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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 Indiana

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Average payment across these 28 hospitals: $8,318National $9,373 · Indiana $8,318
Median hospital: $7,801
Lowest to highest: $6,402–$11,867
Medicare stays: 897

28 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024. 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
Baptist Health FloydNew Albany, IN · CCN 150044	36	$6,402	32% below the national average	$5,196	$32,454
Indiana University Health Bloomington HospitalBloomington, IN · CCN 150051	15	$7,064	25% below the national average	$5,491	$37,987
Franciscan Health Michigan CityMichigan City, IN · CCN 150015	15	$7,114	24% below the national average	$5,917	$35,864
Elkhart General HospitalElkhart, IN · CCN 150018	17	$7,220	23% below the national average	$5,963	$26,045
Indiana University Health Arnett HospitalLafayette, IN · CCN 150173	11	$7,233	23% below the national average	$5,671	$35,335
Franciscan Health Crown PointCrown Point, IN · CCN 150126	21	$7,253	23% below the national average	$5,871	$34,968
Community HospitalMunster, IN · CCN 150125	77	$7,284	22% below the national average	$5,364	$30,348
St Mary Medical Center IncHobart, IN · CCN 150034	13	$7,292	22% below the national average	$5,496	$36,666
Ascension St Vincent EvansvilleEvansville, IN · CCN 150100	34	$7,438	21% below the national average	$6,265	$30,533
Union Hospital IncTerre Haute, IN · CCN 150023	45	$7,556	19% below the national average	$6,068	$22,576
Deaconess Hospital IncEvansville, IN · CCN 150082	109	$7,575	19% below the national average	$5,670	$26,936
Franciscan Health MunsterMunster, IN · CCN 150165	15	$7,577	19% below the national average	$5,945	$29,078
Community Hospital South, Inc.Indianapolis, IN · CCN 150128	13	$7,747	17% below the national average	$6,425	$29,348
Parkview Regional Medical CenterFort Wayne, IN · CCN 150021	68	$7,783	17% below the national average	$5,935	$25,179
Franciscan Health IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN · CCN 150162	18	$7,819	17% below the national average	$6,030	$38,888
Columbus Regional HospitalColumbus, IN · CCN 150112	13	$7,851	16% below the national average	$6,326	$22,789
Reid HealthRichmond, IN · CCN 150048	32	$8,031	14% below the national average	$6,648	$22,488
Methodist Hospitals IncGary, IN · CCN 150002	11	$8,121	13% below the national average	$6,704	$46,290
Saint Joseph Regional Medical CenterMishawaka, IN · CCN 150012	13	$8,156	13% below the national average	$6,785	$29,054
Community Hospital EastIndianapolis, IN · CCN 150074	14	$8,302	11% below the national average	$6,923	$27,346
Indiana University Health Ball Memorial HospitalMuncie, IN · CCN 150089	36	$8,325	11% below the national average	$6,314	$33,583
Community Hospital NorthIndianapolis, IN · CCN 150169	16	$8,410	10% below the national average	$6,072	$23,585
Northwest Health - PorterValparaiso, IN · CCN 150035	37	$9,059	About average	$5,603	$64,448
Lutheran Hospital Of IndianaFort Wayne, IN · CCN 150017	51	$9,623	About average	$5,626	$43,365
Ascension St Vincent HospitalIndianapolis, IN · CCN 150084	56	$9,689	About average	$7,121	$42,207
Franciscan Health DyerDyer, IN · CCN 150090	11	$9,860	About average	$8,596	$34,027
Memorial Hospital Of South BendSouth Bend, IN · CCN 150058	39	$10,229	About average	$6,156	$28,228
Indiana University HealthIndianapolis, IN · CCN 150056	61	$11,867	27% above the national average	$7,972	$45,816

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.