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In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $9,406 per stay at 284 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $7,577 and $10,284.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $9,406
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $7,577–$10,284
- Medicare’s share
- $7,200
- Average billed charge
- $50,404
- Hospitals reporting
- 284
Hospitals in California
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 26 hospitals
- $10,869
- Median hospital
- $10,167
- Lowest to highest
- $8,885–$16,258
- Medicare stays
- 456
26 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas | 20 | $8,885 | About average | $7,649 | $40,970 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla | 21 | $8,890 | About average | $7,336 | $52,406 |
| Torrance Memorial Medical Center | 14 | $8,908 | About average | $7,225 | $60,782 |
| Providence Mission Hospital | 13 | $9,282 | About average | $7,776 | $64,426 |
| Memorial Medical Center | 17 | $9,339 | About average | $7,255 | $51,029 |
| Oroville Hospital | 13 | $9,360 | About average | $7,281 | $24,794 |
| Huntington Hospital | 14 | $9,634 | About average | $8,359 | $87,074 |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center | 21 | $9,740 | About average | $8,351 | $63,411 |
| Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital | 34 | $9,770 | About average | $8,256 | $48,170 |
| Los Angeles Community Hospital | 20 | $9,809 | About average | $8,889 | $38,444 |
| Southern California Hospital At Hollywood | 11 | $9,857 | About average | $8,819 | $55,101 |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center | 13 | $10,057 | About average | $9,108 | $29,769 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus | 16 | $10,148 | About average | $8,712 | $92,482 |
| Orange County Global Medical Center | 26 | $10,187 | About average | $8,804 | $51,707 |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center | 15 | $10,298 | About average | $8,724 | $39,889 |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian | 17 | $10,325 | About average | $7,344 | $39,954 |
| Community Hospital Of The Monterey Peninsula | 13 | $10,338 | About average | $9,083 | $74,446 |
| Washington Hospital | 15 | $10,561 | 12% above the national average | $9,234 | $85,754 |
| Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center | 21 | $11,003 | 17% above the national average | $7,459 | $132,095 |
| Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital | 12 | $11,050 | 17% above the national average | $9,352 | $45,349 |
| Desert Regional Medical Center | 22 | $11,601 | 23% above the national average | $8,851 | $129,985 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | 21 | $12,195 | 30% above the national average | $9,598 | $145,534 |
| University Of California Davis Medical Center | 16 | $14,539 | 55% above the national average | $10,888 | $113,440 |
| Santa Clara Valley Medical Center | 19 | $15,186 | 61% above the national average | $13,410 | $71,942 |
| Arrowhead Regional Medical Center | 13 | $15,697 | 67% above the national average | $13,273 | $110,157 |
| Stanford Health Care | 19 | $16,258 | 73% above the national average | $12,420 | $165,318 |
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 | $8,231 | $42K |
| 2021 | $8,727 | $44K |
| 2022 | $8,688 | $47K |
| 2023 | $9,096 | $49K |
| 2024 | $9,406 | $50K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 40 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 1 | 25 | $6,702 | $6,702–$6,702 |
| Colorado | 1 | 12 | $7,390 | $7,390–$7,390 |
| Alabama | 2 | 36 | $7,391 | $7,297–$7,637 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 14 | $7,625 | $7,625–$7,625 |
| Kentucky | 3 | 52 | $7,721 | $6,417–$8,471 |
| Missouri | 7 | 134 | $7,781 | $7,239–$8,735 |
| South Carolina | 3 | 36 | $7,895 | $7,521–$8,231 |
| Louisiana | 1 | 15 | $7,903 | $7,903–$7,903 |
| Arizona | 6 | 91 | $7,911 | $7,351–$7,761 |
| New Hampshire | 2 | 26 | $7,923 | $7,496–$8,236 |
| Florida | 41 | 872 | $7,953 | $7,102–$8,676 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 41 | $7,958 | $7,168–$8,546 |
| Kansas | 5 | 79 | $7,980 | $7,423–$8,883 |
| Michigan | 7 | 113 | $8,063 | $7,897–$8,438 |
| Virginia | 11 | 180 | $8,124 | $7,083–$8,411 |
| Ohio | 9 | 166 | $8,138 | $7,014–$8,971 |
| Indiana | 5 | 71 | $8,252 | $7,188–$9,111 |
| Pennsylvania | 21 | 440 | $8,365 | $7,384–$8,811 |
| West Virginia | 3 | 38 | $8,369 | $7,626–$9,286 |
| Illinois | 14 | 213 | $8,370 | $7,122–$8,688 |
| Utah | 2 | 22 | $8,589 | $7,985–$9,193 |
| Minnesota | 6 | 74 | $8,630 | $7,312–$9,034 |
| North Dakota | 1 | 23 | $8,676 | $8,676–$8,676 |
| Tennessee | 5 | 59 | $8,967 | $8,526–$9,433 |
| North Carolina | 6 | 92 | $9,144 | $8,223–$9,922 |
| Massachusetts | 15 | 276 | $9,167 | $8,010–$10,722 |
| Texas | 12 | 177 | $9,314 | $7,543–$9,217 |
| Washington | 1 | 13 | $9,398 | $9,398–$9,398 |
| Maine | 1 | 14 | $9,602 | $9,602–$9,602 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 36 | $9,741 | $9,089–$11,184 |
| Rhode Island | 2 | 29 | $9,886 | $9,121–$10,153 |
| New Jersey | 12 | 195 | $10,096 | $8,995–$10,337 |
| Connecticut | 2 | 30 | $10,353 | $9,506–$11,460 |
| Nevada | 2 | 28 | $10,372 | $9,648–$11,097 |
| California | 26 | 456 | $10,869 | $9,660–$11,038 |
| Delaware | 1 | 36 | $11,064 | $11,064–$11,064 |
| Maryland | 9 | 139 | $11,560 | $9,936–$13,785 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 11 | $11,582 | $11,582–$11,582 |
| New York | 28 | 613 | $12,738 | $8,901–$12,522 |
| Georgia | 3 | 68 | $16,629 | $12,134–$17,987 |
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.