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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 1,651–1,700. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus | 51 | $67,238 | 44% above the national average | $55,296 | $599,606 |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport | 21 | $67,309 | 44% above the national average | $60,800 | $250,139 |
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center | 99 | $67,358 | 44% above the national average | $53,265 | $405,461 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay | 12 | $67,560 | 45% above the national average | $55,360 | $286,686 |
| Boston Medical Center-Brighton | 18 | $67,584 | 45% above the national average | $51,102 | $120,782 |
| The East Alabama Healthcare Authority | 27 | $67,644 | 45% above the national average | $49,359 | $159,497 |
| North Shore University Hospital | 153 | $67,872 | 45% above the national average | $51,767 | $404,800 |
| Erie County Medical Center | 20 | $68,048 | 46% above the national average | $42,097 | $171,586 |
| South Brooklyn Health | 71 | $68,277 | 46% above the national average | $62,541 | $220,372 |
| Brigham And Women's Hospital | 101 | $68,282 | 46% above the national average | $61,597 | $310,159 |
| MUSC Medical Center | 92 | $68,299 | 46% above the national average | $48,393 | $226,382 |
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center | 114 | $68,332 | 46% above the national average | $54,939 | $288,569 |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center | 22 | $68,336 | 46% above the national average | $65,712 | $200,652 |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital | 46 | $68,446 | 47% above the national average | $55,521 | $175,880 |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | 103 | $68,544 | 47% above the national average | $53,326 | $296,373 |
| Alaska Native Medical Center | 46 | $68,699 | 47% above the national average | $67,387 | $262,542 |
| Adventist Health St Helena | 13 | $68,728 | 47% above the national average | $65,652 | $631,715 |
| El Camino Health | 77 | $68,816 | 47% above the national average | $66,776 | $515,856 |
| Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital | 48 | $68,865 | 48% above the national average | $57,918 | $249,886 |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center | 36 | $69,017 | 48% above the national average | $55,631 | $257,356 |
| Greater Baltimore Medical Center | 33 | $69,155 | 48% above the national average | $67,548 | $87,338 |
| SUNY/Stony Brook University Hospital | 123 | $69,420 | 49% above the national average | $60,248 | $314,060 |
| Salinas Valley Health Medical Center | 56 | $69,443 | 49% above the national average | $65,557 | $453,640 |
| John Dempsey Hospital Of The University Of Connect | 30 | $69,541 | 49% above the national average | $64,323 | $128,685 |
| Flagstaff Medical Center | 45 | $69,571 | 49% above the national average | $68,520 | $221,378 |
| Loyola University Medical Center | 40 | $69,581 | 49% above the national average | $50,151 | $231,300 |
| Community Hospital Of The Monterey Peninsula | 76 | $69,596 | 49% above the national average | $68,320 | $385,316 |
| Temple University Hospital | 25 | $69,928 | 50% above the national average | $59,677 | $627,491 |
| University Of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics Authority | 78 | $69,968 | 50% above the national average | $50,306 | $245,773 |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital | 90 | $70,473 | 51% above the national average | $61,418 | $211,594 |
| University Hospital S U N Y Health Science Center | 58 | $70,491 | 51% above the national average | $59,895 | $402,588 |
| San Ramon Regional Medical Center | 12 | $70,664 | 51% above the national average | $69,712 | $822,569 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | 143 | $70,713 | 52% above the national average | $60,410 | $283,332 |
| Watsonville Community Hospital | 11 | $70,773 | 52% above the national average | $69,289 | $511,430 |
| St Lukes Hospital Of Kansas City | 29 | $70,974 | 52% above the national average | $52,859 | $426,821 |
| Strong Memorial Hospital | 101 | $71,193 | 53% above the national average | $61,169 | $190,260 |
| Brookdale Hospital Medical Center | 52 | $71,243 | 53% above the national average | $62,266 | $161,952 |
| Howard University Hospital Corp | 20 | $72,695 | 56% above the national average | $57,856 | $183,049 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego | 12 | $72,721 | 56% above the national average | $54,329 | $278,506 |
| Yale-New Haven Hospital | 129 | $73,200 | 57% above the national average | $56,812 | $243,076 |
| Larkin Community Hospital | 11 | $73,247 | 57% above the national average | $60,570 | $241,503 |
| Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral Health | 53 | $73,556 | 58% above the national average | $44,813 | $317,084 |
| OHSU Hospital And Clinics | 42 | $73,669 | 58% above the national average | $63,244 | $243,540 |
| University Of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center | 27 | $73,685 | 58% above the national average | $70,796 | $74,565 |
| Tufts Medical Center | 41 | $73,812 | 58% above the national average | $61,401 | $198,223 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | 118 | $73,944 | 58% above the national average | $57,252 | $488,974 |
| Scripps Green Hospital | 16 | $74,013 | 59% above the national average | $51,126 | $329,551 |
| Mount Sinai West | 84 | $74,133 | 59% above the national average | $63,987 | $410,752 |
| O U Medical Center | 64 | $74,602 | 60% above the national average | $57,338 | $541,491 |
| Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center | 105 | $74,848 | 60% above the national average | $43,591 | $223,425 |
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.