Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 854 · Surgery or procedure
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In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $19,011 per stay at 720 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $15,541 and $21,139.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $19,011
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $15,541–$21,139
- Medicare’s share
- $15,086
- Average billed charge
- $100,093
- Hospitals reporting
- 720
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 80 hospitals
- $23,690
- Median hospital
- $22,292
- Lowest to highest
- $15,307–$42,581
- Medicare stays
- 1,473
80 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence St. Jude Medical Center | 14 | $15,307 | 19% below the national average | $13,623 | $91,293 |
| Palomar Health Downtown Campus | 12 | $15,766 | 17% below the national average | $14,400 | $177,119 |
| Adventist Health Simi Valley | 11 | $18,554 | About average | $17,073 | $135,102 |
| Adventist Health Bakersfield | 17 | $18,598 | About average | $17,345 | $104,876 |
| Providence Mission Hospital | 20 | $18,752 | About average | $16,418 | $106,950 |
| Enloe Health | 23 | $19,364 | About average | $18,158 | $149,316 |
| Oroville Hospital | 33 | $19,475 | About average | $18,239 | $62,873 |
| MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center | 13 | $19,496 | About average | $15,375 | $134,040 |
| PIH Health Downey Hospital | 14 | $19,736 | About average | $18,129 | $98,303 |
| Clovis Community Medical Center | 17 | $19,825 | About average | $18,460 | $131,791 |
| St Johns Regional Medical Center | 16 | $19,893 | About average | $18,193 | $121,063 |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center | 15 | $19,908 | About average | $18,501 | $141,346 |
| Memorial Medical Center | 34 | $19,957 | About average | $18,321 | $122,951 |
| Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura | 12 | $20,000 | About average | $18,056 | $52,427 |
| Mercy Hospital | 17 | $20,359 | About average | $19,015 | $91,919 |
| Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center | 11 | $20,375 | About average | $18,326 | $327,893 |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center | 14 | $20,520 | About average | $19,437 | $131,265 |
| Glendale Adventist Medical Center | 19 | $20,641 | About average | $19,083 | $156,507 |
| Uci Health - Fountain Valley | 11 | $20,814 | About average | $19,292 | $251,572 |
| Adventist Health Hanford | 12 | $20,875 | About average | $19,411 | $81,020 |
| Marian Regional Medical Center | 29 | $20,887 | About average | $19,267 | $102,624 |
| Torrance Memorial Medical Center | 12 | $21,002 | 10% above the national average | $16,272 | $154,529 |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center | 12 | $21,091 | 11% above the national average | $19,731 | $131,918 |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center | 19 | $21,117 | 11% above the national average | $15,531 | $136,807 |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian | 34 | $21,186 | 11% above the national average | $16,111 | $70,267 |
| Emanate Health Inter-Community Hospital | 17 | $21,234 | 12% above the national average | $18,961 | $125,588 |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center | 43 | $21,435 | 13% above the national average | $16,796 | $84,763 |
| Adventist Health Lodi Memorial | 18 | $21,460 | 13% above the national average | $20,009 | $290,652 |
| Doctors Medical Center | 13 | $21,495 | 13% above the national average | $19,824 | $345,570 |
| Mercy Medical Center | 12 | $21,599 | 14% above the national average | $19,578 | $150,287 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla | 24 | $21,719 | 14% above the national average | $19,043 | $198,404 |
| Mercy Medical Center Redding | 39 | $21,771 | 15% above the national average | $18,480 | $97,454 |
| Adventist Health And Rideout | 15 | $21,775 | 15% above the national average | $20,360 | $166,074 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital | 12 | $21,795 | 15% above the national average | $20,146 | $159,144 |
| Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center | 13 | $21,905 | 15% above the national average | $20,425 | $188,309 |
| Providence St. Joseph Hospital | 30 | $21,956 | 15% above the national average | $15,814 | $78,200 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | 18 | $22,006 | 16% above the national average | $20,906 | $180,439 |
