Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 552

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 Massachusetts

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Average payment across these 38 hospitals: $9,466National $9,373 · Massachusetts $9,466
Median hospital: $8,790
Lowest to highest: $7,170–$18,101
Medicare stays: 1,673

38 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
Emerson Hospital -W Concord, MA · CCN 220084	22	$7,170	24% below the national average	$5,983	$14,587
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - NeedhamNeedham, MA · CCN 220083	12	$7,526	20% below the national average	$6,030	$15,148
Anna Jaques HospitalNewburyport, MA · CCN 220029	34	$7,579	19% below the national average	$6,715	$13,345
Falmouth HospitalFalmouth, MA · CCN 220135	34	$7,717	18% below the national average	$6,565	$20,850
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - MiltonMilton, MA · CCN 220108	27	$7,763	17% below the national average	$6,372	$13,041
Brown University Health Morton HospitalTaunton, MA · CCN 220073	22	$7,764	17% below the national average	$6,654	$11,265
South Shore HospitalSouth Weymouth, MA · CCN 220100	189	$7,886	16% below the national average	$6,241	$17,306
Sturdy Memorial HospitalAttleboro, MA · CCN 220008	18	$7,908	16% below the national average	$6,548	$14,345
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital PlymouthPlymouth, MA · CCN 220060	57	$7,917	16% below the national average	$6,743	$14,245
Milford Regional Medical CenterMilford, MA · CCN 220090	21	$7,931	15% below the national average	$6,660	$13,684
Winchester HospitalWinchester, MA · CCN 220105	61	$7,950	15% below the national average	$6,141	$10,616
Northeast Hospital CorporationBeverly, MA · CCN 220033	68	$8,069	14% below the national average	$6,750	$17,200
Good Samaritan Medical CenterBrockton, MA · CCN 220111	59	$8,086	14% below the national average	$6,733	$14,598
Saint Anne's HospitalFall River, MA · CCN 220020	35	$8,150	13% below the national average	$7,166	$15,401
Southcoast Hospitals GroupFall River, MA · CCN 220074	70	$8,201	13% below the national average	$6,611	$20,141
Holy Family HospitalMethuen, MA · CCN 220080	31	$8,357	11% below the national average	$6,842	$11,725
MelroseWakefield HealthcareMelrose, MA · CCN 220070	24	$8,557	About average	$6,769	$19,616
Newton-Wellesley HospitalNewton, MA · CCN 220101	88	$8,591	About average	$7,054	$25,675
Lowell General HospitalLowell, MA · CCN 220063	44	$8,753	About average	$6,658	$19,275
North Shore Medical Center -Salem, MA · CCN 220035	68	$8,826	About average	$7,056	$23,480
UMass Memorial HealthAlliance HospitalsLeominster, MA · CCN 220001	30	$8,849	About average	$6,951	$22,575
Merrimack Health Lawrence HospitalLawrence, MA · CCN 220010	43	$9,305	About average	$7,745	$19,974
MetroWest Medical CenterFramingham, MA · CCN 220175	19	$9,638	About average	$7,596	$49,772
Cape Cod HospitalHyannis, MA · CCN 220012	51	$9,963	About average	$8,478	$22,557
Brigham And Women Faulkner HospitalJamaica Plain, MA · CCN 220119	28	$9,982	About average	$7,022	$28,470
St Vincent HospitalWorcester, MA · CCN 220176	19	$10,021	About average	$8,150	$57,961
Signature Healthcare Brockton HospitalBrockton, MA · CCN 220052	14	$10,468	12% above the national average	$7,645	$16,400
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonBurlington, MA · CCN 220171	65	$10,510	12% above the national average	$7,962	$23,019
Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · CCN 220077	59	$10,537	12% above the national average	$7,958	$17,470
Berkshire Medical CenterPittsfield, MA · CCN 220046	33	$10,636	13% above the national average	$8,569	$24,401
Mount Auburn HospitalCambridge, MA · CCN 220002	19	$10,717	14% above the national average	$8,593	$20,548
Boston Medical Center-BrightonBrighton, MA · CCN 220036	21	$11,735	25% above the national average	$8,700	$13,795
Tufts Medical CenterBoston, MA · CCN 220116	27	$12,171	30% above the national average	$9,005	$23,532
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA · CCN 220071	45	$12,510	33% above the national average	$9,199	$51,627
Brigham And Women's HospitalBoston, MA · CCN 220110	60	$12,645	35% above the national average	$9,338	$50,102
UMass Memorial Medical Center/University CampusWorcester, MA · CCN 220163	80	$12,766	36% above the national average	$9,790	$38,799
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA · CCN 220086	53	$13,094	40% above the national average	$9,550	$24,642
Boston Medical CenterBoston, MA · CCN 220031	23	$18,101	93% above the national average	$15,272	$37,620

National trend

Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.

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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.