Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 652 · Surgery or procedure
Kidney transplant
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $45,511 per stay at 158 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $33,102 and $49,581.
Also known as: Renal transplant
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $45,511
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $33,102–$49,581
- Medicare’s share
- $26,484
- Average billed charge
- $335,460
- Hospitals reporting
- 158
Compare hospitals
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158 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Knighton Medical Center | 13 | $21,115 | 54% below the national average | $19,101 | $213,381 |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | 34 | $21,640 | 52% below the national average | $19,577 | $177,385 |
| Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center | 14 | $22,932 | 50% below the national average | $20,137 | $338,888 |
| Memorial Medical Center | 15 | $23,197 | 49% below the national average | $21,227 | $288,434 |
| Cleveland Clinic Hospital | 21 | $23,569 | 48% below the national average | $20,697 | $230,266 |
| Ascension St John Medical Center | 15 | $23,980 | 47% below the national average | $19,779 | $262,289 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital | 52 | $24,276 | 47% below the national average | $19,535 | $299,297 |
| MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center | 48 | $24,930 | 45% below the national average | $19,784 | $388,479 |
| Methodist Hospitals Of Memphis | 51 | $25,552 | 44% below the national average | $21,262 | $206,711 |
| St Lukes Hospital Of Kansas City | 13 | $25,896 | 43% below the national average | $21,701 | $394,996 |
| Henry Ford Health St John Hospital | 11 | $26,182 | 42% below the national average | $23,859 | $210,813 |
| Charleston Area Medical Center | 30 | $26,302 | 42% below the national average | $22,704 | $359,237 |
| Ascension St Vincent Hospital | 32 | $26,408 | 42% below the national average | $21,680 | $305,582 |
| Medical City Dallas Hospital | 42 | $26,581 | 42% below the national average | $20,590 | $586,205 |
| East Jefferson General Hospital | 15 | $26,710 | 41% below the national average | $22,514 | $806,440 |
| Ochsner Medical Center Acute | 27 | $26,989 | 41% below the national average | $20,982 | $235,892 |
| University Of Arkansas Medical Sciences | 39 | $27,245 | 40% below the national average | $24,182 | $195,849 |
| University Health System, Inc | 22 | $27,392 | 40% below the national average | $15,887 | $197,254 |
| Christiana Hospital | 21 | $28,279 | 38% below the national average | $26,005 | $255,103 |
| University Of Mississippi Medical Center | 38 | $29,051 | 36% below the national average | $26,180 | $216,711 |
| AdventHealth Porter | 33 | $29,341 | 36% below the national average | $18,630 | $287,473 |
| Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital And Mary & Elizabeth Hospital | 21 | $29,357 | 35% below the national average | $17,650 | $335,225 |
| Medical City Fort Worth | 27 | $29,516 | 35% below the national average | $26,632 | $650,370 |
| University Of Utah Hospital And Clinics | 49 | $29,667 | 35% below the national average | $26,496 | $273,876 |
| Integris Baptist Medical Center, Inc | 45 | $30,051 | 34% below the national average | $18,222 | $353,690 |
| Memorial Regional Hospital | 36 | $30,279 | 33% below the national average | $28,236 | $477,218 |
| Ohio State University State Health System | 52 | $30,673 | 33% below the national average | $24,358 | $265,510 |
| Research Medical Center | 34 | $30,769 | 32% below the national average | $21,140 | $821,390 |
| Virtua Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital | 17 | $31,144 | 32% below the national average | $27,804 | $525,721 |
| Sanford Medical Center Fargo | 16 | $31,373 | 31% below the national average | $19,469 | $179,086 |
| Saint Francis Medical Center | 22 | $31,493 | 31% below the national average | $22,424 | $317,824 |
| Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center | 13 | $31,704 | 30% below the national average | $28,787 | $308,889 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital | 47 | $31,740 | 30% below the national average | $21,815 | $302,538 |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital | 23 | $31,741 | 30% below the national average | $22,451 | $328,939 |
| Ecu Health Medical Center | 51 | $31,928 | 30% below the national average | $20,696 | $164,915 |
