Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 640
Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes with MCC
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $12,830 per stay at 1,869 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $9,962 and $13,451.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $12,830
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $9,962–$13,451
- Medicare’s share
- $10,642
- Average billed charge
- $61,341
- Hospitals reporting
- 1,869
Compare hospitals
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1,869 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 1,151–1,200. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center | 18 | $12,027 | About average | $9,978 | $48,147 |
| Greenwich Hospital Association - | 42 | $12,036 | About average | $10,189 | $41,843 |
| Wellstar Spalding Medical Center | 25 | $12,046 | About average | $11,174 | $91,657 |
| Centura Health-St Anthony North Health Campus | 18 | $12,050 | About average | $9,553 | $69,265 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital | 36 | $12,050 | About average | $8,623 | $33,232 |
| Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus | 39 | $12,062 | About average | $10,744 | $26,699 |
| Blessing Hospital | 41 | $12,065 | About average | $9,349 | $58,708 |
| Saratoga Hospital | 20 | $12,069 | About average | $10,868 | $65,898 |
| Middlesex Hospital | 23 | $12,075 | About average | $10,626 | $45,796 |
| Uci Health - Los Alamitos | 45 | $12,078 | About average | $10,809 | $157,710 |
| Spartanburg Medical Center | 93 | $12,084 | About average | $9,866 | $36,735 |
| The Monroe Clinic | 11 | $12,086 | About average | $10,712 | $41,219 |
| Adventist Health Simi Valley | 36 | $12,088 | About average | $11,272 | $87,900 |
| Grant Medical Center | 35 | $12,092 | About average | $10,573 | $42,062 |
| Newton-Wellesley Hospital | 69 | $12,092 | About average | $10,218 | $38,703 |
| Holy Name Medical Center | 46 | $12,093 | About average | $10,093 | $46,155 |
| Clara Maass Medical Center | 36 | $12,098 | About average | $10,286 | $112,911 |
| St Joseph Medical Center | 52 | $12,115 | About average | $9,780 | $69,579 |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center | 13 | $12,130 | About average | $10,105 | $45,369 |
| Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital | 15 | $12,132 | About average | $9,085 | $62,867 |
| West Kendall Baptist Hospital | 25 | $12,133 | About average | $11,033 | $73,624 |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center | 59 | $12,133 | About average | $9,705 | $51,738 |
| Las Palmas Medical Center A Campus Of Lpds Healthc | 52 | $12,134 | About average | $10,473 | $128,225 |
| Huntington Hospital | 71 | $12,134 | About average | $10,140 | $60,813 |
| French Hospital Medical Center | 24 | $12,140 | About average | $11,052 | $63,891 |
| WakeMed, Raleigh Campus | 80 | $12,143 | About average | $10,227 | $40,261 |
| Wilson Medical Center | 15 | $12,148 | About average | $9,972 | $104,975 |
| Providence Portland Medical Center | 59 | $12,153 | About average | $10,983 | $33,469 |
| JFK University Medical Center | 79 | $12,170 | About average | $10,662 | $86,243 |
| St Joseph Regional Medical Center | 17 | $12,173 | About average | $11,117 | $32,229 |
| Main Line Hospital Lankenau | 58 | $12,175 | About average | $9,994 | $85,812 |
| White Plains Hospital Center | 78 | $12,178 | About average | $10,340 | $68,109 |
| Union Hospital Of Cecil County | 27 | $12,183 | About average | $11,276 | $13,774 |
| Exeter Hospital Inc | 13 | $12,195 | About average | $10,940 | $41,553 |
| USC Verdugo Hills Hospital | 31 | $12,197 | About average | $11,178 | $71,836 |
| Community Memorial Hospital | 15 | $12,203 | About average | $9,973 | $50,454 |
| Medical City Arlington | 47 | $12,216 | About average | $10,629 | $94,909 |
| Long Island Community Hospital | 45 | $12,228 | About average | $10,659 | $106,220 |
