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 51–100. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novant Health East Cooper Medical Center | 25 | $6,494 | 31% below the national average | $5,319 | $50,279 |
| Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center | 43 | $6,500 | 31% below the national average | $5,132 | $33,962 |
| Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital | 15 | $6,500 | 31% below the national average | $5,086 | $42,370 |
| Fmol Health St Francis | 11 | $6,509 | 31% below the national average | $4,863 | $32,618 |
| Hillcrest Hospital | 69 | $6,514 | 31% below the national average | $5,118 | $27,709 |
| Lake Health | 22 | $6,515 | 30% below the national average | $4,766 | $24,998 |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital | 12 | $6,516 | 30% below the national average | $5,428 | $47,771 |
| Mercy Health - Fairfield Hospital | 21 | $6,530 | 30% below the national average | $5,324 | $34,188 |
| Delray Medical Center | 97 | $6,534 | 30% below the national average | $4,749 | $103,579 |
| McLeod Loris Hospital | 17 | $6,536 | 30% below the national average | $5,096 | $38,123 |
| St Elizabeth Ft Thomas | 18 | $6,545 | 30% below the national average | $5,729 | $17,707 |
| Baptist Health Hardin | 12 | $6,555 | 30% below the national average | $5,315 | $35,609 |
| Flowers Hospital | 13 | $6,576 | 30% below the national average | $5,320 | $60,911 |
| Jupiter Medical Center | 45 | $6,577 | 30% below the national average | $5,177 | $25,170 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Plano | 31 | $6,578 | 30% below the national average | $4,985 | $26,639 |
| Wooster Community Hospital | 11 | $6,589 | 30% below the national average | $5,105 | $16,457 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound | 14 | $6,609 | 29% below the national average | $5,559 | $36,909 |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith | 12 | $6,609 | 29% below the national average | $4,589 | $25,029 |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital | 19 | $6,616 | 29% below the national average | $5,157 | $92,801 |
| UPMC Carlisle | 12 | $6,618 | 29% below the national average | $5,258 | $24,769 |
| Anderson Regional Medical Center | 12 | $6,627 | 29% below the national average | $5,131 | $19,643 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Grapevine | 47 | $6,640 | 29% below the national average | $4,772 | $37,989 |
| University Of Kansas Health System Olathe Hospital | 36 | $6,642 | 29% below the national average | $5,323 | $36,968 |
| University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center | 24 | $6,652 | 29% below the national average | $5,057 | $26,262 |
| St Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital | 53 | $6,663 | 29% below the national average | $5,238 | $24,665 |
| St Bernards Medical Center | 18 | $6,669 | 29% below the national average | $5,535 | $14,309 |
| Rex Hospital | 60 | $6,673 | 29% below the national average | $5,159 | $22,667 |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus | 52 | $6,675 | 29% below the national average | $5,178 | $29,486 |
| Missouri Baptist Medical Center | 79 | $6,678 | 29% below the national average | $4,795 | $30,192 |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak | 87 | $6,678 | 29% below the national average | $5,515 | $67,579 |
| Mercy Health - West Hospital | 21 | $6,680 | 29% below the national average | $5,281 | $32,425 |
| UF Health Leesburg Hospital | 17 | $6,684 | 29% below the national average | $5,436 | $34,878 |
| CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs | 32 | $6,686 | 29% below the national average | $5,303 | $25,987 |
| Washington Regional Medical Center | 11 | $6,691 | 29% below the national average | $5,414 | $33,251 |
| St Lukes Hospital | 56 | $6,693 | 29% below the national average | $5,106 | $21,080 |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital | 21 | $6,693 | 29% below the national average | $5,139 | $25,341 |
| Doylestown Hospital | 24 | $6,694 | 29% below the national average | $5,354 | $23,245 |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center | 25 | $6,700 | 29% below the national average | $5,252 | $85,128 |
| MUSC Health Florence Medical Center | 16 | $6,700 | 29% below the national average | $4,952 | $45,949 |
| Mease Countryside Hospital | 53 | $6,718 | 28% below the national average | $5,364 | $34,624 |
| University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center | 13 | $6,719 | 28% below the national average | $5,339 | $25,512 |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center | 39 | $6,727 | 28% below the national average | $5,108 | $42,676 |
| AdventHealth Palm Coast Parkway | 18 | $6,736 | 28% below the national average | $4,122 | $36,660 |
| Liberty Hospital | 35 | $6,742 | 28% below the national average | $5,531 | $33,199 |
| Atrium Medical Center | 16 | $6,749 | 28% below the national average | $5,297 | $31,340 |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center | 18 | $6,749 | 28% below the national average | $5,570 | $26,020 |
| Baptist Medical Center Beaches | 12 | $6,759 | 28% below the national average | $5,399 | $45,652 |
| Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center | 25 | $6,768 | 28% below the national average | $4,799 | $92,803 |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine Ridge | 81 | $6,771 | 28% below the national average | $5,027 | $73,723 |
| Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital | 13 | $6,773 | 28% below the national average | $5,643 | $51,132 |
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.