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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

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1,284 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 1,001–1,050. 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
Bridgeport HospitalBridgeport, CT · CCN 070010	34	$10,442	11% above the national average	$8,664	$34,463
Sutter Auburn Faith HospitalAuburn, CA · CCN 050498	11	$10,458	12% above the national average	$9,122	$41,882
St Francis Hospital & Medical CenterHartford, CT · CCN 070002	24	$10,459	12% above the national average	$8,620	$38,671
Signature Healthcare Brockton HospitalBrockton, MA · CCN 220052	14	$10,468	12% above the national average	$7,645	$16,400
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
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonBurlington, MA · CCN 220171	65	$10,510	12% above the national average	$7,962	$23,019
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
Sinai-Grace HospitalDetroit, MI · CCN 230024	17	$10,528	12% above the national average	$8,139	$65,402
CHI Health Bergan MercyOmaha, NE · CCN 280060	42	$10,530	12% above the national average	$7,935	$41,022
Garnet Health Medical CenterMiddletown, NY · CCN 330126	37	$10,536	12% above the national average	$7,750	$50,806
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek, CA · CCN 050180	111	$10,536	12% above the national average	$8,896	$96,787
Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · CCN 220077	59	$10,537	12% above the national average	$7,958	$17,470
Northwestern Memorial HospitalChicago, IL · CCN 140281	38	$10,554	13% above the national average	$7,745	$43,737
HCA Florida Osceola HospitalKissimmee, FL · CCN 100110	50	$10,561	13% above the national average	$8,819	$144,168
Javon Bea HospitalRockford, IL · CCN 140239	22	$10,564	13% above the national average	$6,702	$41,278
Providence Alaska Medical CenterAnchorage, AK · CCN 020001	30	$10,565	13% above the national average	$8,003	$78,487
University Of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsIowa City, IA · CCN 160058	49	$10,567	13% above the national average	$7,241	$49,516
Mount Sinai South NassauOceanside, NY · CCN 330198	38	$10,571	13% above the national average	$7,631	$87,137
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle, WA · CCN 500005	11	$10,571	13% above the national average	$7,974	$25,304
Providence St. Joseph HospitalOrange, CA · CCN 050069	21	$10,573	13% above the national average	$8,447	$36,727
Cheyenne Regional Medical CenterCheyenne, WY · CCN 530014	21	$10,584	13% above the national average	$9,044	$37,696
Cabell Huntington Hospital, IncHuntington, WV · CCN 510055	15	$10,600	13% above the national average	$5,706	$34,786
Berkshire Medical CenterPittsfield, MA · CCN 220046	33	$10,636	13% above the national average	$8,569	$24,401
Centinela Hospital Medical CenterInglewood, CA · CCN 050739	30	$10,657	14% above the national average	$9,148	$37,377
Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical CenterSilver Spring, MD · CCN 210016	28	$10,659	14% above the national average	$9,260	$11,863
Prisma Health Richland HospitalColumbia, SC · CCN 420018	36	$10,660	14% above the national average	$7,925	$45,021
Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland, CA · CCN 050043	24	$10,688	14% above the national average	$9,442	$54,117
MedStar Good Samaritan HospitalBaltimore, MD · CCN 210056	26	$10,694	14% above the national average	$9,564	$12,066
Inspira Medical Center VinelandVineland, NJ · CCN 310032	27	$10,699	14% above the national average	$8,621	$46,450
Doctors Hosptal At RenaissanceEdinburg, TX · CCN 450869	11	$10,701	14% above the national average	$8,258	$40,274
Swedish Medical CenterSeattle, WA · CCN 500027	26	$10,709	14% above the national average	$7,443	$37,583
Tampa General HospitalTampa, FL · CCN 100128	75	$10,716	14% above the national average	$7,820	$53,679
Mount Auburn HospitalCambridge, MA · CCN 220002	19	$10,717	14% above the national average	$8,593	$20,548
University Health System, IncKnoxville, TN · CCN 440015	41	$10,720	14% above the national average	$6,660	$32,476
Penn State Health Hampden Medical CenterEnola, PA · CCN 390336	12	$10,728	14% above the national average	$4,481	$28,126
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
Morristown Medical CenterMorristown, NJ · CCN 310015	129	$10,805	15% above the national average	$7,459	$65,454
Danbury HospitalDanbury, CT · CCN 070033	42	$10,822	15% above the national average	$7,745	$42,119
Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical CenterOak Lawn, IL · CCN 140208	83	$10,842	16% above the national average	$6,813	$33,161
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

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.