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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 851–900. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise Hospital And Medical Center | 75 | $9,459 | About average | $7,536 | $117,987 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe | 28 | $9,460 | About average | $8,013 | $111,500 |
| Peconic Bay Medical Center | 49 | $9,467 | About average | $7,621 | $56,381 |
| St Mary's Medical Center | 47 | $9,468 | About average | $7,767 | $118,030 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas | 65 | $9,487 | About average | $7,689 | $54,695 |
| Columbus Community Hospital, Inc | 11 | $9,496 | About average | $8,309 | $35,265 |
| Crouse Hospital | 22 | $9,497 | About average | $6,990 | $19,084 |
| Swedish Hospital | 13 | $9,498 | About average | $7,420 | $41,548 |
| United Health Services Hospitals, Inc | 41 | $9,508 | About average | $7,674 | $21,760 |
| Our Lady Of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc | 14 | $9,509 | About average | $7,697 | $23,012 |
| Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital | 20 | $9,512 | About average | $7,770 | $29,598 |
| Clovis Community Medical Center | 27 | $9,521 | About average | $8,003 | $50,078 |
| Baylor St Lukes Medical Center | 15 | $9,524 | About average | $6,867 | $43,763 |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | 26 | $9,525 | About average | $6,119 | $42,855 |
| Portneuf Medical Center | 16 | $9,525 | About average | $8,019 | $47,842 |
| Mount Sinai Medical Center Of Florida, Inc | 59 | $9,531 | About average | $7,444 | $40,174 |
| MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center | 31 | $9,533 | About average | $7,879 | $72,094 |
| Uci Health - Placentia Linda | 14 | $9,558 | About average | $7,870 | $109,362 |
| UCLA West Valley Medical Center | 20 | $9,560 | About average | $8,256 | $122,267 |
| Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center | 79 | $9,564 | About average | $6,525 | $50,599 |
| WakeMed, Raleigh Campus | 31 | $9,564 | About average | $7,263 | $47,728 |
| Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell | 15 | $9,566 | About average | $7,997 | $247,855 |
| Trinity Health Oakland Hospital | 51 | $9,574 | About average | $6,271 | $34,781 |
| Phelps Hospital | 21 | $9,575 | About average | $7,636 | $66,155 |
| The Hospital Of Central Connecticut | 19 | $9,581 | About average | $8,105 | $34,228 |
| Southside Hospital | 37 | $9,587 | About average | $7,996 | $72,829 |
| Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus | 32 | $9,588 | About average | $7,830 | $33,412 |
| Crozer Chester Medical Center | 21 | $9,598 | About average | $7,511 | $71,806 |
| University Of Kansas Hospital | 71 | $9,605 | About average | $6,870 | $63,373 |
| St Francis Hospital | 11 | $9,620 | About average | $6,547 | $50,648 |
| Medical Center Hospital | 12 | $9,620 | About average | $6,491 | $28,086 |
| HCA Florida Largo Hospital | 16 | $9,623 | About average | $7,586 | $73,181 |
| Lutheran Hospital Of Indiana | 51 | $9,623 | About average | $5,626 | $43,365 |
| McLaren Greater Lansing | 14 | $9,636 | About average | $5,424 | $34,365 |
| MetroWest Medical Center | 19 | $9,638 | About average | $7,596 | $49,772 |
| HCA Florida Mercy Hospital | 26 | $9,645 | About average | $7,808 | $92,545 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center | 76 | $9,673 | About average | $7,082 | $71,438 |
| Marion Communtiy Hospital | 168 | $9,679 | About average | $6,316 | $96,112 |
| Foothill Regional Medical Center | 13 | $9,681 | About average | $8,425 | $45,514 |
| Ascension St Vincent Hospital | 56 | $9,689 | About average | $7,121 | $42,207 |
| Edward W Sparrow Hospital | 24 | $9,690 | About average | $5,803 | $42,240 |
| Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital | 11 | $9,697 | About average | $8,510 | $55,564 |
| Regions Hospital | 53 | $9,698 | About average | $6,495 | $30,962 |
| Long Island Community Hospital | 42 | $9,708 | About average | $7,439 | $100,024 |
| Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc | 21 | $9,721 | About average | $6,914 | $10,484 |
| John T Mather Memorial Hospital Of Port Jefferson | 52 | $9,734 | About average | $7,257 | $56,855 |
| University Of Arkansas Medical Sciences | 14 | $9,736 | About average | $7,091 | $20,248 |
| Abrazo West Campus | 33 | $9,746 | About average | $6,754 | $101,742 |
| Hurley Medical Center | 15 | $9,751 | About average | $7,494 | $35,475 |
| Las Palmas Medical Center A Campus Of Lpds Healthc | 22 | $9,768 | About average | $7,973 | $111,059 |
National trend
Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.
- Average payment
- Average billed charge
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| 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.