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
Hospitals in Florida
Narrow by a state, city or ZIP code (optionally a distance around it), and/or pick specific hospitals. With both, your picks are added to the area’s hospitals.
- Average payment across these 116 hospitals
- $8,304
- Median hospital
- $8,002
- Lowest to highest
- $6,274–$15,700
- Medicare stays
- 4,956
116 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Hospital | 17 | $7,893 | 16% below the national average | $6,645 | $57,046 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Bay | 23 | $7,916 | 16% below the national average | $6,419 | $27,358 |
| Lee Memorial Hospital | 62 | $7,929 | 15% below the national average | $6,500 | $35,692 |
| Morton Plant Hospital | 68 | $7,941 | 15% below the national average | $6,002 | $37,689 |
| AdventHealth Sebring | 18 | $7,948 | 15% below the national average | $6,487 | $40,793 |
| HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital | 46 | $7,959 | 15% below the national average | $6,290 | $96,067 |
| HCA Florida Northwest Hospital | 23 | $7,960 | 15% below the national average | $6,389 | $73,466 |
| Doctors Hospital | 18 | $7,987 | 15% below the national average | $5,899 | $56,598 |
| HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital | 11 | $8,016 | 14% below the national average | $6,532 | $90,558 |
| Winter Haven Hospital | 26 | $8,082 | 14% below the national average | $6,791 | $40,116 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville | 94 | $8,133 | 13% below the national average | $6,448 | $45,504 |
| Broward Health Coral Springs | 13 | $8,154 | 13% below the national average | $6,878 | $31,854 |
| Lakeland Regional Medical Center | 81 | $8,164 | 13% below the national average | $6,330 | $39,484 |
| Morton Plant North Bay Hospital | 16 | $8,226 | 12% below the national average | $6,643 | $39,135 |
| HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital | 53 | $8,232 | 12% below the national average | $5,785 | $108,360 |
| University Hospital And Medical Center | 17 | $8,248 | 12% below the national average | $6,651 | $108,642 |
| Sacred Heart Hospital | 38 | $8,278 | 12% below the national average | $6,497 | $28,126 |
| Orlando Health-Health Central Hospital | 27 | $8,286 | 12% below the national average | $6,430 | $51,280 |
| Cleveland Clinic Hospital | 15 | $8,294 | 12% below the national average | $5,523 | $22,280 |
| HCA Florida Citrus Hospital | 26 | $8,311 | 11% below the national average | $6,403 | $115,783 |
| South Miami Hospital | 22 | $8,333 | 11% below the national average | $7,143 | $41,207 |
| HCA Florida Northside Hospital | 22 | $8,355 | 11% below the national average | $7,000 | $96,903 |
| Westside Regional Medical Center | 29 | $8,363 | 11% below the national average | $7,044 | $75,232 |
| Tampa General Hospital Brooksville | 12 | $8,366 | 11% below the national average | $6,029 | $53,098 |
| HCA Florida Palms West Hospital | 14 | $8,439 | About average | $7,176 | $92,365 |
| Manatee Memorial Hospital | 24 | $8,503 | About average | $6,516 | $82,705 |
| AdventHealth Wesley Chapel | 32 | $8,549 | About average | $5,446 | $50,908 |
| AdventHealth Tampa | 43 | $8,607 | About average | $6,058 | $45,721 |
| AdventHealth Orlando | 268 | $8,638 | About average | $6,115 | $66,019 |
| HCA Florida JFK Hospital | 62 | $8,649 | About average | $6,855 | $89,923 |
| HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital | 60 | $8,663 | About average | $6,725 | $113,755 |
| HCA Florida North Florida Hospital | 114 | $8,682 | About average | $6,815 | $90,471 |
| Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare | 36 | $8,713 | About average | $6,561 | $44,559 |
| HCA Florida Capital Hospital | 17 | $8,730 | About average | $5,926 | $80,390 |
| HCA Florida Blake Hospital | 50 | $8,869 | About average | $6,281 | $96,413 |
| HCA Florida Memorial Hospital | 30 | $8,872 | About average | $6,177 | $129,431 |
| Baptist Hospital Of Miami | 49 | $8,873 | About average | $7,291 | $54,357 |
| Halifax Health Medical Center | 56 | $8,941 | About average | $7,206 | $42,630 |
| Central Florida Lake Monroe Hospital | 19 | $8,942 | About average | $7,103 | $99,803 |
| HCA Florida Lake City Hospital | 12 | $8,968 | About average | $7,608 | $76,254 |
| HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital | 59 | $9,153 | About average | $7,067 | $111,386 |
| 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 |
| AdventHealth Carrollwood | 20 | $9,330 | About average | $6,393 | $45,232 |
| Memorial Hospital West | 36 | $9,403 | About average | $7,266 | $91,786 |
| St Josephs Hospital | 67 | $9,422 | About average | $6,786 | $55,656 |
| St Mary's Medical Center | 47 | $9,468 | About average | $7,767 | $118,030 |
| Mount Sinai Medical Center Of Florida, Inc | 59 | $9,531 | About average | $7,444 | $40,174 |
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.