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 301–350. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Health - West Hospital | 32 | $6,747 | 22% below the national average | $4,845 | $26,917 |
| Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center | 32 | $6,747 | 22% below the national average | $5,006 | $23,883 |
| Acadia General Hospital | 11 | $6,749 | 22% below the national average | $5,414 | $26,151 |
| North Okaloosa Medical Center | 14 | $6,749 | 22% below the national average | $5,351 | $60,745 |
| Jackson-Madison County General Hospital | 41 | $6,755 | 22% below the national average | $5,087 | $35,738 |
| AdventHealth North Pinellas | 13 | $6,755 | 22% below the national average | $5,625 | $51,875 |
| AdventHealth Zephyrhills | 24 | $6,757 | 22% below the national average | $5,737 | $42,907 |
| UPMC Horizon | 17 | $6,757 | 22% below the national average | $5,500 | $25,488 |
| Penn Highlands Dubois | 22 | $6,760 | 22% below the national average | $5,200 | $13,695 |
| Southside Community Hospital, Inc | 12 | $6,762 | 22% below the national average | $5,541 | $29,900 |
| Forbes Hospital | 33 | $6,766 | 22% below the national average | $5,532 | $21,264 |
| AllianceHealth Durant | 23 | $6,769 | 22% below the national average | $5,471 | $69,617 |
| Bellin Memorial Hospital | 13 | $6,769 | 22% below the national average | $5,396 | $14,852 |
| Froedtert South Inc. | 30 | $6,771 | 22% below the national average | $5,413 | $32,130 |
| OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital | 50 | $6,773 | 22% below the national average | $4,869 | $25,371 |
| Holland Hospital | 11 | $6,774 | 22% below the national average | $5,290 | $26,338 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto | 32 | $6,774 | 22% below the national average | $4,638 | $26,929 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Drew County | 12 | $6,777 | 22% below the national average | $5,281 | $29,119 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock | 33 | $6,777 | 22% below the national average | $4,226 | $29,636 |
| Shannon Medical Center | 26 | $6,780 | 22% below the national average | $5,456 | $33,931 |
| Gettysburg Hospital | 18 | $6,780 | 22% below the national average | $5,420 | $29,140 |
| Saint Joseph Hospital | 12 | $6,781 | 22% below the national average | $4,350 | $28,209 |
| SSM Health St Anthony Hospital - Midwest | 16 | $6,783 | 22% below the national average | $4,827 | $58,153 |
| Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital | 21 | $6,784 | 22% below the national average | $5,411 | $41,477 |
| Boulder Community Health | 29 | $6,784 | 21% below the national average | $5,399 | $49,645 |
| Naples Community Hospital | 148 | $6,784 | 21% below the national average | $5,082 | $32,880 |
| MH St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital | 19 | $6,785 | 21% below the national average | $5,396 | $26,209 |
| Henrico Doctors' Hospital | 33 | $6,788 | 21% below the national average | $4,891 | $66,136 |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange | 60 | $6,789 | 21% below the national average | $5,231 | $23,718 |
| Northwest Medical Center | 12 | $6,790 | 21% below the national average | $4,922 | $40,456 |
| Pardee Hospital Henderson County | 19 | $6,791 | 21% below the national average | $5,304 | $17,333 |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital And Medical Center | 51 | $6,791 | 21% below the national average | $4,826 | $22,415 |
| Northwest Health-La Porte | 14 | $6,793 | 21% below the national average | $4,670 | $34,670 |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center | 79 | $6,796 | 21% below the national average | $4,773 | $32,386 |
| Great Plains Health | 17 | $6,802 | 21% below the national average | $5,705 | $30,541 |
| Hillcrest Hospital South | 17 | $6,802 | 21% below the national average | $4,620 | $29,902 |
| T J Samson Community Hospital | 15 | $6,803 | 21% below the national average | $5,207 | $11,714 |
| Community Memorial Hospital | 15 | $6,804 | 21% below the national average | $5,243 | $22,160 |
| Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital | 16 | $6,812 | 21% below the national average | $4,962 | $53,629 |
| Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center | 16 | $6,812 | 21% below the national average | $4,637 | $29,756 |
| AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach | 23 | $6,813 | 21% below the national average | $5,323 | $24,386 |
| Catholic Medical Center | 29 | $6,815 | 21% below the national average | $5,581 | $21,852 |
| South County Hospital Inc | 26 | $6,815 | 21% below the national average | $5,561 | $19,216 |
| Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center | 27 | $6,816 | 21% below the national average | $5,245 | $25,624 |
| UPMC Jameson | 11 | $6,817 | 21% below the national average | $4,722 | $16,348 |
| Saint Lukes North Hospital | 16 | $6,819 | 21% below the national average | $5,697 | $49,460 |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital | 29 | $6,821 | 21% below the national average | $4,823 | $23,652 |
| Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital | 13 | $6,824 | 21% below the national average | $5,443 | $21,481 |
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center | 14 | $6,827 | 21% below the national average | $5,428 | $52,495 |
| Palos Community Hospital | 96 | $6,828 | 21% below the national average | $4,651 | $24,985 |
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.
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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.