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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 California
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 126 hospitals
- $11,463
- Median hospital
- $10,762
- Lowest to highest
- $8,182–$20,304
- Medicare stays
- 4,008
126 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 101–126. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventist Health White Memorial | 12 | $12,680 | 35% above the national average | $10,908 | $111,549 |
| PIH Health Hospital-Whittier | 18 | $12,987 | 39% above the national average | $10,423 | $110,697 |
| Desert Regional Medical Center | 48 | $13,168 | 40% above the national average | $8,991 | $183,165 |
| Natividad Medical Center | 18 | $13,263 | 41% above the national average | $11,581 | $76,272 |
| Riverside Community Hospital | 43 | $13,264 | 42% above the national average | $10,005 | $122,404 |
| Scripps Green Hospital | 24 | $13,298 | 42% above the national average | $8,972 | $37,229 |
| Mercy Medical Center Redding | 29 | $13,469 | 44% above the national average | $8,700 | $108,643 |
| Temecula Valley Hospital | 16 | $13,555 | 45% above the national average | $9,687 | $98,810 |
| Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital | 18 | $13,608 | 45% above the national average | $10,183 | $55,117 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | 146 | $13,859 | 48% above the national average | $9,846 | $170,720 |
| Riverside University Health System-Medical Center | 23 | $14,135 | 51% above the national average | $12,913 | $100,030 |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital | 58 | $14,340 | 53% above the national average | $8,754 | $102,224 |
| UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital | 14 | $14,512 | 55% above the national average | $12,472 | $81,783 |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center | 17 | $15,229 | 62% above the national average | $11,993 | $93,824 |
| Uci Health-Orange | 23 | $15,322 | 63% above the national average | $12,679 | $94,529 |
| Keck Hospital Of USC | 12 | $15,469 | 65% above the national average | $10,293 | $57,297 |
| California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus | 19 | $15,565 | 66% above the national average | $11,099 | $58,586 |
| Arrowhead Regional Medical Center | 15 | $15,968 | 70% above the national average | $13,734 | $66,756 |
| Stanford Health Care | 67 | $16,017 | 71% above the national average | $12,479 | $148,493 |
| Santa Clara Valley Medical Center | 28 | $16,626 | 77% above the national average | $14,498 | $71,018 |
| University Of California Davis Medical Center | 59 | $17,453 | 86% above the national average | $11,054 | $127,331 |
| UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical Center | 37 | $17,453 | 86% above the national average | $11,601 | $74,070 |
| Highland Hospital | 22 | $18,591 | 98% above the national average | $16,749 | $92,687 |
| Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center | 18 | $19,400 | 107% above the national average | $13,878 | $74,825 |
| UCSF Medical Center | 40 | $19,752 | 111% above the national average | $13,432 | $103,448 |
| Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center | 19 | $20,304 | 117% above the national average | $17,254 | $101,735 |
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.