12 | $15,114 | About average | $12,776 | $117,236 |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System | 33 | $15,153 | About average | $13,968 | $61,444 |
| Las Palmas Medical Center A Campus Of Lpds Healthc | 12 | $15,181 | About average | $13,165 | $147,654 |
| Greenwich Hospital Association - | 11 | $15,200 | About average | $13,688 | $49,354 |
| St Lukes Hospital Of Kansas City | 15 | $15,211 | About average | $11,254 | $89,558 |
| Sacred Heart Medical Center - Riverbend | 12 | $15,238 | About average | $11,652 | $44,004 |
| Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi | 11 | $15,248 | About average | $14,359 | $71,996 |
| Long Island Community Hospital | 20 | $15,250 | About average | $13,802 | $113,601 |
| Intermountain Medical Center | 16 | $15,291 | About average | $12,354 | $48,814 |
| Munson Medical Center | 11 | $15,297 | About average | $11,128 | $38,942 |
| Saint John's Health Center | 11 | $15,312 | About average | $13,316 | $69,509 |
| Huntington Hospital | 35 | $15,332 | About average | $13,868 | $80,601 |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill | 12 | $15,363 | About average | $13,483 | $70,050 |
| Henry Ford Health St John Hospital | 11 | $15,363 | About average | $13,497 | $26,373 |
| Renown Regional Medical Center | 23 | $15,368 | About average | $13,586 | $60,435 |
| St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia | 12 | $15,385 | About average | $13,002 | $52,684 |
| University Of Kansas Hospital | 33 | $15,403 | About average | $12,317 | $94,127 |
| West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc | 24 | $15,415 | About average | $11,961 | $46,996 |
| Medical City Arlington | 16 | $15,427 | About average | $13,685 | $129,469 |
| Enloe Health | 26 | $15,427 | About average | $14,109 | $104,914 |
| MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center | 12 | $15,435 | About average | $14,075 | $17,334 |
| JFK University Medical Center | 15 | $15,475 | About average | $13,514 | $119,984 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital | 66 | $15,506 | About average | $12,148 | $124,213 |
| Torrance Memorial Medical Center | 23 | $15,516 | About average | $14,098 | $131,886 |
| Portsmouth Regional Hospital | 11 | $15,536 | About average | $13,594 | $95,284 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center | 40 | $15,544 | About average | $12,490 | $97,155 |
| Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus | 11 | $15,553 | About average | $13,052 | $55,694 |
| Research Medical Center | 21 | $15,561 | About average | $11,645 | $163,314 |
| Erlanger Medical Center | 13 | $15,578 | About average | $10,589 | $70,091 |
| Tampa General Hospital | 16 | $15,593 | About average | $13,236 | $62,536 |
| St Lukes Hospital | 19 | $15,613 | About average | $12,299 | $94,091 |
| Southside Hospital | 23 | $15,674 | About average | $13,803 | $107,040 |
| Milton S Hershey Medical Center | 12 | $15,704 | About average | $12,342 | $87,883 |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | 24 | $15,740 | About average | $13,465 | $60,101 |
| Providence Mission Hospital | 20 | $15,761 | About average | $14,293 | $91,175 |
| Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital | 18 | $15,769 | About average | $11,959 | $44,914 |
| Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center | 11 | $15,782 | About average | $14,467 | $139,816 |
| HCA Florida Osceola Hospital | 12 | $15,814 | About average | $13,776 | $209,231 |
| Saint Francis Medical Center | 33 | $15,859 | About average | $12,620 | $101,286 |
| North Memorial Health Hospital | 20 | $15,912 | About average | $10,800 | $45,237 |
| Christiana Hospital | 47 | $15,914 | About average | $12,976 | $51,218 |
| Jefferson Stratford Hospital | 11 | $15,920 | About average | $14,217 | $92,170 |
| Mobile Infirmary Medical Center | 11 | $15,967 | About average | $14,783 | $72,626 |
| Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital | 11 | $15,977 | About average | $14,311 | $30,070 |
| Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc | 18 | $15,998 | About average | $15,182 | $17,521 |
| Altru Hospital | 17 | $16,003 | About average | $14,211 | $58,517 |
| Ascension St Vincent Hospital | 39 | $16,106 | About average | $13,353 | $69,123 |
| Huntington Hospital | 21 | $16,116 | About average | $14,964 | $112,764 |
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.
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| 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.