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
Compare hospitals
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1,685 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 1,501–1,550. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harborview Medical Center | 27 | $11,175 | 29% above the national average | $9,005 | $32,447 |
| Hilo Benioff Medical Center | 21 | $11,178 | 29% above the national average | $9,594 | $22,616 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus | 47 | $11,179 | 29% above the national average | $8,320 | $91,346 |
| Northern Navajo Medical Center | 12 | $11,188 | 29% above the national average | $10,095 | $28,179 |
| Barnes Jewish Hospital | 56 | $11,205 | 30% above the national average | $7,744 | $37,914 |
| Northside Hospital | 31 | $11,214 | 30% above the national average | $10,056 | $44,729 |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center | 13 | $11,229 | 30% above the national average | $8,081 | $54,653 |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento | 52 | $11,232 | 30% above the national average | $9,320 | $45,588 |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center | 24 | $11,236 | 30% above the national average | $9,086 | $35,456 |
| Providence St. Joseph Hospital | 28 | $11,238 | 30% above the national average | $6,888 | $29,653 |
| Memorial Hospital Miramar | 12 | $11,246 | 30% above the national average | $7,211 | $82,962 |
| SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital | 16 | $11,264 | 30% above the national average | $8,399 | $26,508 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital | 31 | $11,265 | 30% above the national average | $8,161 | $58,495 |
| UH Regional Hospitals | 33 | $11,266 | 30% above the national average | $8,420 | $19,734 |
| Carepoint Health - Bayonne Medical Center | 31 | $11,267 | 30% above the national average | $8,232 | $237,618 |
| George Washington University Hospital | 17 | $11,292 | 31% above the national average | $8,514 | $57,388 |
| California Pacific Medical Center - Mission Bernal | 23 | $11,292 | 31% above the national average | $10,064 | $32,201 |
| Providence Little Company Of Mary Medical Center Torrance | 32 | $11,305 | 31% above the national average | $6,636 | $53,565 |
| Scripps Green Hospital | 36 | $11,332 | 31% above the national average | $8,032 | $28,813 |
| Flagstaff Medical Center | 22 | $11,423 | 32% above the national average | $10,013 | $28,710 |
| Heights University Hospital | 12 | $11,432 | 32% above the national average | $10,012 | $257,181 |
| New York-Presbyterian/Queens | 36 | $11,450 | 33% above the national average | $9,009 | $79,968 |
| UNM Hospital | 23 | $11,452 | 33% above the national average | $8,542 | $14,702 |
| Monmouth Medical Center | 46 | $11,457 | 33% above the national average | $7,370 | $55,079 |
| Memorial Regional Hospital | 46 | $11,459 | 33% above the national average | $9,697 | $92,672 |
| Adventist Health White Memorial | 21 | $11,471 | 33% above the national average | $9,978 | $95,771 |
| Erie County Medical Center | 27 | $11,504 | 33% above the national average | $8,206 | $24,541 |
| Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility | 16 | $11,517 | 33% above the national average | $10,497 | $14,614 |
| Southeastern Regional Medical Center | 11 | $11,530 | 33% above the national average | $7,347 | $25,480 |
| North Shore University Hospital | 136 | $11,550 | 34% above the national average | $7,740 | $75,725 |
| Indiana University Health | 36 | $11,585 | 34% above the national average | $7,544 | $47,484 |
| USA Health University Hospital | 11 | $11,598 | 34% above the national average | $6,125 | $17,799 |
| St Joseph's Medical Center Of Stockton | 18 | $11,605 | 34% above the national average | $10,000 | $85,505 |
| Broward Health Medical Center | 27 | $11,608 | 34% above the national average | $9,095 | $37,669 |
| Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix | 25 | $11,626 | 35% above the national average | $6,845 | $37,384 |
| M Health Fairview University Of Mn Medical Center | 26 | $11,640 | 35% above the national average | $6,602 | $41,166 |
| Ventura County Medical Center | 19 | $11,662 | 35% above the national average | $9,971 | $80,094 |
| Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital | 30 | $11,667 | 35% above the national average | $8,573 | $50,510 |
| Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center | 13 | $11,671 | 35% above the national average | $6,051 | $26,561 |
| O U Medical Center | 40 | $11,674 | 35% above the national average | $8,465 | $49,655 |
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center | 58 | $11,677 | 35% above the national average | $6,775 | $63,120 |
| MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital | 33 | $11,678 | 35% above the national average | $9,240 | $12,796 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham | 11 | $11,683 | 35% above the national average | $5,286 | $34,351 |
| Riverside Community Hospital | 17 | $11,735 | 36% above the national average | $9,648 | $98,177 |
| The Queens Medical Center | 75 | $11,746 | 36% above the national average | $7,040 | $41,426 |
| Brigham And Women's Hospital | 52 | $11,760 | 36% above the national average | $8,497 | $48,178 |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital | 37 | $11,767 | 36% above the national average | $7,821 | $22,778 |
| University Of Texas Medical Branch Galveston | 41 | $11,788 | 36% above the national average | $8,989 | $23,402 |
| Bassett Healthcare | 11 | $11,801 | 37% above the national average | $7,809 | $17,154 |
| University Medical Center | 15 | $11,827 | 37% above the national average | $9,321 | $41,946 |
National trend
Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.
- Average payment
- Average billed charge
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| 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.
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| 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.