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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 451–500. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concord Hospital | 45 | $7,913 | 16% below the national average | $6,444 | $33,111 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Bay | 23 | $7,916 | 16% below the national average | $6,419 | $27,358 |
| St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus | 11 | $7,917 | 16% below the national average | $4,730 | $66,253 |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange | 46 | $7,917 | 16% below the national average | $5,700 | $26,106 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth | 57 | $7,917 | 16% below the national average | $6,743 | $14,245 |
| Banner Thunderbird Medical Center | 30 | $7,918 | 16% below the national average | $6,397 | $30,525 |
| Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics | 28 | $7,922 | 15% below the national average | $6,582 | $38,735 |
| St David's South Austin Medical Center | 56 | $7,925 | 15% below the national average | $6,490 | $84,125 |
| Lee Memorial Hospital | 62 | $7,929 | 15% below the national average | $6,500 | $35,692 |
| Milford Regional Medical Center | 21 | $7,931 | 15% below the national average | $6,660 | $13,684 |
| AdventHealth Redmond | 14 | $7,935 | 15% below the national average | $5,275 | $71,200 |
| Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital | 35 | $7,935 | 15% below the national average | $6,770 | $38,165 |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital | 43 | $7,941 | 15% below the national average | $5,788 | $30,241 |
| Morton Plant Hospital | 68 | $7,941 | 15% below the national average | $6,002 | $37,689 |
| Blessing Hospital | 24 | $7,942 | 15% below the national average | $6,204 | $43,647 |
| Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital | 47 | $7,942 | 15% below the national average | $5,512 | $41,041 |
| AdventHealth Sebring | 18 | $7,948 | 15% below the national average | $6,487 | $40,793 |
| Winchester Hospital | 61 | $7,950 | 15% below the national average | $6,141 | $10,616 |
| Alton Memorial Hospital | 14 | $7,956 | 15% below the national average | $6,348 | $29,837 |
| HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital | 46 | $7,959 | 15% below the national average | $6,290 | $96,067 |
| HCA Florida Northwest Hospital | 23 | $7,960 | 15% below the national average | $6,389 | $73,466 |
| McLaren Northern Michigan | 18 | $7,974 | 15% below the national average | $6,614 | $28,305 |
| Marietta Memorial Hospital | 14 | $7,983 | 15% below the national average | $3,148 | $26,159 |
| Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital | 16 | $7,984 | 15% below the national average | $6,626 | $29,310 |
| Doctors Hospital | 18 | $7,987 | 15% below the national average | $5,899 | $56,598 |
| Decatur Memorial Hospital | 11 | $7,990 | 15% below the national average | $5,507 | $32,574 |
| Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services | 38 | $7,997 | 15% below the national average | $6,078 | $72,349 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano | 36 | $8,006 | 15% below the national average | $6,290 | $39,187 |
| Mary Washington Hospital | 45 | $8,007 | 15% below the national average | $5,586 | $19,563 |
| St. Patrick Hospital | 15 | $8,008 | 15% below the national average | $6,232 | $20,101 |
| The Hospitals Of Providence - Memorial Campus | 14 | $8,011 | 15% below the national average | $6,818 | $71,968 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City | 15 | $8,011 | 15% below the national average | $4,532 | $30,197 |
| Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center | 12 | $8,012 | 15% below the national average | $6,779 | $63,406 |
| St Mary Medical Center | 55 | $8,012 | 15% below the national average | $5,838 | $30,925 |
| St Marys Medical Center | 19 | $8,013 | 15% below the national average | $5,011 | $28,154 |
| West Jersey Hospital | 95 | $8,013 | 15% below the national average | $6,333 | $74,418 |
| HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital | 11 | $8,016 | 14% below the national average | $6,532 | $90,558 |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals | 43 | $8,017 | 14% below the national average | $6,458 | $30,332 |
| Genesis Hospital | 20 | $8,020 | 14% below the national average | $6,469 | $26,350 |
| Saint Francis Hospital, Inc | 69 | $8,020 | 14% below the national average | $5,724 | $26,352 |
| Mercy Hospital Of Buffalo | 15 | $8,026 | 14% below the national average | $6,372 | $14,590 |
| Akron General Medical Center | 55 | $8,030 | 14% below the national average | $6,252 | $29,784 |
| Reid Health | 32 | $8,031 | 14% below the national average | $6,648 | $22,488 |
| Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center | 37 | $8,031 | 14% below the national average | $6,866 | $102,975 |
| Chilton Medical Center | 73 | $8,039 | 14% below the national average | $6,564 | $69,800 |
| Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center | 12 | $8,044 | 14% below the national average | $6,686 | $28,083 |
| Silver Cross Hospital And Medical Centers | 57 | $8,053 | 14% below the national average | $5,449 | $21,532 |
| Christ Hospital | 28 | $8,056 | 14% below the national average | $6,032 | $25,280 |
| UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital | 40 | $8,057 | 14% below the national average | $6,449 | $70,559 |
| Tristar Skyline Medical Center | 37 | $8,059 | 14% below the national average | $6,586 | $109,617 |
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.