O.R. procedures for obesity without CC/MCC
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $14,374 per stay at 74 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $12,207 and $16,731.
Also known as: Bariatric surgery, weight-loss surgery, gastric bypass, gastric sleeve
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $14,374
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $12,207–$16,731
- Medicare’s share
- $10,118
- Average billed charge
- $73,390
- Hospitals reporting
- 74
Compare hospitals
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74 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 1–50. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdventHealth South Overland Park, Inc | 21 | $9,125 | 37% below the national average | $7,571 | $94,734 |
| Foundation Surgical Hospital Of San Antonio | 15 | $9,255 | 36% below the national average | $7,623 | $61,555 |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital-Encore | 46 | $9,410 | 35% below the national average | $7,814 | $35,043 |
| Summit Medical Center, LLC | 14 | $9,568 | 33% below the national average | $7,385 | $48,597 |
| Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System | 11 | $9,984 | 31% below the national average | $8,645 | $110,629 |
| Viera Hospital | 16 | $10,166 | 29% below the national average | $8,534 | $108,492 |
| North Mississippi Medical Center | 14 | $10,248 | 29% below the national average | $8,678 | $30,557 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock | 20 | $10,359 | 28% below the national average | $8,687 | $48,387 |
| Georgetown Community Hospital | 13 | $10,381 | 28% below the national average | $8,749 | $81,963 |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital | 12 | $10,657 | 26% below the national average | $9,024 | $67,209 |
| Northwest Medical Center-Springdale | 19 | $10,797 | 25% below the national average | $9,154 | $84,981 |
| Ascension St Vincent Carmel | 14 | $10,921 | 24% below the national average | $9,406 | $90,976 |
| Mercy Hospital South | 11 | $11,256 | 22% below the national average | $8,153 | $31,888 |
| Methodist Hospital | 14 | $11,476 | 20% below the national average | $9,725 | $99,020 |
| Nkc Health | 14 | $11,523 | 20% below the national average | $8,658 | $29,024 |
| Intermountain Health St Vincent Regional Hospital | 11 | $11,591 | 19% below the national average | $9,874 | $48,657 |
| Beebe Medical Center | 14 | $11,702 | 19% below the national average | $9,960 | $47,487 |
| Wentworth-Douglass Hospital | 12 | $11,822 | 18% below the national average | $9,032 | $42,667 |
| Baptist Health Louisville | 15 | $12,197 | 15% below the national average | $5,894 | $72,693 |
| Silver Cross Hospital And Medical Centers | 13 | $12,237 | 15% below the national average | $7,920 | $32,026 |
| Grand Strand Regional Medical Center | 15 | $12,290 | 15% below the national average | $10,536 | $239,932 |
| Bailey Medical Center, LLC | 11 | $12,376 | 14% below the national average | $9,037 | $79,965 |
| Lexington Medical Center | 16 | $12,467 | 13% below the national average | $8,661 | $66,896 |
| Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center | 11 | $12,541 | 13% below the national average | $10,816 | $75,155 |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group | 16 | $12,544 | 13% below the national average | $10,402 | $44,778 |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center | 15 | $12,545 | 13% below the national average | $8,863 | $103,806 |
| UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital | 16 | $12,605 | 12% below the national average | $8,970 | $105,634 |
| Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center | 15 | $12,635 | 12% below the national average | $10,877 | $36,046 |
| Bsa Hospital | 11 | $12,770 | 11% below the national average | $8,604 | $49,225 |
| Rex Hospital | 20 | $12,914 | 10% below the national average | $7,661 | $36,809 |
| Emerson Hospital - | 16 | $12,955 | About average | $9,785 | $28,488 |
