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

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1,284 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 1,051–1,100. 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
Cleveland ClinicCleveland, OH · CCN 360180	32	$10,875	16% above the national average	$7,199	$31,441
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
Norwalk HospitalNorwalk, CT · CCN 070034	28	$10,929	17% above the national average	$8,093	$45,039
Kaleida HealthBuffalo, NY · CCN 330005	29	$10,950	17% above the national average	$7,773	$29,696
Ochsner LSU Health ShreveportShreveport, LA · CCN 190098	23	$10,951	17% above the national average	$8,188	$36,503
Memorial Regional HospitalHollywood, FL · CCN 100038	40	$10,979	17% above the national average	$8,981	$69,675
University Of Louisville HospitalLouisville, KY · CCN 180141	26	$10,987	17% above the national average	$7,366	$55,197
Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs HospitalMurrieta, CA · CCN 050701	42	$10,998	17% above the national average	$9,079	$93,217
MedStar Washington Hospital CenterWashington, DC · CCN 090011	30	$11,018	18% above the national average	$7,862	$48,680
Meritus Medical CenterHagerstown, MD · CCN 210001	54	$11,026	18% above the national average	$9,591	$11,911
Saint Francis Hospital-EvanstonEvanston, IL · CCN 140080	15	$11,058	18% above the national average	$8,557	$47,868
Mercy Medical Center IncBaltimore, MD · CCN 210008	30	$11,065	18% above the national average	$9,814	$12,766
Erlanger Medical CenterChattanooga, TN · CCN 440104	40	$11,069	18% above the national average	$7,616	$39,789
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
Carroll Hospital CenterWestminster, MD · CCN 210033	28	$11,077	18% above the national average	$9,737	$12,559
Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi, TX · CCN 450046	20	$11,105	18% above the national average	$9,575	$68,052
Samaritan Medical CenterWatertown, NY · CCN 330157	11	$11,116	19% above the national average	$9,985	$29,365
UH St John Medical CenterWestlake, OH · CCN 360123	19	$11,123	19% above the national average	$9,448	$25,116
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - TempleTemple, TX · CCN 450054	28	$11,158	19% above the national average	$7,577	$36,205
Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa, CA · CCN 050026	70	$11,163	19% above the national average	$8,459	$61,409
Hartford HospitalHartford, CT · CCN 070025	44	$11,165	19% above the national average	$8,577	$40,990
Robert Packer HospitalSayre, PA · CCN 390079	23	$11,166	19% above the national average	$6,251	$41,880
UF Health Shands HospitalGainesville, FL · CCN 100113	44	$11,172	19% above the national average	$8,321	$35,939
Geisinger Medical CenterDanville, PA · CCN 390006	48	$11,177	19% above the national average	$7,073	$72,944
Saint Francis Medical CenterLynwood, CA · CCN 050104	11	$11,193	19% above the national average	$10,006	$42,938
Banner - University Medical Center PhoenixPhoenix, AZ · CCN 030002	12	$11,194	19% above the national average	$7,648	$36,677
Albany Medical Center HospitalAlbany, NY · CCN 330013	64	$11,196	19% above the national average	$8,969	$38,813
Monmouth Medical CenterLong Branch, NJ · CCN 310075	33	$11,199	19% above the national average	$9,034	$47,879
Northside Hospital GwinnettLawrenceville, GA · CCN 110087	45	$11,204	20% above the national average	$8,510	$56,491
Sentara Norfolk General HospitalNorfolk, VA · CCN 490007	28	$11,204	20% above the national average	$6,821	$43,163
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalMilwaukee, WI · CCN 520177	50	$11,205	20% above the national average	$7,071	$40,140
MetroHealth SystemCleveland, OH · CCN 360059	22	$11,241	20% above the national average	$8,463	$39,967
Vassar Brothers Medical CenterPoughkeepsie, NY · CCN 330023	67	$11,252	20% above the national average	$8,517	$35,659
University Of Mississippi Medical CenterJackson, MS · CCN 250001	25	$11,258	20% above the national average	$9,172	$25,113
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
Saint Agnes HospitalBaltimore, MD · CCN 210011	15	$11,299	21% above the national average	$9,885	$13,000
Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia, CA · CCN 050057	19	$11,305	21% above the national average	$9,319	$49,006
Rhode Island HospitalProvidence, RI · CCN 410007	35	$11,354	21% above the national average	$7,930	$29,495
Cooper University HospitalCamden, NJ · CCN 310014	80	$11,362	21% above the national average	$8,666	$59,401
Bassett HealthcareCooperstown, NY · CCN 330136	11	$11,369	21% above the national average	$9,418	$24,562
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa, CA · CCN 050174	53	$11,387	21% above the national average	$9,916	$128,720
Capital Health Regional Medical CenterTrenton, NJ · CCN 310092	13	$11,401	22% above the national average	$8,929	$268,182
Sky Lakes Medical CenterKlamath Falls, OR · CCN 380050	13	$11,441	22% above the national average	$9,796	$28,423
Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego, CA · CCN 050077	33	$11,492	23% above the national average	$9,059	$67,926
Saint Peter's University HospitalNew Brunswick, NJ · CCN 310070	21	$11,527	23% above the national average	$9,361	$136,686
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley, CA · CCN 050305	17	$11,529	23% above the national average	$10,177	$54,133

National trend

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

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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.