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In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $23,758 per stay at 149 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $17,958 and $26,076.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $23,758
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $17,958–$26,076
- Medicare’s share
- $18,673
- Average billed charge
- $113,002
- Hospitals reporting
- 149
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149 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delray Medical Center | 11 | $11,206 | 53% below the national average | $10,754 | $289,117 |
| Forrest General Hospital | 13 | $12,396 | 48% below the national average | $11,575 | $39,698 |
| Jupiter Medical Center | 14 | $12,515 | 47% below the national average | $11,699 | $66,857 |
| Rex Hospital | 12 | $12,661 | 47% below the national average | $11,996 | $38,581 |
| North Mississippi Medical Center | 12 | $14,461 | 39% below the national average | $13,747 | $57,405 |
| Hillcrest Medical Center | 11 | $14,741 | 38% below the national average | $13,450 | $126,515 |
| Bethesda Hospital East | 11 | $14,805 | 38% below the national average | $13,926 | $99,407 |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital | 12 | $14,817 | 38% below the national average | $12,497 | $97,570 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital | 17 | $14,858 | 37% below the national average | $10,749 | $60,348 |
| Northwest Community Hospital 1 | 13 | $15,020 | 37% below the national average | $13,388 | $59,197 |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital | 11 | $15,043 | 37% below the national average | $14,054 | $80,733 |
| Holmes Regional Medical Center | 12 | $15,043 | 37% below the national average | $14,210 | $73,749 |
| Methodist Hospital | 14 | $15,166 | 36% below the national average | $13,537 | $150,221 |
| West Jersey Hospital | 12 | $15,169 | 36% below the national average | $14,211 | $180,965 |
| Marion Communtiy Hospital | 12 | $15,287 | 36% below the national average | $14,080 | $208,962 |
| Christ Hospital | 11 | $15,330 | 35% below the national average | $13,225 | $48,328 |
| HCA Florida Blake Hospital | 11 | $15,672 | 34% below the national average | $14,539 | $118,525 |
| Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce | 15 | $15,819 | 33% below the national average | $14,654 | $84,517 |
| Tucson Medical Center | 16 | $16,187 | 32% below the national average | $15,464 | $67,939 |
| Allina United Hospital | 12 | $16,216 | 32% below the national average | $15,264 | $52,703 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital | 26 | $16,261 | 32% below the national average | $15,093 | $117,109 |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis | 16 | $16,584 | 30% below the national average | $13,974 | $51,266 |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital | 11 | $16,658 | 30% below the national average | $15,520 | $70,826 |
| Sanford Medical Center Fargo | 11 | $16,685 | 30% below the national average | $15,518 | $37,175 |
| UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital | 14 | $17,099 | 28% below the national average | $15,656 | $133,170 |
| St Josephs Hospital | 11 | $17,131 | 28% below the national average | $16,597 | $82,831 |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals | 12 | $17,294 | 27% below the national average | $15,764 | $56,374 |
| UT Of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr. | 14 | $17,315 | 27% below the national average | $14,968 | $45,995 |
| Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center | 11 | $17,402 | 27% below the national average | $15,651 | $89,537 |
| ProMedica Toledo Hospital | 11 | $17,580 | 26% below the national average | $13,600 | $78,870 |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System | 12 | $17,611 | 26% below the national average | $16,676 | $74,033 |
| HCA Florida North Florida Hospital | 11 | $17,665 | 26% below the national average | $16,344 | $224,158 |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center | 13 | $17,814 | 25% below the national average | $14,275 | $128,812 |
