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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

Hospitals in California

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Average payment across these 126 hospitals: $11,463National $9,373 · California $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 1–50. 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
Palomar Health Downtown CampusEscondido, CA · CCN 050115	43	$8,182	13% below the national average	$7,113	$134,214
USC Arcadia HospitalArcadia, CA · CCN 050238	26	$8,604	About average	$7,141	$64,136
Palomar Medical Center PowayPoway, CA · CCN 050636	16	$8,642	About average	$7,316	$84,014
Tri-City Medical CenterOceanside, CA · CCN 050128	12	$8,925	About average	$7,688	$40,857
Henry Mayo Newhall HospitalValencia, CA · CCN 050624	18	$8,935	About average	$7,575	$94,835
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey HospitalMarina Del Rey, CA · CCN 050740	18	$8,978	About average	$7,890	$70,043
USC Verdugo Hills HospitalGlendale, CA · CCN 050124	14	$8,980	About average	$7,568	$61,894
Uci Health - Los AlamitosLos Alamitos, CA · CCN 050551	36	$9,113	About average	$7,663	$118,311
Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica, CA · CCN 050290	32	$9,141	About average	$7,571	$46,332
Enloe HealthChico, CA · CCN 050039	59	$9,160	About average	$7,804	$86,047
Providence St. Jude Medical CenterFullerton, CA · CCN 050168	26	$9,279	About average	$7,926	$56,285
Shasta Regional Medical CenterRedding, CA · CCN 050764	15	$9,313	About average	$7,776	$41,392
Adventist Health Sierra VistaSan Luis Obispo, CA · CCN 050506	11	$9,316	About average	$7,981	$102,331
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla, CA · CCN 050324	77	$9,353	About average	$8,145	$73,705
Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance, CA · CCN 050351	66	$9,353	About average	$7,940	$81,395
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach, CA · CCN 050224	65	$9,371	About average	$8,090	$36,952
Oroville HospitalOroville, CA · CCN 050030	28	$9,411	About average	$8,303	$25,888
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas, CA · CCN 050503	65	$9,487	About average	$7,689	$54,695
Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis, CA · CCN 050492	27	$9,521	About average	$8,003	$50,078
MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical CenterFountain Valley, CA · CCN 050678	31	$9,533	About average	$7,879	$72,094
Uci Health - Placentia LindaPlacentia, CA · CCN 050589	14	$9,558	About average	$7,870	$109,362
UCLA West Valley Medical CenterWest Hills, CA · CCN 050481	20	$9,560	About average	$8,256	$122,267
Foothill Regional Medical CenterTustin, CA · CCN 050780	13	$9,681	About average	$8,425	$45,514
Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalGrass Valley, CA · CCN 050150	11	$9,697	About average	$8,510	$55,564
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical CenterTarzana, CA · CCN 050761	34	$9,773	About average	$8,147	$62,895
Uci Health-LakewoodLakewood, CA · CCN 050581	21	$9,798	About average	$8,527	$112,378
MemorialCare Saddleback Medical CenterLaguna Hills, CA · CCN 050603	19	$9,820	About average	$7,494	$75,160
Uci Health - Fountain ValleyFountain Valley, CA · CCN 050570	30	$9,836	About average	$8,666	$117,732
San Antonio Regional HospitalUpland, CA · CCN 050099	14	$9,851	About average	$7,653	$71,730
St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard, CA · CCN 050082	26	$9,860	About average	$8,215	$61,206
Desert Valley HospitalVictorville, CA · CCN 050709	14	$9,876	About average	$8,458	$33,385
Marshall Medical CenterPlacerville, CA · CCN 050254	12	$9,925	About average	$8,429	$61,129
St Mary Medical CenterLong Beach, CA · CCN 050191	12	$10,039	About average	$8,782	$60,052
Providence Little Company Of Mary Medical Center TorranceTorrance, CA · CCN 050353	31	$10,052	About average	$8,142	$52,864
Huntington HospitalPasadena, CA · CCN 050438	80	$10,056	About average	$8,435	$93,200
Sherman Oaks HospitalSherman Oaks, CA · CCN 050755	11	$10,085	About average	$9,046	$21,089
Garfield Medical CenterMonterey Park, CA · CCN 050737	17	$10,137	About average	$8,337	$81,477
Los Angeles Community HospitalLos Angeles, CA · CCN 050663	33	$10,166	About average	$8,980	$37,355
Adventist Health Simi ValleySimi Valley, CA · CCN 050236	46	$10,178	About average	$7,698	$98,524
Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks, CA · CCN 050549	89	$10,199	About average	$8,230	$111,246
Southern California Hospital At HollywoodHollywood, CA · CCN 050135	24	$10,265	About average	$9,245	$50,865
Palmdale Regional Medical CenterPalmdale, CA · CCN 050204	15	$10,309	About average	$9,052	$93,340
Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael, CA · CCN 050516	30	$10,333	10% above the national average	$9,005	$84,163
Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterChula Vista, CA · CCN 050222	35	$10,336	10% above the national average	$9,077	$75,599
San Ramon Regional Medical CenterSan Ramon, CA · CCN 050689	16	$10,348	10% above the national average	$9,124	$169,357
Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge, CA · CCN 050116	33	$10,366	11% above the national average	$8,829	$109,443
Marian Regional Medical CenterSanta Maria, CA · CCN 050107	32	$10,367	11% above the national average	$8,771	$55,017
Lompoc Valley Medical CenterLompoc, CA · CCN 050110	12	$10,382	11% above the national average	$9,022	$28,433
Glendale Adventist Medical CenterGlendale, CA · CCN 050239	49	$10,401	11% above the national average	$8,894	$75,790
PIH Health Good Samaritan HospitalLos Angeles, CA · CCN 050471	11	$10,411	11% above the national average	$9,127	$46,493

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.