Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 552
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In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $9,373 per stay at 1,284 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $7,503 and $10,232.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $9,373
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $7,503–$10,232
- Medicare’s share
- $7,114
- Average billed charge
- $50,120
- Hospitals reporting
- 1,284
Compare hospitals
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1,284 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 1–50. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside | 13 | $5,495 | 41% below the national average | $4,239 | $19,797 |
| Heritage Valley Sewickley | 12 | $5,769 | 38% below the national average | $5,050 | $11,070 |
| Medina Hospital | 11 | $5,818 | 38% below the national average | $4,711 | $19,955 |
| Pelham Medical Center | 12 | $5,875 | 37% below the national average | $5,059 | $28,121 |
| Finley Hospital | 17 | $5,956 | 36% below the national average | $4,996 | $17,597 |
| Saint Luke's East Hospital | 23 | $6,024 | 36% below the national average | $4,888 | $61,587 |
| Three Crosses Regional Hospital LLC | 14 | $6,026 | 36% below the national average | $4,860 | $12,457 |
| Boone Hospital Center | 26 | $6,048 | 35% below the national average | $4,667 | $19,514 |
| Saint Luke's South Hospital | 13 | $6,059 | 35% below the national average | $4,493 | $53,975 |
| Ahn Wexford Hospital | 13 | $6,094 | 35% below the national average | $4,413 | $24,824 |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center | 13 | $6,155 | 34% below the national average | $4,775 | $53,242 |
| Roper Hospital | 13 | $6,165 | 34% below the national average | $4,849 | $33,063 |
| Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital | 26 | $6,193 | 34% below the national average | $4,521 | $22,892 |
| Weirton Medical Center, Inc | 29 | $6,206 | 34% below the national average | $5,024 | $19,329 |
| Thomas Memorial Hospital | 13 | $6,207 | 34% below the national average | $5,077 | $25,681 |
| St Joseph Medical Center | 14 | $6,223 | 34% below the national average | $5,057 | $41,562 |
| Southwest General Health Center | 49 | $6,223 | 34% below the national average | $4,336 | $27,594 |
| Baxter Health | 13 | $6,245 | 33% below the national average | $4,840 | $15,549 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Venice | 60 | $6,274 | 33% below the national average | $5,022 | $39,690 |
| Baptist Health Louisville | 100 | $6,286 | 33% below the national average | $4,829 | $35,907 |
| West Boca Medical Center | 15 | $6,301 | 33% below the national average | $4,858 | $83,623 |
| Viera Hospital | 16 | $6,302 | 33% below the national average | $4,772 | $28,778 |
| Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee | 16 | $6,304 | 33% below the national average | $4,774 | $29,207 |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital | 15 | $6,324 | 33% below the national average | $4,692 | $93,573 |
| Lakewood Ranch Medical Center | 28 | $6,325 | 33% below the national average | $4,522 | $79,264 |
| Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System | 19 | $6,328 | 32% below the national average | $5,118 | $25,873 |
| Barnes-Jewish St Peters Hospital | 32 | $6,345 | 32% below the national average | $4,729 | $26,177 |
| Memorial Healthcare System, Inc | 49 | $6,353 | 32% below the national average | $4,667 | $30,012 |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center | 25 | $6,366 | 32% below the national average | $4,143 | $75,805 |
| Parkwest Medical Center | 22 | $6,368 | 32% below the national average | $5,181 | $15,430 |
| Mary Greeley Medical Center | 24 | $6,374 | 32% below the national average | $5,084 | $31,977 |
| Jefferson Hospital | 24 | $6,375 | 32% below the national average | $4,947 | $31,613 |
| Springfield Regional Medical Center | 15 | $6,385 | 32% below the national average | $5,297 | $43,020 |
| Bellevue Medical Center | 17 | $6,389 | 32% below the national average | $5,237 | $22,746 |
| The Villages Regional Hospital | 15 | $6,392 | 32% below the national average | $5,088 | $28,315 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc. | 13 | $6,393 | 32% below the national average | $5,043 | $31,006 |
| St Clair Hospital | 11 | $6,396 | 32% below the national average | $4,912 | $23,567 |
