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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
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1,284 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 801–850. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carilion Medical Center | 45 | $9,217 | About average | $6,131 | $33,430 |
| St Clare Hospital | 12 | $9,225 | About average | $6,076 | $60,698 |
| Lawrence & Memorial Hospital | 20 | $9,226 | About average | $6,751 | $43,854 |
| Baylor Scott And White All Saints Medical Center | 13 | $9,233 | About average | $6,696 | $29,357 |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center | 35 | $9,237 | About average | $5,467 | $45,206 |
| HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge | 16 | $9,238 | About average | $7,479 | $117,498 |
| HCA Florida Trinity Hospital | 23 | $9,245 | About average | $6,677 | $113,093 |
| Broward Health North | 41 | $9,245 | About average | $7,541 | $43,966 |
| HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital | 38 | $9,259 | About average | $7,608 | $106,507 |
| Palmetto General Hospital | 11 | $9,269 | About average | $7,990 | $81,272 |
| ProMedica Toledo Hospital | 56 | $9,277 | About average | $5,899 | $53,089 |
| Providence St. Jude Medical Center | 26 | $9,279 | About average | $7,926 | $56,285 |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset | 63 | $9,280 | About average | $6,214 | $72,292 |
| The Miriam Hospital | 25 | $9,284 | About average | $7,632 | $27,586 |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin | 19 | $9,298 | About average | $8,202 | $47,223 |
| Valley Medical Center | 17 | $9,304 | About average | $6,674 | $40,643 |
| Centracare - St. Cloud Hospital | 40 | $9,304 | About average | $7,760 | $18,698 |
| Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital | 43 | $9,305 | About average | $7,745 | $19,974 |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | 80 | $9,312 | About average | $7,520 | $41,119 |
| Shasta Regional Medical Center | 15 | $9,313 | About average | $7,776 | $41,392 |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center | 22 | $9,315 | About average | $7,439 | $29,711 |
| Adventist Health Sierra Vista | 11 | $9,316 | About average | $7,981 | $102,331 |
| Monument Health Rapid City Hospital | 18 | $9,323 | About average | $7,521 | $32,083 |
| Spartanburg Medical Center | 62 | $9,325 | About average | $6,936 | $39,427 |
| AdventHealth Carrollwood | 20 | $9,330 | About average | $6,393 | $45,232 |
| JFK University Medical Center | 28 | $9,331 | About average | $7,401 | $70,002 |
| Jefferson Stratford Hospital | 67 | $9,332 | About average | $7,362 | $58,428 |
| Portsmouth Regional Hospital | 65 | $9,339 | About average | $6,957 | $79,590 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital | 19 | $9,347 | About average | $6,897 | $19,605 |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center | 18 | $9,352 | About average | $4,284 | $33,118 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla | 77 | $9,353 | About average | $8,145 | $73,705 |
| Torrance Memorial Medical Center | 66 | $9,353 | About average | $7,940 | $81,395 |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian | 65 | $9,371 | About average | $8,090 | $36,952 |
| Swedish Issaquah | 19 | $9,377 | About average | $5,984 | $37,471 |
| Henry Ford Health St John Hospital | 28 | $9,377 | About average | $7,556 | $26,810 |
| Kettering Health Dayton | 26 | $9,383 | About average | $6,363 | $40,230 |
| Spectrum Health | 47 | $9,398 | About average | $6,461 | $20,826 |
| Charleston Area Medical Center | 47 | $9,402 | About average | $5,746 | $39,045 |
| Memorial Hospital West | 36 | $9,403 | About average | $7,266 | $91,786 |
| Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc | 103 | $9,407 | About average | $8,053 | $10,210 |
| Baptist Beaumont Hospital | 12 | $9,410 | About average | $7,852 | $68,895 |
| Oroville Hospital | 28 | $9,411 | About average | $8,303 | $25,888 |
| Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall | 19 | $9,414 | About average | $7,872 | $80,724 |
| St Josephs Hospital | 67 | $9,422 | About average | $6,786 | $55,656 |
| Moses H. Cone The Memorial Hospital | 31 | $9,432 | About average | $7,506 | $28,448 |
| McLaren Flint | 22 | $9,436 | About average | $6,460 | $21,683 |
| Renown Regional Medical Center | 53 | $9,444 | About average | $7,399 | $35,578 |
| Saint Francis Medical Center | 100 | $9,450 | About average | $6,902 | $47,521 |
| Banner Estrella Medical Center | 13 | $9,453 | About average | $6,068 | $40,565 |
| Mosaic Life Care At St Joseph | 31 | $9,456 | About average | $7,110 | $22,626 |
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.
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| 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.