| University Of Alabama Hospital | 75 | $32,053 | 30% below the national average | $19,681 | $305,629 |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital | 66 | $32,084 | 30% below the national average | $26,201 | $299,200 |
| UF Health Shands Hospital | 31 | $32,566 | 28% below the national average | $25,843 | $225,803 |
| SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital | 14 | $32,815 | 28% below the national average | $28,318 | $342,387 |
| Providence St. Joseph Hospital | 37 | $32,982 | 28% below the national average | $27,826 | $184,382 |
| Baylor St Lukes Medical Center | 27 | $33,463 | 26% below the national average | $22,040 | $339,176 |
| UNC Hospitals | 26 | $33,484 | 26% below the national average | $28,216 | $233,314 |
| HCA Florida Largo Hospital | 20 | $33,547 | 26% below the national average | $22,351 | $490,702 |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | 32 | $33,569 | 26% below the national average | $26,177 | $280,762 |
| Baylor Scott And White All Saints Medical Center | 27 | $33,599 | 26% below the national average | $21,075 | $266,048 |
| AdventHealth Orlando | 31 | $34,011 | 25% below the national average | $27,238 | $430,160 |
| Duke University Hospital | 33 | $34,274 | 25% below the national average | $28,681 | $211,606 |
| Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Medical Col | 19 | $34,320 | 25% below the national average | $27,853 | $591,364 |
| Temple University Hospital | 17 | $34,975 | 23% below the national average | $31,327 | $813,349 |
| Indiana University Health | 62 | $35,076 | 23% below the national average | $29,451 | $354,850 |
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 | $41K | $277K |
| 2021 | $42K | $279K |
| 2022 | $44K | $293K |
| 2023 | $44K | $318K |
| 2024 | $46K | $335K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 45 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 3 | 55 | $25,525 | $23,913–$26,850 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 30 | $26,302 | $26,302–$26,302 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 39 | $27,245 | $27,245–$27,245 |
| Delaware | 1 | 21 | $28,279 | $28,279–$28,279 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 38 | $29,051 | $29,051–$29,051 |
| Iowa | 2 | 61 | $30,081 | $26,408–$35,942 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 74 | $30,686 | $27,016–$34,981 |
| Alabama | 1 | 75 | $32,053 | $32,053–$32,053 |
| Indiana | 2 | 94 | $32,125 | $28,575–$32,909 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 41 | $32,200 | $30,814–$33,729 |
| North Dakota | 2 | 28 | $34,073 | $32,948–$36,098 |
| South Carolina | 3 | 137 | $36,378 | $33,368–$42,421 |
| Utah | 2 | 107 | $36,544 | $32,839–$39,182 |
| Colorado | 3 | 102 | $36,949 | $33,012–$45,103 |
| Connecticut | 2 | 60 | $39,510 | $38,390–$40,791 |
| Michigan | 5 | 139 | $39,711 | $36,115–$44,706 |
| Maine | 1 | 13 | $39,724 | $39,724–$39,724 |
| Pennsylvania | 8 | 274 | $40,018 | $37,947–$43,186 |
| New Mexico | 2 | 30 | $40,195 | $39,667–$41,105 |
| Tennessee | 4 | 223 | $40,241 | $25,233–$35,354 |
| Illinois | 8 | 326 | $40,259 | $31,651–$44,659 |
| Florida | 8 | 372 | $40,760 | $31,994–$36,156 |
| Georgia | 3 | 178 | $41,603 | $36,502–$42,647 |
| Kansas | 1 | 51 | $42,538 | $42,538–$42,538 |
| Washington | 4 | 142 | $43,357 | $40,795–$47,519 |
| Massachusetts | 7 | 175 | $43,650 | $39,938–$43,899 |
| Virginia | 5 | 180 | $43,661 | $35,878–$48,490 |
| North Carolina | 5 | 179 | $43,857 | $33,484–$57,512 |
| Ohio | 6 | 253 | $44,062 | $38,316–$49,710 |
| New Jersey | 4 | 241 | $44,728 | $37,864–$50,616 |
| Texas | 13 | 454 | $44,785 | $33,599–$51,100 |
| Nevada | 1 | 36 | $45,702 | $45,702–$45,702 |
| Missouri | 4 | 159 | $45,915 | $29,551–$38,536 |
| South Dakota | 2 | 28 | $48,390 | $35,661–$61,118 |
| California | 13 | 564 | $49,055 | $40,781–$50,538 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 12 | $50,024 | $50,024–$50,024 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 30 | $50,412 | $50,412–$50,412 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 98 | $50,997 | $50,997–$50,997 |
| Oregon | 2 | 55 | $51,866 | $45,613–$55,035 |
| New York | 10 | 389 | $53,544 | $45,029–$56,079 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 64 | $54,300 | $54,300–$54,300 |
| Arizona | 2 | 173 | $55,074 | $54,384–$54,908 |
| Minnesota | 3 | 171 | $62,666 | $54,422–$63,232 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 143 | $70,204 | $69,225–$71,996 |
| Maryland | 2 | 88 | $126,676 | $123,027–$135,378 |
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.