| Banner Wyoming Medical Center | 37 | $12,232 | About average | $10,905 | $36,761 |
| Spectrum Health | 83 | $12,256 | About average | $9,692 | $32,307 |
| St Luke's Regional Medical Center | 57 | $12,257 | About average | $9,311 | $58,022 |
| St Clare Hospital | 30 | $12,263 | About average | $9,513 | $69,568 |
| Cheshire Medical Center | 13 | $12,266 | About average | $11,136 | $28,988 |
| Valley Medical Center | 65 | $12,267 | About average | $9,935 | $52,636 |
| Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital | 48 | $12,272 | About average | $9,009 | $47,998 |
| Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital | 19 | $12,276 | About average | $10,816 | $84,090 |
| Hamilton Medical Center | 36 | $12,279 | About average | $10,342 | $59,068 |
| Mercy Medical Center | 34 | $12,281 | About average | $10,532 | $64,372 |
| Day Kimball Hospital | 12 | $12,287 | About average | $11,335 | $37,334 |
| Memorial Hospital Pembroke | 12 | $12,288 | About average | $11,175 | $82,636 |
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 | $11K | $45K |
| 2021 | $11K | $50K |
| 2022 | $12K | $54K |
| 2023 | $12K | $57K |
| 2024 | $13K | $61K |
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 | 3 | 76 | $9,383 | $7,187–$9,699 |
| Arkansas | 20 | 708 | $9,830 | $8,985–$9,952 |
| Kentucky | 28 | 937 | $9,864 | $9,131–$10,130 |
| Mississippi | 26 | 1,070 | $9,938 | $9,173–$10,385 |
| Louisiana | 29 | 1,071 | $10,101 | $8,528–$10,745 |
| West Virginia | 14 | 419 | $10,418 | $8,746–$11,118 |
| Iowa | 18 | 536 | $10,446 | $9,498–$10,212 |
| Montana | 7 | 185 | $10,486 | $10,152–$10,710 |
| Kansas | 18 | 649 | $10,505 | $8,706–$11,079 |
| Alabama | 34 | 1,047 | $10,585 | $8,898–$10,510 |
| Oklahoma | 25 | 1,039 | $10,615 | $9,398–$10,798 |
| Tennessee | 42 | 1,554 | $10,754 | $9,016–$10,235 |
| Indiana | 44 | 1,435 | $10,882 | $9,677–$10,950 |
| Florida | 138 | 5,862 | $10,907 | $9,621–$11,405 |
| South Carolina | 37 | 1,451 | $10,951 | $9,507–$11,156 |
| Ohio | 75 | 2,342 | $11,019 | $9,234–$11,441 |
| North Dakota | 6 | 229 | $11,054 | $10,140–$11,441 |
| South Dakota | 6 | 216 | $11,113 | $10,332–$11,167 |
| Missouri | 43 | 1,528 | $11,180 | $9,236–$11,132 |
| Idaho | 10 | 255 | $11,350 | $10,567–$12,236 |
| New Hampshire | 12 | 270 | $11,482 | $9,682–$12,069 |
| Virginia | 52 | 2,041 | $11,509 | $9,874–$11,610 |
| Michigan | 52 | 2,061 | $11,726 | $10,797–$12,053 |
| New Mexico | 11 | 369 | $11,737 | $8,973–$11,978 |
| Nebraska | 14 | 363 | $11,976 | $10,141–$13,684 |
| Pennsylvania | 81 | 2,682 | $12,061 | $9,681–$12,715 |
| Wisconsin | 27 | 800 | $12,062 | $9,812–$11,963 |
| Colorado | 27 | 680 | $12,077 | $10,819–$12,339 |
| Texas | 148 | 6,342 | $12,131 | $10,168–$11,925 |
| North Carolina | 55 | 2,268 | $12,208 | $9,859–$11,724 |
| Delaware | 5 | 315 | $12,354 | $11,153–$12,381 |
| Arizona | 38 | 1,209 | $12,394 | $10,017–$11,966 |
| Nevada | 18 | 857 | $12,399 | $11,666–$12,629 |
| Illinois | 82 | 3,212 | $12,515 | $9,991–$12,498 |
| Utah | 8 | 270 | $12,642 | $10,233–$12,263 |
| Georgia | 63 | 2,499 | $12,728 | $10,504–$13,042 |
| Washington | 35 | 1,225 | $12,878 | $11,309–$12,805 |
| New Jersey | 54 | 2,449 | $13,341 | $11,304–$14,850 |
| Minnesota | 22 | 902 | $13,371 | $10,285–$12,201 |
| Wyoming | 2 | 76 | $13,638 | $12,917–$14,287 |
| Massachusetts | 45 | 2,094 | $13,764 | $10,901–$14,329 |
| Oregon | 19 | 578 | $13,893 | $11,845–$14,967 |
| Rhode Island | 7 | 194 | $14,100 | $10,955–$14,701 |
| Maine | 4 | 130 | $14,502 | $10,957–$14,347 |
| Connecticut | 20 | 778 | $14,690 | $12,065–$14,923 |
| California | 198 | 9,630 | $15,539 | $13,420–$15,618 |
| Alaska | 4 | 126 | $15,750 | $14,752–$17,400 |
| Hawaii | 7 | 234 | $16,209 | $13,296–$17,068 |
| District of Columbia | 5 | 304 | $16,711 | $16,593–$20,378 |
| Maryland | 38 | 1,619 | $17,970 | $13,969–$21,411 |
| New York | 93 | 4,328 | $17,999 | $12,505–$20,059 |
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.