Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 603
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In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $8,642 per stay at 1,685 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $6,986 and $9,383.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $8,642
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $6,986–$9,383
- Medicare’s share
- $6,446
- Average billed charge
- $37,743
- Hospitals reporting
- 1,685
Hospitals in New York
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 98 hospitals
- $11,117
- Median hospital
- $9,429
- Lowest to highest
- $7,079–$57,680
- Medicare stays
- 4,194
98 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 51–98. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University Of Vermont Health Network - Champl | 16 | $9,481 | About average | $7,998 | $49,901 |
| Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills | 19 | $9,481 | About average | $6,565 | $49,488 |
| Unity Hospital | 39 | $9,552 | 11% above the national average | $6,238 | $14,211 |
| Mount Sinai South Nassau | 67 | $9,629 | 11% above the national average | $7,385 | $66,281 |
| Kaleida Health | 45 | $9,872 | 14% above the national average | $7,529 | $21,905 |
| United Health Services Hospitals, Inc | 20 | $10,097 | 17% above the national average | $5,589 | $23,462 |
| St John's Riverside Hospital | 51 | $10,144 | 17% above the national average | $8,107 | $40,508 |
| Phelps Hospital | 24 | $10,194 | 18% above the national average | $7,189 | $65,640 |
| Samaritan Medical Center | 11 | $10,248 | 19% above the national average | $8,709 | $25,618 |
| Staten Island University Hospital | 105 | $10,323 | 19% above the national average | $8,392 | $39,068 |
| Garnet Health Medical Center | 94 | $10,375 | 20% above the national average | $7,197 | $45,614 |
| Vassar Brothers Medical Center | 53 | $10,432 | 21% above the national average | $7,864 | $25,432 |
| Rochester General Hospital | 34 | $10,488 | 21% above the national average | $7,672 | $17,693 |
| Albany Medical Center Hospital | 49 | $10,575 | 22% above the national average | $7,763 | $30,618 |
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center | 18 | $10,668 | 23% above the national average | $7,986 | $15,692 |
| Westchester Medical Center | 46 | $10,733 | 24% above the national average | $8,447 | $95,978 |
| University Hospital S U N Y Health Science Center | 62 | $10,938 | 27% above the national average | $7,594 | $51,710 |
| Long Island Jewish Medical Center | 94 | $11,173 | 29% above the national average | $8,777 | $73,495 |
| New York-Presbyterian/Queens | 36 | $11,450 | 33% above the national average | $9,009 | $79,968 |
| Erie County Medical Center | 27 | $11,504 | 33% above the national average | $8,206 | $24,541 |
| North Shore University Hospital | 136 | $11,550 | 34% above the national average | $7,740 | $75,725 |
| Bassett Healthcare | 11 | $11,801 | 37% above the national average | $7,809 | $17,154 |
| SUNY/Stony Brook University Hospital | 172 | $12,236 | 42% above the national average | $9,054 | $63,074 |
| Lenox Hill Hospital | 45 | $12,317 | 43% above the national average | $8,739 | $59,571 |
| Mount Sinai Beth Israel | 60 | $12,579 | 46% above the national average | $8,992 | $86,827 |
| Richmond University Medical Center | 30 | $12,622 | 46% above the national average | $9,810 | $60,662 |
| John T Mather Memorial Hospital Of Port Jefferson | 80 | $12,629 | 46% above the national average | $6,708 | $69,450 |
| Strong Memorial Hospital | 38 | $12,729 | 47% above the national average | $9,179 | $20,890 |
| Mount Sinai West | 52 | $12,860 | 49% above the national average | $9,851 | $70,851 |
| Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital | 13 | $13,167 | 52% above the national average | $7,554 | $40,937 |
| Maimonides Medical Center | 56 | $13,716 | 59% above the national average | $9,610 | $57,325 |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center | 13 | $13,786 | 60% above the national average | $9,579 | $26,723 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital | 183 | $13,882 | 61% above the national average | $9,192 | $85,350 |
| Nyu Langone Hospitals | 303 | $13,992 | 62% above the national average | $9,548 | $90,211 |
