Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 698
Other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses with MCC
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $15,452 per stay at 1,795 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $12,089 and $16,252.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $15,452
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $12,089–$16,252
- Medicare’s share
- $13,077
- Average billed charge
- $74,649
- Hospitals reporting
- 1,795
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 179 hospitals
- $19,353
- Median hospital
- $17,653
- Lowest to highest
- $12,817–$66,864
- Medicare stays
- 8,247
179 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palomar Health Downtown Campus | 78 | $12,817 | 17% below the national average | $11,749 | $128,082 |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway | 34 | $13,123 | 15% below the national average | $12,367 | $142,897 |
| USC Verdugo Hills Hospital | 22 | $13,363 | 14% below the national average | $12,431 | $76,037 |
| USC Arcadia Hospital | 48 | $13,772 | 11% below the national average | $12,335 | $90,703 |
| Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital | 19 | $13,796 | 11% below the national average | $12,228 | $117,601 |
| Doctors Hospital Of Manteca | 12 | $13,956 | About average | $12,970 | $243,392 |
| Adventist Health Twin Cities | 27 | $14,745 | About average | $13,687 | $176,217 |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian | 136 | $14,752 | About average | $13,308 | $61,407 |
| Torrance Memorial Medical Center | 79 | $14,759 | About average | $13,752 | $142,044 |
| Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital | 35 | $15,042 | About average | $14,109 | $148,122 |
| MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center | 39 | $15,074 | About average | $12,358 | $81,850 |
| Providence St. Jude Medical Center | 90 | $15,084 | About average | $13,300 | $67,029 |
| French Hospital Medical Center | 20 | $15,135 | About average | $13,933 | $79,875 |
| MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center | 30 | $15,143 | About average | $13,270 | $131,841 |
| Foothill Regional Medical Center | 50 | $15,211 | About average | $14,355 | $81,286 |
| Oroville Hospital | 81 | $15,226 | About average | $14,622 | $43,145 |
| Mercy Hospital Of Folsom | 29 | $15,288 | About average | $13,937 | $87,327 |
| Sutter Tracy Community Hospital | 26 | $15,345 | About average | $14,467 | $61,660 |
| Enloe Health | 109 | $15,364 | About average | $14,541 | $99,965 |
| Adventist Health Simi Valley | 17 | $15,376 | About average | $12,961 | $116,912 |
| Providence Mission Hospital | 92 | $15,442 | About average | $13,476 | $71,552 |
| Shasta Regional Medical Center | 34 | $15,449 | About average | $14,630 | $53,055 |
| Adventist Health Bakersfield | 46 | $15,482 | About average | $14,516 | $105,786 |
| Desert Valley Hospital | 19 | $15,483 | About average | $14,476 | $43,816 |
| Saint John's Health Center | 81 | $15,491 | About average | $14,314 | $68,296 |
| UCLA West Valley Medical Center | 40 | $15,492 | About average | $14,310 | $205,365 |
| Tri-City Medical Center | 19 | $15,519 | About average | $14,607 | $118,435 |
| PIH Health Hospital-Whittier | 72 | $15,551 | About average | $14,370 | $103,592 |
| Antelope Valley Hospital | 14 | $15,598 | About average | $14,888 | $70,296 |
| Redlands Community Hospital | 16 | $15,613 | About average | $14,899 | $142,901 |
| Whittier Hospital Medical Center | 12 | $15,628 | About average | $14,438 | $69,451 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla | 59 | $15,649 | About average | $14,875 | $97,304 |
| Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian Hospital | 17 | $15,670 | About average | $14,751 | $101,507 |
| Uci Health - Placentia Linda | 13 | $15,750 | About average | $14,871 | $207,165 |
| Adventist Health Hanford | 41 | $15,757 | About average | $14,679 | $61,943 |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital | 27 | $15,787 | About average | $15,033 | $125,422 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas | 64 | $15,956 | About average | $14,401 | $67,115 |
| St Johns Regional Medical Center | 61 | $16,030 | About average | $14,637 | $90,865 |
| AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center | 14 | $16,051 | About average | $14,886 | $76,080 |
| Mercy Hospital | 56 | $16,064 | About average | $14,488 | $77,032 |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center | 82 | $16,181 | About average | $14,190 | $89,806 |
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital | 12 | $16,207 | About average | $15,663 | $36,824 |
| Adventist Health Lodi Memorial | 45 | $16,210 | About average | $15,158 | $138,301 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | 17 | $16,228 | About average | $14,449 | $117,948 |
| Adventist Health St Helena | 11 | $16,298 | About average | $15,557 | $133,684 |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital | 23 | $16,341 | About average | $14,620 | $53,686 |
| Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital | 33 | $16,386 | About average | $15,496 | $83,736 |
| Uci Health-Lakewood | 30 | $16,388 | About average | $14,836 | $226,488 |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital | 11 | $16,441 | About average | $15,551 | $72,187 |
| Los Angeles Community Hospital | 88 | $16,449 | About average | $15,538 | $60,955 |
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 | $14K | $59K |
| 2021 | $14K | $62K |
| 2022 | $15K | $68K |
| 2023 | $15K | $71K |
| 2024 | $15K | $75K |
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 | 4 | 104 | $8,778 | $7,647–$8,740 |
| Arkansas | 20 | 767 | $12,012 | $11,061–$12,271 |
| Mississippi | 20 | 743 | $12,140 | $10,809–$12,174 |
| Iowa | 20 | 579 | $12,191 | $11,146–$13,451 |
| Louisiana | 25 | 887 | $12,356 | $10,262–$12,721 |
| Kentucky | 26 | 889 | $12,385 | $11,010–$12,490 |
| Indiana | 42 | 1,531 | $12,830 | $11,768–$12,991 |
| Oklahoma | 23 | 1,047 | $12,928 | $11,726–$13,181 |
| Alabama | 27 | 678 | $12,941 | $10,920–$13,347 |
| North Dakota | 6 | 236 | $13,225 | $12,418–$13,920 |
| Montana | 8 | 205 | $13,243 | $12,595–$13,224 |
| Ohio | 73 | 2,651 | $13,348 | $11,181–$13,924 |
| Florida | 135 | 6,799 | $13,382 | $11,602–$13,683 |
| Kansas | 17 | 647 | $13,448 | $11,227–$13,780 |
| Nebraska | 13 | 413 | $13,479 | $12,230–$14,929 |
| Tennessee | 40 | 1,648 | $13,628 | $10,985–$12,451 |
| South Carolina | 35 | 1,224 | $13,671 | $11,612–$15,184 |
| West Virginia | 12 | 479 | $13,748 | $11,802–$14,149 |
| South Dakota | 4 | 169 | $13,802 | $12,517–$14,265 |
| Missouri | 39 | 1,281 | $13,963 | $11,397–$14,784 |
| Colorado | 29 | 872 | $14,065 | $12,416–$14,181 |
| Idaho | 8 | 211 | $14,171 | $13,009–$16,406 |
| Virginia | 49 | 2,335 | $14,224 | $11,896–$13,871 |
| Texas | 136 | 5,812 | $14,322 | $12,121–$14,398 |
| Wisconsin | 36 | 1,130 | $14,322 | $11,356–$14,053 |
| New Hampshire | 12 | 363 | $14,482 | $12,175–$15,339 |
| Pennsylvania | 82 | 3,014 | $14,505 | $11,513–$14,966 |
| Michigan | 50 | 1,830 | $14,626 | $12,994–$15,429 |
| North Carolina | 53 | 1,936 | $14,669 | $11,907–$13,959 |
| Arizona | 33 | 1,388 | $14,724 | $12,265–$14,682 |
| Utah | 10 | 301 | $14,729 | $11,914–$14,642 |
| Illinois | 78 | 3,517 | $14,805 | $12,097–$15,069 |
| New Mexico | 8 | 288 | $14,876 | $12,760–$16,239 |
| Delaware | 6 | 229 | $15,100 | $13,186–$16,135 |
| Washington | 39 | 1,442 | $15,131 | $13,932–$15,151 |
| Georgia | 56 | 2,045 | $15,208 | $12,752–$15,465 |
| Nevada | 17 | 705 | $15,261 | $13,933–$15,476 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 1,072 | $15,756 | $12,511–$15,223 |
| Maine | 6 | 171 | $16,017 | $13,061–$15,679 |
| New Jersey | 51 | 3,001 | $16,086 | $13,920–$17,300 |
| Oregon | 20 | 490 | $16,366 | $15,278–$17,403 |
| Rhode Island | 5 | 174 | $16,757 | $14,611–$16,064 |
| Massachusetts | 46 | 2,564 | $16,787 | $13,064–$17,957 |
| Wyoming | 2 | 66 | $16,951 | $16,154–$17,749 |
| Connecticut | 21 | 849 | $17,905 | $14,992–$17,256 |
| Alaska | 3 | 93 | $19,221 | $18,778–$23,460 |
| California | 179 | 8,247 | $19,353 | $16,320–$19,390 |
| Hawaii | 5 | 114 | $19,895 | $16,266–$20,141 |
| New York | 99 | 5,019 | $19,992 | $14,606–$21,872 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | 257 | $20,282 | $17,634–$23,029 |
| Maryland | 36 | 1,676 | $21,470 | $17,915–$25,437 |
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.