Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 552

Medical back problems without MCC

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: $7,11476% of the payment
Average billed charge: $50,120
Hospitals reporting: 1,28443,981 stays

Hospitals in California

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Average payment across these 126 hospitals: $11,463National $9,373 · California $11,463
Median hospital: $10,762
Lowest to highest: $8,182–$20,304
Medicare stays: 4,008

126 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 51–100. Download as CSV

Medicare payments per case for Medical back problems without MCC by hospital, 2024
Hospital	Cases	Average payment	vs national average	Medicare paid	Billed charge
Antelope Valley HospitalLancaster, CA · CCN 050056	15	$10,419	11% above the national average	$8,885	$54,280
Sutter Auburn Faith HospitalAuburn, CA · CCN 050498	11	$10,458	12% above the national average	$9,122	$41,882
Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz, CA · CCN 050242	37	$10,475	12% above the national average	$9,064	$99,663
Orange County Global Medical CenterSanta Ana, CA · CCN 050746	15	$10,494	12% above the national average	$9,183	$57,003
Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage, CA · CCN 050573	54	$10,513	12% above the national average	$8,657	$62,110
Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara, CA · CCN 050396	63	$10,513	12% above the national average	$8,429	$53,270
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek, CA · CCN 050180	111	$10,536	12% above the national average	$8,896	$96,787
Providence St. Joseph HospitalOrange, CA · CCN 050069	21	$10,573	13% above the national average	$8,447	$36,727
Centinela Hospital Medical CenterInglewood, CA · CCN 050739	30	$10,657	14% above the national average	$9,148	$37,377
Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland, CA · CCN 050043	24	$10,688	14% above the national average	$9,442	$54,117
MemorialCare Long Beach Medical CenterLong Beach, CA · CCN 050485	35	$10,749	15% above the national average	$9,124	$87,489
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · CCN 050063	15	$10,757	15% above the national average	$9,326	$50,662
MarinHealth Medical CenterGreenbrae, CA · CCN 050360	55	$10,760	15% above the national average	$9,306	$119,350
El Camino HealthMountain View, CA · CCN 050308	53	$10,764	15% above the national average	$9,452	$83,269
Community Hospital Of The Monterey PeninsulaMonterey, CA · CCN 050145	42	$10,767	15% above the national average	$9,485	$62,480
John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord, CA · CCN 050496	33	$10,783	15% above the national average	$9,348	$89,465
Providence Saint Joseph Medical CenterBurbank, CA · CCN 050235	61	$10,803	15% above the national average	$8,042	$67,107
Providence Holy Cross Medical CenterMission Hills, CA · CCN 050278	16	$10,804	15% above the national average	$8,226	$72,051
Washington HospitalFremont, CA · CCN 050195	22	$10,843	16% above the national average	$9,472	$82,753
Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaVentura, CA · CCN 050394	23	$10,857	16% above the national average	$9,053	$22,978
Emanate Health Inter-Community HospitalCovina, CA · CCN 050382	25	$10,883	16% above the national average	$8,911	$53,076
Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville, CA · CCN 050309	107	$10,919	16% above the national average	$8,544	$71,044
Mission Community HospitalPanorama City, CA · CCN 050704	20	$10,927	17% above the national average	$9,404	$50,260
Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs HospitalMurrieta, CA · CCN 050701	42	$10,998	17% above the national average	$9,079	$93,217
Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno, CA · CCN 050093	17	$11,073	18% above the national average	$9,485	$40,395
Providence Mission HospitalMission Viejo, CA · CCN 050567	49	$11,073	18% above the national average	$7,657	$59,165
Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa, CA · CCN 050026	70	$11,163	19% above the national average	$8,459	$61,409
Saint Francis Medical CenterLynwood, CA · CCN 050104	11	$11,193	19% above the national average	$10,006	$42,938
Salinas Valley Health Medical CenterSalinas, CA · CCN 050334	31	$11,262	20% above the national average	$9,658	$83,634
Eden Medical CenterCastro Valley, CA · CCN 050488	25	$11,279	20% above the national average	$9,966	$67,461
Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia, CA · CCN 050057	19	$11,305	21% above the national average	$9,319	$49,006
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa, CA · CCN 050174	53	$11,387	21% above the national average	$9,916	$128,720
Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego, CA · CCN 050077	33	$11,492	23% above the national average	$9,059	$67,926
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley, CA · CCN 050305	17	$11,529	23% above the national average	$10,177	$54,133
Providence Queen Of The Valley Medical CenterNapa, CA · CCN 050009	18	$11,559	23% above the national average	$9,900	$88,813
West Anaheim Medical CenterAnaheim, CA · CCN 050426	18	$11,656	24% above the national average	$8,588	$34,582
Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame, CA · CCN 050007	32	$11,692	25% above the national average	$9,024	$49,277
California Pacific Medical Center-Davies Campus HospitalSan Francisco, CA · CCN 050008	17	$11,706	25% above the national average	$10,105	$41,177
Community Regional Medical CenterFresno, CA · CCN 050060	64	$11,770	26% above the national average	$9,408	$81,085
Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta Monica, CA · CCN 050112	23	$11,780	26% above the national average	$9,934	$67,518
Memorial Medical CenterModesto, CA · CCN 050557	41	$11,797	26% above the national average	$8,027	$72,301
Mercy Hospital Of FolsomFolsom, CA · CCN 050414	14	$11,809	26% above the national average	$7,507	$73,358
NorthBay Medical CenterFairfield, CA · CCN 050367	21	$11,866	27% above the national average	$10,451	$118,166
Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento, CA · CCN 050108	16	$11,964	28% above the national average	$10,336	$47,898
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterPomona, CA · CCN 050231	17	$12,178	30% above the national average	$8,030	$107,710
California Pacific Medical Center - Mission BernalSan Francisco, CA · CCN 050055	19	$12,231	30% above the national average	$10,656	$46,626
Regional Medical Center Of San JoseSan Jose, CA · CCN 050125	29	$12,253	31% above the national average	$10,677	$182,425
Ventura County Medical CenterVentura, CA · CCN 050159	27	$12,358	32% above the national average	$9,928	$93,968
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose, CA · CCN 050380	39	$12,404	32% above the national average	$8,238	$183,669
Doctors Medical CenterModesto, CA · CCN 050464	26	$12,620	35% above the national average	$8,303	$171,366

National trend

Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.

Average payment
Average billed charge

2020: 33,867 stays at 1,109 hospitals · 2021: 35,951 stays at 1,145 hospitals · 2022: 35,321 stays at 1,101 hospitals · 2023: 40,385 stays at 1,209 hospitals · 2024: 43,981 stays at 1,284 hospitals

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National average payment and billed charge for Medical back problems without MCC
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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Average payment by state for Medical back problems without MCC, 2024
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.