| Nassau University Medical Center | 31 | $14,320 | 66% above the national average | $10,727 | $49,233 |
| St John's Episcopal Hospital At South Shore | 23 | $14,463 | 67% above the national average | $9,871 | $36,280 |
| Mount Sinai Hospital | 45 | $14,877 | 72% above the national average | $9,693 | $61,546 |
| Brookdale Hospital Medical Center | 16 | $15,159 | 75% above the national average | $11,325 | $30,261 |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center | 15 | $15,297 | 77% above the national average | $11,571 | $28,900 |
| Montefiore Medical Center | 72 | $15,596 | 80% above the national average | $9,546 | $84,740 |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus | 18 | $16,062 | 86% above the national average | $10,456 | $97,492 |
| South Brooklyn Health | 36 | $16,618 | 92% above the national average | $12,983 | $52,151 |
| Bronxcare Hospital Center | 16 | $17,721 | 105% above the national average | $15,135 | $33,885 |
| Jacobi Medical Center | 26 | $22,681 | 162% above the national average | $16,199 | $32,747 |
| St Barnabas Hospital | 11 | $22,803 | 164% above the national average | $18,855 | $29,887 |
| Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center | 11 | $25,275 | 192% above the national average | $23,468 | $16,945 |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center | 18 | $31,254 | 262% above the national average | $26,044 | $37,213 |
| Kings County Hospital Center | 17 | $57,680 | 567% above the national average | $24,835 | $60,802 |
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 | $7,298 | $30K |
| 2021 | $7,607 | $32K |
| 2022 | $7,831 | $35K |
| 2023 | $8,295 | $36K |
| 2024 | $8,642 | $38K |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 6 | 128 | $6,548 | $4,997–$7,504 |
| Arkansas | 20 | 436 | $6,659 | $6,261–$6,777 |
| Kentucky | 22 | 655 | $6,856 | $6,368–$7,310 |
| Louisiana | 20 | 629 | $6,869 | $5,882–$6,999 |
| Iowa | 16 | 425 | $6,926 | $6,322–$7,123 |
| Mississippi | 17 | 384 | $7,065 | $6,264–$7,704 |
| West Virginia | 16 | 485 | $7,100 | $6,494–$7,704 |
| Kansas | 14 | 396 | $7,144 | $6,387–$7,580 |
| Montana | 5 | 111 | $7,297 | $7,051–$7,516 |
| Missouri | 42 | 1,265 | $7,424 | $6,658–$7,757 |
| Alabama | 32 | 691 | $7,433 | $6,666–$7,464 |
| North Dakota | 5 | 128 | $7,443 | $7,029–$7,722 |
| Indiana | 43 | 1,109 | $7,444 | $6,970–$7,625 |
| Tennessee | 34 | 889 | $7,489 | $6,317–$7,627 |
| Ohio | 74 | 2,088 | $7,519 | $6,565–$8,263 |
| Oklahoma | 23 | 481 | $7,583 | $6,695–$7,792 |
| Nebraska | 12 | 270 | $7,672 | $6,182–$8,526 |
| Florida | 130 | 5,320 | $7,685 | $6,820–$8,385 |
| Colorado | 18 | 349 | $7,729 | $6,936–$8,152 |
| Wisconsin | 30 | 688 | $7,732 | $6,637–$7,965 |
| Virginia | 47 | 1,461 | $7,741 | $6,775–$7,878 |
| Pennsylvania | 94 | 2,982 | $7,774 | $6,654–$8,484 |
| Michigan | 47 | 1,509 | $7,843 | $7,231–$8,327 |
| South Carolina | 30 | 799 | $7,908 | $6,959–$8,335 |
| Idaho | 4 | 96 | $7,939 | $7,348–$8,864 |
| South Dakota | 6 | 223 | $8,002 | $7,497–$8,132 |
| New Hampshire | 12 | 333 | $8,007 | $7,050–$8,599 |
| Minnesota | 26 | 679 | $8,157 | $7,047–$8,216 |
| Delaware | 6 | 354 | $8,249 | $7,825–$8,817 |
| Arizona | 40 | 1,272 | $8,350 | $7,012–$9,287 |
| New Mexico | 10 | 201 | $8,364 | $7,101–$10,600 |
| North Carolina | 49 | 1,699 | $8,382 | $7,053–$8,279 |
| Texas | 108 | 2,984 | $8,473 | $7,104–$8,828 |
| Illinois | 71 | 2,779 | $8,527 | $7,112–$9,232 |
| Maine | 9 | 175 | $8,546 | $8,013–$9,313 |
| Nevada | 13 | 340 | $8,583 | $7,905–$8,799 |
| Massachusetts | 47 | 2,262 | $8,680 | $7,410–$9,767 |
| Georgia | 44 | 1,011 | $8,706 | $7,282–$9,256 |
| New Jersey | 53 | 2,759 | $8,849 | $7,769–$10,420 |
| Rhode Island | 7 | 181 | $8,870 | $7,332–$9,795 |
| Washington | 30 | 732 | $9,004 | $7,748–$9,328 |
| District of Columbia | 5 | 111 | $9,257 | $8,289–$11,292 |
| Oregon | 16 | 413 | $9,321 | $8,228–$9,766 |
| Utah | 3 | 70 | $9,437 | $8,224–$10,205 |
| Connecticut | 23 | 797 | $9,767 | $8,729–$10,316 |
| Wyoming | 4 | 77 | $10,490 | $10,038–$11,653 |
| California | 154 | 4,904 | $10,797 | $9,245–$11,237 |
| New York | 98 | 4,194 | $11,117 | $8,358–$12,297 |
| Maryland | 36 | 1,654 | $11,173 | $9,558–$13,521 |
| Hawaii | 7 | 200 | $11,279 | $10,302–$11,462 |
| Alaska | 7 | 132 | $12,048 | $9,996–$14,055 |
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.