| Summa Health System | 23 | $13,065 | About average | $10,129 | $47,816 |
| Mercy Medical Center | 11 | $13,107 | About average | $11,623 | $29,483 |
| Memorial Medical Center | 13 | $13,408 | About average | $9,500 | $69,431 |
| AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - City Campus | 11 | $13,529 | About average | $11,971 | $74,487 |
| Deaconess Medical Center | 16 | $13,647 | About average | $10,151 | $103,462 |
| University Of Missouri Health Care | 14 | $13,945 | About average | $11,124 | $64,424 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple | 20 | $14,003 | About average | $11,673 | $45,535 |
| HCA Florida Memorial Hospital | 13 | $14,231 | About average | $9,671 | $193,804 |
| Enloe Health | 11 | $14,504 | About average | $12,872 | $82,623 |
| Crouse Hospital | 12 | $14,680 | About average | $8,881 | $28,992 |
| Cleveland Clinic | 12 | $15,159 | About average | $9,682 | $54,218 |
| MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center | 12 | $15,213 | About average | $13,853 | $17,114 |
| MUSC Medical Center | 13 | $15,280 | About average | $12,471 | $85,026 |
| Renown Regional Medical Center | 14 | $15,509 | About average | $11,481 | $36,415 |
| St David's Medical Center | 12 | $15,606 | About average | $7,246 | $154,564 |
| St Michael Medical Center | 12 | $15,721 | About average | $11,012 | $107,366 |
| Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - San Martin Campus | 11 | $15,744 | About average | $9,259 | $120,209 |
| AdventHealth Orlando | 11 | $15,796 | About average | $9,146 | $150,551 |
| HCA Healthone Rose | 11 | $15,865 | 10% above the national average | $8,272 | $181,897 |
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 | $13K | $61K |
| 2021 | $13K | $61K |
| 2022 | $14K | $66K |
| 2023 | $14K | $67K |
| 2024 | $14K | $73K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 35 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 1 | 21 | $9,125 | $9,125–$9,125 |
| Arkansas | 3 | 85 | $9,943 | $9,884–$10,578 |
| Louisiana | 1 | 11 | $9,984 | $9,984–$9,984 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 14 | $10,248 | $10,248–$10,248 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 25 | $10,804 | $10,270–$11,674 |
| Indiana | 1 | 14 | $10,921 | $10,921–$10,921 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 28 | $11,354 | $10,835–$11,743 |
| Montana | 1 | 11 | $11,591 | $11,591–$11,591 |
| Delaware | 1 | 14 | $11,702 | $11,702–$11,702 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 12 | $11,822 | $11,822–$11,822 |
| Missouri | 3 | 39 | $12,317 | $11,389–$12,734 |
| Texas | 7 | 100 | $12,368 | $11,066–$13,387 |
| Arizona | 1 | 15 | $12,545 | $12,545–$12,545 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 15 | $12,635 | $12,635–$12,635 |
| North Carolina | 2 | 31 | $12,781 | $12,634–$12,821 |
| Massachusetts | 3 | 43 | $12,841 | $12,750–$13,031 |
| Florida | 3 | 40 | $13,035 | $12,198–$15,014 |
| South Carolina | 3 | 44 | $13,237 | $12,378–$13,873 |
| Ohio | 2 | 35 | $13,783 | $13,588–$14,636 |
| Nevada | 2 | 25 | $15,612 | $15,568–$15,685 |
| Colorado | 1 | 11 | $15,865 | $15,865–$15,865 |
| New Jersey | 3 | 37 | $15,975 | $14,853–$17,079 |
| Washington | 4 | 50 | $16,180 | $15,202–$17,424 |
| Georgia | 1 | 12 | $16,186 | $16,186–$16,186 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 12 | $16,254 | $16,254–$16,254 |
| Illinois | 3 | 40 | $16,379 | $12,822–$18,196 |
| Oregon | 1 | 19 | $17,092 | $17,092–$17,092 |
| Virginia | 1 | 13 | $17,235 | $17,235–$17,235 |
| Utah | 1 | 19 | $17,324 | $17,324–$17,324 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 19 | $17,477 | $17,477–$17,477 |
| California | 8 | 125 | $17,499 | $16,731–$17,975 |
| Maryland | 4 | 47 | $18,016 | $17,852–$18,949 |
| New York | 2 | 28 | $18,862 | $16,510–$20,169 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 17 | $22,404 | $22,404–$22,404 |
| Idaho | 1 | 13 | $25,002 | $25,002–$25,002 |
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.