| Adventist Health Sonora | 17 | $22,110 | 16% above the national average | $20,862 | $131,366 |
| Eisenhower Medical Center | 39 | $22,185 | 17% above the national average | $19,946 | $138,303 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas | 21 | $22,240 | 17% above the national average | $16,444 | $137,167 |
| Eden Medical Center | 15 | $22,344 | 18% above the national average | $20,930 | $91,091 |
| El Camino Health | 21 | $22,529 | 19% above the national average | $19,914 | $190,760 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus | 13 | $22,595 | 19% above the national average | $21,573 | $280,284 |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center | 16 | $22,643 | 19% above the national average | $20,765 | $69,811 |
| Sutter Delta Medical Center | 17 | $22,955 | 21% above the national average | $20,214 | $103,325 |
| Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital | 23 | $22,992 | 21% above the national average | $17,998 | $99,951 |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta | 11 | $23,027 | 21% above the national average | $21,428 | $138,574 |
| Saint John's Health Center | 11 | $23,085 | 21% above the national average | $20,749 | $119,736 |
| Sutter Davis Hospital | 14 | $23,087 | 21% above the national average | $18,053 | $89,309 |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center | 18 | $23,300 | 23% above the national average | $21,977 | $112,709 |
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 | $17K | $80K |
| 2021 | $18K | $86K |
| 2022 | $18K | $91K |
| 2023 | $18K | $94K |
| 2024 | $19K | $100K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 50 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 8 | 159 | $14,224 | $13,249–$14,941 |
| Arkansas | 11 | 175 | $14,794 | $13,823–$14,995 |
| Kentucky | 11 | 230 | $15,215 | $14,176–$15,902 |
| Iowa | 11 | 199 | $15,281 | $14,365–$15,408 |
| Missouri | 16 | 313 | $15,553 | $14,258–$16,453 |
| Kansas | 9 | 189 | $15,854 | $13,896–$16,784 |
| Alabama | 7 | 120 | $15,946 | $14,888–$16,340 |
| Montana | 5 | 96 | $16,054 | $15,911–$16,152 |
| Vermont | 1 | 23 | $16,069 | $16,069–$16,069 |
| Oklahoma | 10 | 194 | $16,080 | $13,899–$16,704 |
| Louisiana | 11 | 202 | $16,100 | $14,361–$17,247 |
| Indiana | 16 | 288 | $16,128 | $14,735–$16,450 |
| Wisconsin | 7 | 134 | $16,334 | $14,815–$17,497 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 61 | $16,614 | $15,891–$17,855 |
| Colorado | 7 | 102 | $16,654 | $15,825–$18,004 |
| South Carolina | 14 | 255 | $16,656 | $13,438–$18,991 |
| Ohio | 22 | 356 | $16,680 | $15,243–$18,004 |
| North Dakota | 4 | 76 | $16,734 | $16,554–$16,928 |
| Tennessee | 20 | 380 | $16,738 | $14,557–$17,937 |
| Virginia | 32 | 680 | $16,929 | $14,818–$17,451 |
| Utah | 3 | 56 | $16,949 | $15,735–$19,030 |
| North Carolina | 17 | 294 | $16,970 | $15,321–$17,335 |
| Florida | 52 | 1,031 | $17,364 | $14,893–$18,880 |
| Minnesota | 11 | 233 | $17,646 | $15,702–$17,297 |
| Delaware | 3 | 60 | $17,961 | $17,059–$18,325 |
| Texas | 58 | 1,024 | $18,115 | $15,169–$18,409 |
| Michigan | 20 | 339 | $18,188 | $16,548–$18,265 |
| Illinois | 34 | 590 | $18,606 | $15,534–$20,785 |
| Arizona | 18 | 329 | $18,639 | $16,159–$18,625 |
| New Mexico | 3 | 73 | $18,679 | $18,781–$22,088 |
| Georgia | 18 | 310 | $18,696 | $15,142–$19,732 |
| Pennsylvania | 28 | 606 | $18,794 | $15,975–$19,621 |
| South Dakota | 3 | 53 | $18,901 | $16,118–$20,931 |
| West Virginia | 6 | 115 | $19,383 | $16,207–$19,115 |
| Idaho | 4 | 65 | $19,790 | $15,468–$22,795 |
| Maine | 1 | 14 | $19,997 | $19,997–$19,997 |
| New Jersey | 26 | 498 | $20,534 | $17,578–$22,249 |
| Massachusetts | 15 | 305 | $20,631 | $16,392–$22,836 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | 49 | $20,642 | $18,115–$22,225 |
| Washington | 14 | 220 | $20,750 | $18,568–$22,267 |
| Alaska | 2 | 47 | $21,540 | $21,392–$24,164 |
| Oregon | 7 | 118 | $22,318 | $19,949–$22,687 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 16 | $22,849 | $22,849–$22,849 |
| Nevada | 4 | 84 | $23,227 | $20,431–$24,591 |
| Connecticut | 4 | 56 | $23,265 | $20,271–$23,907 |
| California | 80 | 1,473 | $23,690 | $20,884–$24,708 |
| Maryland | 21 | 429 | $23,863 | $19,500–$26,906 |
| New York | 35 | 676 | $24,316 | $19,321–$28,054 |
| District of Columbia | 2 | 32 | $27,757 | $26,255–$28,258 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 32 | $47,553 | $47,553–$47,553 |
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.