| Baptist Health Floyd | 36 | $6,402 | 32% below the national average | $5,196 | $32,454 |
| HCA Florida South Shore Hospital | 22 | $6,402 | 32% below the national average | $5,291 | $105,035 |
| McLaren Port Huron | 22 | $6,409 | 32% below the national average | $5,126 | $19,804 |
| HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital | 48 | $6,411 | 32% below the national average | $4,883 | $128,586 |
| Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital | 110 | $6,420 | 32% below the national average | $4,759 | $32,252 |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center | 30 | $6,427 | 31% below the national average | $4,759 | $33,029 |
| St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah | 21 | $6,436 | 31% below the national average | $4,961 | $25,557 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall | 12 | $6,437 | 31% below the national average | $5,485 | $39,941 |
| Lakeview Memorial Hospital | 13 | $6,441 | 31% below the national average | $5,185 | $22,966 |
| Jefferson Lansdale Hospital | 24 | $6,459 | 31% below the national average | $4,827 | $27,097 |
| Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital | 21 | $6,462 | 31% below the national average | $5,362 | $32,575 |
| WakeMed, Cary Hospital | 18 | $6,475 | 31% below the national average | $4,933 | $42,703 |
| Parma Community General Hospital | 22 | $6,486 | 31% below the national average | $5,134 | $29,941 |
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 | $7,959 | $40K |
| 2021 | $8,469 | $42K |
| 2022 | $8,599 | $46K |
| 2023 | $9,001 | $47K |
| 2024 | $9,373 | $50K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 51 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 15 | 261 | $7,198 | $6,678–$7,444 |
| Mississippi | 11 | 276 | $7,405 | $6,803–$7,590 |
| Iowa | 15 | 446 | $7,532 | $6,781–$7,579 |
| Kentucky | 15 | 492 | $7,648 | $6,929–$8,342 |
| Louisiana | 13 | 336 | $7,658 | $6,700–$8,419 |
| Montana | 7 | 116 | $7,819 | $7,463–$8,038 |
| Kansas | 12 | 567 | $7,955 | $6,873–$8,028 |
| Missouri | 29 | 1,091 | $8,204 | $6,742–$8,237 |
| Ohio | 57 | 1,814 | $8,251 | $6,870–$8,914 |
| West Virginia | 11 | 300 | $8,257 | $7,136–$8,707 |
| Florida | 116 | 4,956 | $8,304 | $7,218–$8,890 |
| Indiana | 28 | 897 | $8,318 | $7,290–$8,346 |
| Oklahoma | 10 | 338 | $8,356 | $7,349–$8,414 |
| Colorado | 20 | 466 | $8,431 | $7,705–$8,631 |
| North Dakota | 4 | 142 | $8,473 | $7,531–$8,811 |
| Virginia | 31 | 1,194 | $8,487 | $7,330–$8,464 |
| South Carolina | 24 | 662 | $8,491 | $7,159–$9,243 |
| New Hampshire | 10 | 295 | $8,537 | $7,584–$8,830 |
| Pennsylvania | 76 | 2,748 | $8,592 | $7,084–$9,175 |
| Alabama | 19 | 509 | $8,643 | $6,976–$8,231 |
| Nebraska | 10 | 322 | $8,645 | $7,478–$9,172 |
| Michigan | 42 | 1,528 | $8,667 | $7,911–$9,393 |
| Vermont | 1 | 31 | $8,707 | $8,707–$8,707 |
| Arizona | 22 | 739 | $8,733 | $7,413–$9,673 |
| Maine | 3 | 77 | $8,744 | $8,167–$8,915 |
| Wisconsin | 18 | 484 | $8,798 | $7,216–$8,732 |
| Minnesota | 19 | 694 | $8,895 | $7,403–$8,898 |
| Tennessee | 26 | 808 | $8,900 | $7,224–$8,825 |
| New Mexico | 5 | 81 | $8,952 | $7,482–$10,259 |
| Idaho | 4 | 103 | $8,953 | $8,893–$9,256 |
| Texas | 83 | 2,642 | $8,978 | $7,716–$9,435 |
| Utah | 8 | 208 | $9,079 | $7,160–$9,467 |
| South Dakota | 4 | 139 | $9,101 | $8,076–$9,558 |
| North Carolina | 28 | 943 | $9,102 | $7,366–$9,191 |
| Delaware | 3 | 218 | $9,137 | $8,735–$10,572 |
| Washington | 23 | 508 | $9,217 | $8,203–$9,655 |
| Illinois | 62 | 2,172 | $9,297 | $7,563–$9,486 |
| Nevada | 13 | 468 | $9,378 | $8,495–$9,931 |
| Massachusetts | 38 | 1,673 | $9,466 | $7,936–$10,530 |
| Rhode Island | 3 | 83 | $9,631 | $8,335–$10,319 |
| Alaska | 2 | 54 | $9,673 | $9,059–$10,063 |
| New Jersey | 48 | 1,949 | $9,831 | $8,208–$10,725 |
| Wyoming | 2 | 38 | $9,868 | $9,383–$10,184 |
| Oregon | 10 | 243 | $10,385 | $9,789–$11,180 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | 106 | $10,417 | $10,203–$12,526 |
| Georgia | 34 | 1,003 | $10,614 | $7,765–$10,284 |
| Connecticut | 15 | 412 | $10,795 | $9,404–$10,640 |
| California | 126 | 4,008 | $11,463 | $9,954–$12,124 |
| New York | 72 | 3,118 | $12,009 | $9,136–$13,026 |
| Maryland | 30 | 1,161 | $12,869 | $10,118–$15,578 |
| Hawaii | 3 | 62 | $12,935 | $12,011–$15,135 |
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.