Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 853 · Surgery or procedure
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In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $46,667 per stay at 1,779 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $35,225 and $49,538.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $46,667
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $35,225–$49,538
- Medicare’s share
- $40,557
- Average billed charge
- $232,698
- Hospitals reporting
- 1,779
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1,779 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 1,301–1,350. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hospitals Inc | 26 | $48,746 | About average | $46,575 | $295,891 |
| Highland Hospital | 33 | $48,750 | About average | $37,541 | $94,183 |
| San Gabriel Valley Medical Center | 30 | $48,779 | About average | $47,462 | $253,132 |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian | 106 | $48,789 | About average | $45,215 | $224,053 |
| Mercy General Hospital | 25 | $48,798 | About average | $47,673 | $249,435 |
| MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center | 27 | $48,844 | About average | $40,031 | $296,341 |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital | 35 | $48,871 | About average | $47,308 | $172,544 |
| Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital | 21 | $48,877 | About average | $42,734 | $167,252 |
| Skagit Valley Hospital | 28 | $48,887 | About average | $39,087 | $160,936 |
| Bridgeport Hospital | 54 | $48,932 | About average | $42,909 | $158,798 |
| Grays Harbor Community Hospital | 13 | $48,940 | About average | $47,812 | $228,350 |
| St Luke's Warren Hospital | 22 | $48,941 | About average | $45,682 | $256,083 |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | 87 | $48,956 | About average | $40,055 | $180,022 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple | 78 | $48,982 | About average | $36,724 | $170,012 |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy | 84 | $48,984 | About average | $38,608 | $163,448 |
| Centracare - St. Cloud Hospital | 107 | $49,014 | About average | $46,245 | $107,906 |
| Altru Hospital | 67 | $49,029 | About average | $44,148 | $148,464 |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | 77 | $49,059 | About average | $37,319 | $180,214 |
| Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical Center | 12 | $49,061 | About average | $47,667 | $56,017 |
| Banner Wyoming Medical Center | 43 | $49,064 | About average | $42,680 | $123,498 |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital | 93 | $49,099 | About average | $44,350 | $208,131 |
| Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | 28 | $49,220 | About average | $44,758 | $373,463 |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett | 54 | $49,222 | About average | $42,813 | $242,255 |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown | 39 | $49,227 | About average | $41,626 | $235,256 |
| Memorial Hospital Of Gardena | 11 | $49,247 | About average | $48,357 | $257,661 |
| Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell | 33 | $49,304 | About average | $41,257 | $1,054,388 |
| Prisma Health Richland Hospital | 86 | $49,321 | About average | $38,513 | $197,000 |
| SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - St Louis | 31 | $49,385 | About average | $44,544 | $143,530 |
| Clovis Community Medical Center | 81 | $49,410 | About average | $47,640 | $261,721 |
| Doctors Hospital | 64 | $49,416 | About average | $38,025 | $713,357 |
| Capital Health Regional Medical Center | 16 | $49,441 | About average | $45,528 | $1,076,278 |
| Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian Hospital | 17 | $49,453 | About average | $42,410 | $182,363 |
| Saint Francis Hospital-Evanston | 43 | $49,493 | About average | $44,352 | $214,116 |
| Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center | 56 | $49,512 | About average | $47,757 | $55,273 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center | 82 | $49,565 | About average | $45,456 | $281,612 |
| Beloit Health System | 19 | $49,589 | About average | $48,000 | $199,768 |
