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
Compare hospitals
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1,284 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 101–150. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Hospital | 11 | $6,773 | 28% below the national average | $4,966 | $18,228 |
| MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center | 43 | $6,780 | 28% below the national average | $5,526 | $24,241 |
| St Lukes Hospital | 26 | $6,781 | 28% below the national average | $5,423 | $19,637 |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital | 33 | $6,782 | 28% below the national average | $5,496 | $51,589 |
| SSM St Clare Health Center | 24 | $6,788 | 28% below the national average | $5,578 | $21,438 |
| Aurora Medical Center Kenosha | 11 | $6,796 | 27% below the national average | $5,758 | $32,869 |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital | 19 | $6,798 | 27% below the national average | $5,583 | $30,582 |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital | 19 | $6,799 | 27% below the national average | $5,769 | $60,819 |
| Piedmont Medical Center | 31 | $6,802 | 27% below the national average | $5,486 | $60,199 |
| Carle Bromenn Medical Center | 17 | $6,827 | 27% below the national average | $5,074 | $31,228 |
| UPMC Memorial | 16 | $6,832 | 27% below the national average | $5,691 | $32,892 |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital | 22 | $6,835 | 27% below the national average | $5,258 | $82,762 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton | 15 | $6,838 | 27% below the national average | $5,426 | $45,058 |
| UPMC East | 14 | $6,839 | 27% below the national average | $5,445 | $29,608 |
| USA Health HCA Providence Hospital, LLC | 23 | $6,842 | 27% below the national average | $5,418 | $23,134 |
| SSM St Joseph Hospital West | 28 | $6,843 | 27% below the national average | $5,678 | $22,604 |
| HMHP St Elizabeth Boardman Health Center | 21 | $6,847 | 27% below the national average | $5,392 | $25,583 |
| Nacogdoches Medical Center | 12 | $6,852 | 27% below the national average | $4,934 | $70,811 |
| Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital | 16 | $6,852 | 27% below the national average | $5,526 | $24,561 |
| Frye Regional Medical Center | 14 | $6,861 | 27% below the national average | $5,696 | $39,415 |
| Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc | 24 | $6,863 | 27% below the national average | $4,858 | $27,035 |
| Chelsea Hospital | 14 | $6,865 | 27% below the national average | $5,699 | $29,076 |
| Stormont Vail Hospital | 62 | $6,867 | 27% below the national average | $5,304 | $35,362 |
| Mercy Medical Center | 22 | $6,870 | 27% below the national average | $5,264 | $26,714 |
| St Vincent's Birmingham | 32 | $6,872 | 27% below the national average | $5,420 | $24,774 |
| Maury Regional Hospital | 15 | $6,874 | 27% below the national average | $5,336 | $31,309 |
| University Of Kansas Health System - St Francis Campus | 23 | $6,875 | 27% below the national average | $5,342 | $27,943 |
| Waukesha Memorial Hospital | 28 | $6,877 | 27% below the national average | $5,241 | $27,280 |
| UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital | 13 | $6,880 | 27% below the national average | $5,625 | $41,036 |
| Palos Community Hospital | 68 | $6,884 | 27% below the national average | $5,033 | $32,601 |
| MH St Joseph Warren Hospital | 13 | $6,896 | 26% below the national average | $5,247 | $28,938 |
| Mercy Health-Anderson Hospital | 19 | $6,904 | 26% below the national average | $5,205 | $27,090 |
| West Chester Hospital | 23 | $6,907 | 26% below the national average | $5,194 | $25,225 |
| Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma | 25 | $6,907 | 26% below the national average | $5,778 | $48,033 |
| Lakes Regional Healthcare | 12 | $6,913 | 26% below the national average | $5,689 | $16,159 |
| UPMC Northwest | 12 | $6,931 | 26% below the national average | $5,696 | $20,606 |
| Tampa General Hospital Crystal River | 15 | $6,936 | 26% below the national average | $5,522 | $65,220 |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center | 50 | $6,939 | 26% below the national average | $5,588 | $41,290 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto | 32 | $6,944 | 26% below the national average | $5,421 | $37,714 |
| AdventHealth Port Charlotte | 20 | $6,945 | 26% below the national average | $5,721 | $61,640 |
| Saint Joseph's Hospital Of Atlanta, Inc | 33 | $6,950 | 26% below the national average | $5,127 | $24,647 |
| Oro Valley Hospital | 16 | $6,950 | 26% below the national average | $5,304 | $60,216 |
| West Allis Memorial Hospital | 20 | $6,953 | 26% below the national average | $5,767 | $35,517 |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center | 26 | $6,953 | 26% below the national average | $5,616 | $39,005 |
| Ascension Seton Cedar Park | 11 | $6,960 | 26% below the national average | $5,328 | $52,832 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital North Ms | 19 | $6,961 | 26% below the national average | $5,141 | $29,479 |
| Genesis Medical Center-Davenport | 23 | $6,963 | 26% below the national average | $5,307 | $21,063 |
| St Mark's Hospital | 16 | $6,968 | 26% below the national average | $5,450 | $58,199 |
| Piedmont Augusta Hospital | 32 | $6,980 | 26% below the national average | $5,527 | $29,078 |
| AdventHealth Waterman | 64 | $6,981 | 26% below the national average | $5,758 | $43,694 |
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.