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
Narrow by a state, city or ZIP code (optionally a distance around it), and/or pick specific hospitals. With both, your picks are added to the area’s hospitals.
1,284 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 501–550. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Hospital Center | 51 | $8,060 | 14% below the national average | $6,227 | $30,421 |
| Evergreenhealth Medical Center | 28 | $8,061 | 14% below the national average | $6,779 | $40,474 |
| Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital | 30 | $8,064 | 14% below the national average | $6,224 | $29,263 |
| Ascension Seton Williamson | 26 | $8,064 | 14% below the national average | $6,872 | $59,263 |
| Caromont Regional Medical Center | 31 | $8,067 | 14% below the national average | $5,948 | $43,975 |
| Billings Clinic Hospital | 22 | $8,068 | 14% below the national average | $6,620 | $16,286 |
| Northeast Hospital Corporation | 68 | $8,069 | 14% below the national average | $6,750 | $17,200 |
| Honor Health John C. Lincoln Medical Center | 33 | $8,077 | 14% below the national average | $6,172 | $60,270 |
| Confluence Health Hospital | 16 | $8,080 | 14% below the national average | $6,367 | $26,014 |
| Winter Haven Hospital | 26 | $8,082 | 14% below the national average | $6,791 | $40,116 |
| Good Samaritan Medical Center | 59 | $8,086 | 14% below the national average | $6,733 | $14,598 |
| Northside Hospital Cherokee | 41 | $8,090 | 14% below the national average | $6,777 | $55,186 |
| CHI St Lukes Health Memorial Lufkin | 14 | $8,094 | 14% below the national average | $7,117 | $50,804 |
| Deaconess Medical Center | 16 | $8,094 | 14% below the national average | $6,484 | $31,429 |
| CentraState Medical Center | 33 | $8,095 | 14% below the national average | $6,643 | $43,756 |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis | 111 | $8,095 | 14% below the national average | $6,160 | $30,634 |
| OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital | 31 | $8,096 | 14% below the national average | $5,104 | $32,060 |
| High Point Regional Health System | 14 | $8,103 | 14% below the national average | $6,475 | $29,298 |
| Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital | 30 | $8,104 | 14% below the national average | $6,682 | $36,742 |
| Trident Medical Center | 37 | $8,106 | 14% below the national average | $5,628 | $94,099 |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | 28 | $8,108 | 13% below the national average | $6,715 | $33,147 |
| Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital | 14 | $8,116 | 13% below the national average | $6,509 | $54,210 |
| Valley Hospital | 101 | $8,119 | 13% below the national average | $6,738 | $48,032 |
| Methodist Hospitals Inc | 11 | $8,121 | 13% below the national average | $6,704 | $46,290 |
| CHI St Joseph Health Regional Hospital | 21 | $8,125 | 13% below the national average | $6,238 | $39,079 |
| Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center | 13 | $8,129 | 13% below the national average | $6,748 | $24,769 |
| Summerlin Hospital Medical Center | 25 | $8,129 | 13% below the national average | $6,196 | $118,913 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville | 94 | $8,133 | 13% below the national average | $6,448 | $45,504 |
| Aultman Hospital | 33 | $8,135 | 13% below the national average | $5,679 | $25,832 |
| Parkview Medical Center, Inc | 19 | $8,135 | 13% below the national average | $6,451 | $62,076 |
| Methodist Hospital | 135 | $8,147 | 13% below the national average | $6,158 | $66,988 |
| Saint Anne's Hospital | 35 | $8,150 | 13% below the national average | $7,166 | $15,401 |
| Baptist Medical Center | 66 | $8,153 | 13% below the national average | $6,065 | $74,248 |
| Broward Health Coral Springs | 13 | $8,154 | 13% below the national average | $6,878 | $31,854 |
| Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center | 13 | $8,156 | 13% below the national average | $6,785 | $29,054 |
| Virtua Mount Holly Hospital | 36 | $8,160 | 13% below the national average | $6,631 | $72,055 |
| Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center | 56 | $8,162 | 13% below the national average | $6,169 | $40,603 |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center | 32 | $8,163 | 13% below the national average | $6,234 | $67,214 |
| Lakeland Regional Medical Center | 81 | $8,164 | 13% below the national average | $6,330 | $39,484 |
| Palomar Health Downtown Campus | 43 | $8,182 | 13% below the national average | $7,113 | $134,214 |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital | 47 | $8,186 | 13% below the national average | $5,952 | $25,704 |
| Carteret General Hospital | 12 | $8,190 | 13% below the national average | $6,932 | $13,576 |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center | 44 | $8,191 | 13% below the national average | $5,666 | $27,731 |
| Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital And Mary & Elizabeth Hospital | 16 | $8,193 | 13% below the national average | $5,879 | $23,133 |
| St Catherine Of Siena Hospital | 64 | $8,194 | 13% below the national average | $6,608 | $46,494 |
| CHI Health St. Elizabeth | 11 | $8,199 | 13% below the national average | $6,325 | $42,218 |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group | 70 | $8,201 | 13% below the national average | $6,611 | $20,141 |
| North Austin Medical Center | 12 | $8,218 | 12% below the national average | $6,615 | $42,673 |
| University Medical Center Of Princeton At Plainsboro | 60 | $8,224 | 12% below the national average | $6,477 | $54,706 |
| Morton Plant North Bay Hospital | 16 | $8,226 | 12% below the national average | $6,643 | $39,135 |
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.