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 551–600. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community First Medical Center | 14 | $8,229 | 12% below the national average | $6,897 | $32,935 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Centennial | 11 | $8,230 | 12% below the national average | $5,975 | $35,453 |
| Swedish Medical Center | 65 | $8,230 | 12% below the national average | $6,430 | $109,031 |
| HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital | 53 | $8,232 | 12% below the national average | $5,785 | $108,360 |
| Glens Falls Hospital | 18 | $8,232 | 12% below the national average | $6,782 | $21,789 |
| Cox Medical Centers | 36 | $8,237 | 12% below the national average | $6,456 | $37,039 |
| Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce | 105 | $8,239 | 12% below the national average | $6,203 | $34,539 |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital | 25 | $8,241 | 12% below the national average | $6,050 | $24,831 |
| University Hospital And Medical Center | 17 | $8,248 | 12% below the national average | $6,651 | $108,642 |
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital | 11 | $8,249 | 12% below the national average | $6,756 | $71,235 |
| Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital | 15 | $8,250 | 12% below the national average | $6,489 | $26,044 |
| Bayshore Medical Center | 30 | $8,255 | 12% below the national average | $5,751 | $60,563 |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital | 28 | $8,256 | 12% below the national average | $5,977 | $39,242 |
| Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital | 16 | $8,261 | 12% below the national average | $6,935 | $42,891 |
| Miami Valley Hospital | 84 | $8,265 | 12% below the national average | $6,034 | $36,914 |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital | 25 | $8,265 | 12% below the national average | $6,491 | $28,569 |
| Sacred Heart Hospital | 38 | $8,278 | 12% below the national average | $6,497 | $28,126 |
| Saint Vincent Hospital | 25 | $8,279 | 12% below the national average | $6,726 | $40,903 |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus | 14 | $8,283 | 12% below the national average | $7,117 | $63,532 |
| Orlando Health-Health Central Hospital | 27 | $8,286 | 12% below the national average | $6,430 | $51,280 |
| Integris Baptist Medical Center, Inc | 25 | $8,288 | 12% below the national average | $6,063 | $43,081 |
| Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital | 16 | $8,292 | 12% below the national average | $6,970 | $37,760 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | 46 | $8,292 | 12% below the national average | $5,885 | $36,878 |
| Cleveland Clinic Hospital | 15 | $8,294 | 12% below the national average | $5,523 | $22,280 |
| Yakima Valley Memorial | 12 | $8,302 | 11% below the national average | $6,579 | $29,977 |
| Community Hospital East | 14 | $8,302 | 11% below the national average | $6,923 | $27,346 |
| Mymichigan Medical Center Midland | 79 | $8,302 | 11% below the national average | $6,609 | $22,650 |
| McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee | 54 | $8,303 | 11% below the national average | $6,227 | $42,619 |
| St Peter's Hospital | 16 | $8,304 | 11% below the national average | $6,836 | $33,220 |
| Penn State Health St. Joseph | 13 | $8,309 | 11% below the national average | $6,130 | $33,679 |
| HCA Florida Citrus Hospital | 26 | $8,311 | 11% below the national average | $6,403 | $115,783 |
| AdventHealth Littleton | 21 | $8,312 | 11% below the national average | $5,793 | $77,876 |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital | 41 | $8,321 | 11% below the national average | $6,506 | $24,963 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake | 56 | $8,321 | 11% below the national average | $7,027 | $83,958 |
| Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center | 101 | $8,325 | 11% below the national average | $6,480 | $27,662 |
| Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital | 36 | $8,325 | 11% below the national average | $6,314 | $33,583 |
| Kettering Health Main Campus | 62 | $8,328 | 11% below the national average | $5,784 | $48,748 |
| Bronson Methodist Hospital | 33 | $8,328 | 11% below the national average | $5,638 | $25,029 |
| Jefferson Abington Hospital | 133 | $8,331 | 11% below the national average | $6,400 | $34,641 |
| South Miami Hospital | 22 | $8,333 | 11% below the national average | $7,143 | $41,207 |
| Uw Health | 16 | $8,342 | 11% below the national average | $6,792 | $55,102 |
| Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center | 44 | $8,347 | 11% below the national average | $6,403 | $80,687 |
| Ascension Seton Hays | 15 | $8,351 | 11% below the national average | $7,154 | $50,559 |
| Memorial Medical Center | 33 | $8,351 | 11% below the national average | $6,396 | $46,867 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Hillcrest | 20 | $8,352 | 11% below the national average | $6,910 | $28,152 |
| Yavapai Regional Medical Center | 19 | $8,353 | 11% below the national average | $6,690 | $30,551 |
| HCA Florida Northside Hospital | 22 | $8,355 | 11% below the national average | $7,000 | $96,903 |
| Holy Family Hospital | 31 | $8,357 | 11% below the national average | $6,842 | $11,725 |
| Candler Hospital | 12 | $8,357 | 11% below the national average | $7,120 | $31,674 |
| Houston Methodist West Hospital | 30 | $8,361 | 11% below the national average | $6,751 | $36,616 |
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.