| Pikeville Medical Center | 45 | $49,612 | About average | $47,265 | $238,011 |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center | 67 | $49,617 | About average | $45,709 | $268,851 |
| Winchester Medical Center | 65 | $49,628 | About average | $38,091 | $106,870 |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center | 55 | $49,642 | About average | $32,201 | $385,960 |
| Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center | 26 | $49,642 | About average | $43,569 | $117,735 |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center | 129 | $49,686 | About average | $46,041 | $216,720 |
| University Of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care | 71 | $49,689 | About average | $36,867 | $153,947 |
| Crozer Chester Medical Center | 34 | $49,701 | About average | $45,916 | $361,041 |
| St Johns Regional Medical Center | 93 | $49,715 | About average | $47,669 | $272,449 |
| Tidalhealth Nanticoke, Inc. | 28 | $49,811 | About average | $46,754 | $62,735 |
| Doctors Medical Center | 46 | $49,838 | About average | $47,974 | $710,111 |
| San Dimas Community Hospital | 13 | $49,839 | About average | $48,835 | $258,016 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest | 20 | $49,842 | About average | $48,577 | $754,985 |
| Wellstar Cobb Medical Center | 46 | $49,857 | About average | $45,539 | $366,184 |
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 | $42K | $187K |
| 2021 | $44K | $197K |
| 2022 | $45K | $210K |
| 2023 | $45K | $220K |
| 2024 | $47K | $233K |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 22 | 1,064 | $34,387 | $29,968–$37,897 |
| Arkansas | 19 | 889 | $34,571 | $31,057–$34,829 |
| Iowa | 19 | 773 | $36,412 | $31,919–$36,465 |
| Louisiana | 26 | 1,044 | $36,543 | $31,411–$36,747 |
| Alabama | 29 | 1,029 | $36,849 | $31,371–$36,634 |
| Tennessee | 38 | 1,847 | $38,222 | $31,651–$38,453 |
| Oklahoma | 21 | 1,135 | $38,364 | $33,465–$39,185 |
| Kentucky | 26 | 1,233 | $38,369 | $32,728–$38,419 |
| Kansas | 19 | 911 | $38,745 | $31,346–$41,489 |
| Indiana | 37 | 1,603 | $38,763 | $34,924–$40,719 |
| Florida | 137 | 6,329 | $39,334 | $33,454–$41,396 |
| West Virginia | 13 | 618 | $40,068 | $33,725–$41,602 |
| Missouri | 44 | 1,655 | $40,296 | $32,172–$42,011 |
| South Carolina | 31 | 1,355 | $40,592 | $31,601–$43,517 |
| Idaho | 9 | 327 | $40,593 | $34,319–$45,984 |
| Montana | 8 | 324 | $40,711 | $39,508–$43,734 |
| Utah | 12 | 453 | $40,936 | $34,173–$41,805 |
| Nebraska | 13 | 612 | $41,110 | $34,993–$46,595 |
| Ohio | 69 | 2,773 | $41,133 | $32,712–$41,940 |
| Texas | 134 | 5,927 | $41,406 | $34,253–$42,223 |
| Michigan | 54 | 2,291 | $42,207 | $36,508–$42,690 |
| North Carolina | 49 | 1,743 | $42,351 | $33,374–$42,459 |
| Virginia | 43 | 2,430 | $42,494 | $34,592–$42,469 |
| North Dakota | 6 | 309 | $42,774 | $38,376–$46,472 |
| Wisconsin | 32 | 1,052 | $43,242 | $34,931–$42,896 |
| Vermont | 3 | 101 | $43,568 | $28,440–$41,475 |
| Colorado | 28 | 965 | $43,665 | $38,101–$46,697 |
| South Dakota | 5 | 327 | $43,714 | $39,321–$41,791 |
| Arizona | 39 | 1,615 | $44,142 | $37,440–$46,101 |
| New Mexico | 8 | 410 | $44,641 | $38,474–$54,205 |
| Pennsylvania | 81 | 3,332 | $44,755 | $35,070–$45,658 |
| Georgia | 53 | 2,228 | $45,270 | $36,160–$49,416 |
| Rhode Island | 7 | 133 | $45,644 | $35,585–$44,399 |
| Illinois | 78 | 3,375 | $45,860 | $36,989–$47,578 |
| Nevada | 16 | 953 | $46,472 | $41,665–$47,702 |
| New Hampshire | 11 | 372 | $47,162 | $36,280–$43,675 |
| Delaware | 5 | 365 | $47,535 | $38,736–$49,811 |
| Washington | 38 | 1,432 | $48,955 | $42,473–$49,181 |
| New Jersey | 52 | 2,819 | $49,397 | $43,610–$54,270 |
| Minnesota | 20 | 1,172 | $49,556 | $37,392–$48,541 |
| Wyoming | 2 | 82 | $53,410 | $51,349–$55,917 |
| Maine | 5 | 177 | $54,069 | $43,754–$46,270 |
| Massachusetts | 39 | 1,997 | $54,082 | $38,691–$55,189 |
| Oregon | 21 | 755 | $54,140 | $45,975–$55,506 |
| Maryland | 37 | 1,929 | $54,470 | $40,107–$54,666 |
| Connecticut | 21 | 882 | $54,542 | $44,398–$52,017 |
| Alaska | 6 | 295 | $61,444 | $56,662–$74,017 |
| Hawaii | 8 | 296 | $61,666 | $51,169–$65,694 |
| California | 193 | 8,386 | $61,793 | $49,247–$62,810 |
| New York | 87 | 5,120 | $63,371 | $46,061–$71,218 |
| District of Columbia | 6 | 316 | $69,493 | $51,849–$71,605 |
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.