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 1,101–1,150. 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
St Luke's Hospital - Anderson CampusEaston, PA · CCN 390326	73	$11,538	23% above the national average	$7,701	$70,587
Legacy Emanuel Medical CenterPortland, OR · CCN 380007	27	$11,549	23% above the national average	$8,550	$45,625
UH Cleveland Medical CenterCleveland, OH · CCN 360137	37	$11,557	23% above the national average	$7,853	$39,582
Providence Queen Of The Valley Medical CenterNapa, CA · CCN 050009	18	$11,559	23% above the national average	$9,900	$88,813
The Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha, NE · CCN 280013	54	$11,566	23% above the national average	$7,238	$29,189
The Queens Medical CenterHonolulu, HI · CCN 120001	39	$11,569	23% above the national average	$7,349	$38,252
Mayo ClinicJacksonville, FL · CCN 100151	23	$11,573	23% above the national average	$6,884	$32,040
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta, GA · CCN 110035	67	$11,598	24% above the national average	$8,517	$55,124
Staten Island University HospitalStaten Island, NY · CCN 330160	78	$11,605	24% above the national average	$9,524	$48,389
Milton S Hershey Medical CenterHershey, PA · CCN 390256	17	$11,607	24% above the national average	$7,610	$54,222
University Medical CenterLas Vegas, NV · CCN 290007	25	$11,644	24% above the national average	$8,960	$65,602
Sky Ridge Medical CenterLone Tree, CO · CCN 060112	31	$11,650	24% above the national average	$5,733	$123,262
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
Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical CenterRockville, MD · CCN 210057	60	$11,726	25% above the national average	$10,044	$13,205
University Hospital S U N Y Health Science CenterSyracuse, NY · CCN 330241	63	$11,730	25% above the national average	$8,953	$81,378
Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick, NJ · CCN 310038	42	$11,732	25% above the national average	$8,508	$90,320
Boston Medical Center-BrightonBrighton, MA · CCN 220036	21	$11,735	25% above the national average	$8,700	$13,795
University Of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical CenterGlen Burnie, MD · CCN 210043	45	$11,751	25% above the national average	$9,834	$12,660
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
Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta, GA · CCN 110083	31	$11,788	26% above the national average	$5,605	$43,096
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical CenterChicago, IL · CCN 140182	23	$11,790	26% above the national average	$9,607	$35,585
Memorial Medical CenterModesto, CA · CCN 050557	41	$11,797	26% above the national average	$8,027	$72,301
Harborview Medical CenterSeattle, WA · CCN 500064	22	$11,806	26% above the national average	$9,658	$45,250
Mercy Hospital Of FolsomFolsom, CA · CCN 050414	14	$11,809	26% above the national average	$7,507	$73,358
Aspirus Wausau HospitalWausau, WI · CCN 520030	21	$11,813	26% above the national average	$4,712	$48,690
Greater Baltimore Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · CCN 210044	58	$11,817	26% above the national average	$10,523	$13,341
University Of Colorado Hospital AuthorityAurora, CO · CCN 060024	18	$11,838	26% above the national average	$8,543	$94,922
University Of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLCCincinnati, OH · CCN 360003	30	$11,843	26% above the national average	$7,747	$36,664
NorthBay Medical CenterFairfield, CA · CCN 050367	21	$11,866	27% above the national average	$10,451	$118,166
Indiana University HealthIndianapolis, IN · CCN 150056	61	$11,867	27% above the national average	$7,972	$45,816
Long Island Jewish Medical CenterNew Hyde Park, NY · CCN 330195	105	$11,876	27% above the national average	$9,141	$80,393
Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento, CA · CCN 050108	16	$11,964	28% above the national average	$10,336	$47,898
Westchester Medical CenterValhalla, NY · CCN 330234	49	$11,982	28% above the national average	$9,818	$145,433
Ahs Hospital CorpHackettstown, NJ · CCN 310115	28	$12,013	28% above the national average	$5,588	$100,801
University Of Utah Hospital And ClinicsSalt Lake City, UT · CCN 460009	27	$12,037	28% above the national average	$9,037	$30,095
Erie County Medical CenterBuffalo, NY · CCN 330219	32	$12,048	29% above the national average	$8,894	$35,894
Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalLebanon, NH · CCN 300003	21	$12,086	29% above the national average	$9,160	$46,262
Broward Health Medical CenterFort Lauderdale, FL · CCN 100039	34	$12,090	29% above the national average	$10,527	$42,511
O U Medical CenterOklahoma City, OK · CCN 370093	39	$12,098	29% above the national average	$9,646	$96,078
St Josephs Hospital And Medical CenterPhoenix, AZ · CCN 030024	45	$12,107	29% above the national average	$8,401	$56,175
University Of Washington Medical CenterSeattle, WA · CCN 500008	23	$12,108	29% above the national average	$7,368	$33,536
Cooperman Barnabas Medical CenterLivingston, NJ · CCN 310076	50	$12,126	29% above the national average	$8,217	$77,736
George Washington University HospitalWashington, DC · CCN 090001	23	$12,127	29% above the national average	$9,627	$69,760
Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex CampusMilford, DE · CCN 080009	12	$12,141	30% above the national average	$5,292	$37,309
Rochester General HospitalRochester, NY · CCN 330125	29	$12,160	30% above the national average	$8,609	$28,036
Research Medical CenterKansas City, MO · CCN 260027	37	$12,170	30% above the national average	$7,482	$106,056
Tufts Medical CenterBoston, MA · CCN 220116	27	$12,171	30% above the national average	$9,005	$23,532

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.