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 1,651–1,700. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sky Lakes Medical Center | 30 | $15,747 | 23% above the national average | $13,309 | $44,541 |
| Adventist Health Delano | 11 | $15,836 | 23% above the national average | $14,427 | $23,215 |
| University Of Colorado Hospital Authority | 71 | $15,864 | 24% above the national average | $11,759 | $109,733 |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento | 65 | $15,918 | 24% above the national average | $14,115 | $67,319 |
| St Josephs Hospital And Medical Center | 35 | $15,921 | 24% above the national average | $12,032 | $58,102 |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center | 98 | $15,955 | 24% above the national average | $13,198 | $58,492 |
| University Of Washington Medical Center | 65 | $15,955 | 24% above the national average | $11,211 | $53,758 |
| Sutter Solano Medical Center | 29 | $16,020 | 25% above the national average | $15,232 | $79,280 |
| Jersey City Medical Center | 35 | $16,048 | 25% above the national average | $14,246 | $80,825 |
| University Medical Center | 36 | $16,057 | 25% above the national average | $14,530 | $74,855 |
| University Of Utah Hospital And Clinics | 81 | $16,126 | 26% above the national average | $12,467 | $42,605 |
| Eden Medical Center | 34 | $16,129 | 26% above the national average | $13,583 | $62,570 |
| Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center, Inc | 50 | $16,137 | 26% above the national average | $14,559 | $17,391 |
| Harper University Hospital | 26 | $16,177 | 26% above the national average | $12,383 | $49,546 |
| University Of Texas Medical Branch Galveston | 81 | $16,181 | 26% above the national average | $12,946 | $36,085 |
| Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Childrens Hospital | 42 | $16,186 | 26% above the national average | $11,134 | $71,499 |
| Trinitas Regional Medical Center | 21 | $16,186 | 26% above the national average | $15,013 | $49,273 |
| Salinas Valley Health Medical Center | 63 | $16,219 | 26% above the national average | $14,539 | $114,972 |
| Franciscan Health Olympia & Chicago Heights | 44 | $16,291 | 27% above the national average | $11,087 | $45,080 |
| Manchester Memorial Hospital | 23 | $16,299 | 27% above the national average | $14,638 | $60,044 |
| University Of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC | 29 | $16,309 | 27% above the national average | $10,907 | $46,396 |
| University Of Alabama Hospital | 73 | $16,319 | 27% above the national average | $9,798 | $64,957 |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital | 54 | $16,347 | 27% above the national average | $8,617 | $43,740 |
| Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix | 31 | $16,350 | 27% above the national average | $11,159 | $70,328 |
| UNM Hospital | 55 | $16,350 | 27% above the national average | $13,123 | $28,013 |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital | 14 | $16,388 | 28% above the national average | $12,060 | $56,979 |
| Northside Hospital | 39 | $16,395 | 28% above the national average | $14,637 | $87,271 |
| Natividad Medical Center | 14 | $16,403 | 28% above the national average | $14,862 | $90,937 |
| University Of Kentucky Hospital | 38 | $16,428 | 28% above the national average | $9,822 | $54,401 |
| Adventist Health Ukiah Valley | 15 | $16,448 | 28% above the national average | $14,473 | $71,812 |
| Hilo Benioff Medical Center | 21 | $16,459 | 28% above the national average | $14,880 | $55,150 |
| Shands Jacksonville | 49 | $16,460 | 28% above the national average | $14,470 | $51,727 |
| Franciscan Health Munster | 13 | $16,476 | 28% above the national average | $7,017 | $43,253 |
| Community Hospital Of San Bernardino | 17 | $16,498 | 29% above the national average | $15,586 | $75,548 |
| Swedish Medical Center | 35 | $16,510 | 29% above the national average | $10,992 | $58,512 |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital | 71 | $16,516 | 29% above the national average | $12,470 | $167,708 |
| Mainehealth Maine Medical Center | 75 | $16,541 | 29% above the national average | $10,018 | $46,647 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast | 29 | $16,541 | 29% above the national average | $13,703 | $125,540 |
| Piedmont Hospital, Inc | 60 | $16,544 | 29% above the national average | $7,847 | $60,107 |
| Banner - University Medical Center Tucson Campus | 32 | $16,592 | 29% above the national average | $12,111 | $52,710 |
| University Hospital S U N Y Health Science Center | 72 | $16,592 | 29% above the national average | $13,583 | $108,539 |
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center | 121 | $16,593 | 29% above the national average | $12,758 | $70,869 |
| Adventist Health White Memorial | 37 | $16,595 | 29% above the national average | $14,476 | $123,440 |
| Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral Health | 84 | $16,652 | 30% above the national average | $10,876 | $63,201 |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center | 40 | $16,683 | 30% above the national average | $12,761 | $55,838 |
| The Nebraska Medical Center | 50 | $16,688 | 30% above the national average | $12,202 | $60,204 |
| Saint Michael's Medical Center | 26 | $16,692 | 30% above the national average | $13,229 | $55,773 |
| NorthBay Medical Center | 39 | $16,710 | 30% above the national average | $15,042 | $160,962 |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital | 72 | $16,752 | 31% above the national average | $12,329 | $103,793 |
| El Camino Health | 72 | $16,803 | 31% above the national average | $15,916 | $140,811 |
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.