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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
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.
1,284 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 301–350. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Center Of The Rockies | 17 | $7,449 | 21% below the national average | $5,450 | $39,328 |
| Hillcrest Medical Center | 23 | $7,454 | 20% below the national average | $5,680 | $40,325 |
| SGMC Health | 13 | $7,460 | 20% below the national average | $6,133 | $19,635 |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital | 45 | $7,470 | 20% below the national average | $5,926 | $40,069 |
| Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen Hospital | 38 | $7,471 | 20% below the national average | $5,600 | $34,491 |
| Reston Hospital Center | 61 | $7,472 | 20% below the national average | $5,654 | $55,538 |
| Saint Joseph Medical Center | 28 | $7,475 | 20% below the national average | $6,080 | $48,537 |
| Texoma Medical Center | 50 | $7,481 | 20% below the national average | $6,202 | $78,660 |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center | 15 | $7,482 | 20% below the national average | $5,090 | $14,479 |
| Lovelace Medical Center | 12 | $7,482 | 20% below the national average | $4,928 | $47,718 |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Hamilton | 18 | $7,482 | 20% below the national average | $5,481 | $65,875 |
| Presbyterian Hospital | 23 | $7,486 | 20% below the national average | $5,637 | $21,660 |
| Christus St Michael Health System | 13 | $7,486 | 20% below the national average | $5,818 | $47,788 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock | 14 | $7,492 | 20% below the national average | $5,843 | $31,368 |
| St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus | 24 | $7,493 | 20% below the national average | $5,998 | $68,585 |
| Lmh | 19 | $7,495 | 20% below the national average | $5,505 | $24,141 |
| Logan Health Medical Center | 20 | $7,495 | 20% below the national average | $6,091 | $19,294 |
| Menorah Medical Center | 49 | $7,498 | 20% below the national average | $5,445 | $59,255 |
| St Francis Regional Medical Center | 21 | $7,498 | 20% below the national average | $6,410 | $21,952 |
| AdventHealth Deland | 21 | $7,501 | 20% below the national average | $6,259 | $39,976 |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center | 20 | $7,501 | 20% below the national average | $5,832 | $18,630 |
| Aurora Medical Center | 28 | $7,504 | 20% below the national average | $5,093 | $33,009 |
| Christus Mother Frances Hospital | 32 | $7,518 | 20% below the national average | $6,464 | $51,383 |
| Riverview Medical Center | 38 | $7,521 | 20% below the national average | $6,318 | $68,747 |
| Hendrick Medical Center | 33 | $7,522 | 20% below the national average | $6,370 | $64,378 |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital | 60 | $7,523 | 20% below the national average | $5,522 | $34,213 |
| Aurora Lakeland Medical Center | 12 | $7,525 | 20% below the national average | $6,797 | $34,251 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham | 12 | $7,526 | 20% below the national average | $6,030 | $15,148 |
| Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital | 14 | $7,526 | 20% below the national average | $6,401 | $19,750 |
| Geisinger-Community Medical Center | 48 | $7,531 | 20% below the national average | $5,919 | $77,163 |
| Salina Regional Health Center | 19 | $7,531 | 20% below the national average | $6,021 | $33,473 |
| Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center | 22 | $7,533 | 20% below the national average | $5,527 | $31,479 |
| Memorial Hospital | 22 | $7,537 | 20% below the national average | $5,370 | $39,189 |
| Doctors Hospital | 19 | $7,543 | 20% below the national average | $6,319 | $77,439 |
| Indiana Regional Medical Center | 13 | $7,554 | 19% below the national average | $5,630 | $19,560 |
| Bryn Mawr Hospital | 23 | $7,554 | 19% below the national average | $6,039 | $56,692 |
| Union Hospital Inc | 45 | $7,556 | 19% below the national average | $6,068 | $22,576 |
| Catholic Medical Center | 17 | $7,560 | 19% below the national average | $6,018 | $27,270 |
| Jackson-Madison County General Hospital | 13 | $7,560 | 19% below the national average | $4,899 | $26,142 |
| United Hospital Center, Inc | 21 | $7,565 | 19% below the national average | $6,060 | $24,109 |
| Mobile Infirmary Medical Center | 34 | $7,566 | 19% below the national average | $5,551 | $22,829 |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center | 27 | $7,568 | 19% below the national average | $5,584 | $25,452 |
| Bmh-Golden Triangle | 16 | $7,574 | 19% below the national average | $5,368 | $24,797 |
| Deaconess Hospital Inc | 109 | $7,575 | 19% below the national average | $5,670 | $26,936 |
| Franciscan Health Munster | 15 | $7,577 | 19% below the national average | $5,945 | $29,078 |
| Anna Jaques Hospital | 34 | $7,579 | 19% below the national average | $6,715 | $13,345 |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital | 11 | $7,582 | 19% below the national average | $6,543 | $49,016 |
| M Health Fairview St John's Hospital | 18 | $7,582 | 19% below the national average | $6,092 | $39,137 |
| Norman Regional | 19 | $7,587 | 19% below the national average | $6,263 | $37,202 |
| Augusta Health | 23 | $7,590 | 19% below the national average | $6,155 | $22,773 |
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.