| Miami Valley Hospital | 13 | $17,856 | 25% below the national average | $11,388 | $109,744 |
| Norton Hospitals, Inc | 21 | $17,885 | 25% below the national average | $16,887 | $95,262 |
| Ascension St Vincent Hospital | 14 | $17,908 | 25% below the national average | $15,928 | $97,885 |
| Medical City Plano | 17 | $17,950 | 24% below the national average | $14,574 | $279,492 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center | 12 | $17,958 | 24% below the national average | $16,980 | $112,484 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital | 30 | $18,074 | 24% below the national average | $14,612 | $81,704 |
| Erlanger Medical Center | 11 | $18,228 | 23% below the national average | $15,666 | $47,119 |
| Providence St Peter Hospital | 12 | $18,239 | 23% below the national average | $17,166 | $98,433 |
| Naples Community Hospital | 14 | $18,269 | 23% below the national average | $16,772 | $103,671 |
| NorthShore University HealthSystem - Evanston Hospital | 18 | $18,357 | 23% below the national average | $15,833 | $55,007 |
| St Francis Hospital - The Heart Center | 11 | $18,385 | 23% below the national average | $17,705 | $146,481 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth | 16 | $18,438 | 22% below the national average | $15,514 | $106,948 |
| Carle Foundation Hospital | 12 | $18,554 | 22% below the national average | $14,329 | $86,846 |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center | 15 | $18,697 | 21% below the national average | $14,778 | $48,092 |
| University Of Kansas Hospital | 34 | $18,766 | 21% below the national average | $15,515 | $103,023 |
| Carilion Medical Center | 13 | $18,851 | 21% below the national average | $12,604 | $100,783 |
| Renown Regional Medical Center | 11 | $19,091 | 20% below the national average | $18,242 | $67,000 |
National trend
Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.
- Average payment
- Average billed charge
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| Year of care | Average payment | Average billed charge |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $19K | $80K |
| 2021 | $21K | $91K |
| 2022 | $23K | $101K |
| 2023 | $23K | $107K |
| 2024 | $24K | $113K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
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| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 1 | 11 | $14,741 | $14,741–$14,741 |
| North Dakota | 1 | 11 | $16,685 | $16,685–$16,685 |
| Mississippi | 3 | 39 | $16,716 | $13,428–$18,560 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 11 | $17,402 | $17,402–$17,402 |
| Florida | 16 | 233 | $18,419 | $14,987–$21,684 |
| Kansas | 1 | 34 | $18,766 | $18,766–$18,766 |
| Nevada | 1 | 11 | $19,091 | $19,091–$19,091 |
| Georgia | 1 | 11 | $19,102 | $19,102–$19,102 |
| Tennessee | 5 | 94 | $19,432 | $17,814–$18,228 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 36 | $19,638 | $18,937–$21,040 |
| Arizona | 2 | 40 | $20,313 | $17,906–$21,345 |
| New Jersey | 4 | 57 | $20,315 | $17,261–$22,786 |
| Texas | 12 | 183 | $20,401 | $17,537–$19,857 |
| Delaware | 1 | 14 | $20,409 | $20,409–$20,409 |
| Indiana | 2 | 30 | $20,931 | $19,325–$22,159 |
| North Carolina | 6 | 97 | $20,972 | $16,936–$24,078 |
| Ohio | 8 | 121 | $21,434 | $17,018–$23,439 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 16 | $21,583 | $21,583–$21,583 |
| Utah | 1 | 13 | $21,611 | $21,611–$21,611 |
| Washington | 3 | 38 | $22,042 | $20,849–$23,859 |
| West Virginia | 2 | 25 | $22,118 | $21,607–$22,951 |
| Vermont | 1 | 14 | $22,203 | $22,203–$22,203 |
| Iowa | 1 | 15 | $22,309 | $22,309–$22,309 |
| Illinois | 8 | 124 | $22,636 | $18,505–$25,894 |
| Michigan | 3 | 44 | $22,692 | $19,523–$23,415 |
| Missouri | 5 | 83 | $22,756 | $19,510–$26,389 |
| Pennsylvania | 7 | 132 | $23,592 | $20,003–$25,005 |
| Oregon | 2 | 26 | $24,537 | $22,148–$29,050 |
| Alabama | 1 | 22 | $24,791 | $24,791–$24,791 |
| Colorado | 1 | 20 | $24,986 | $24,986–$24,986 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 15 | $25,021 | $25,021–$25,021 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 35 | $25,475 | $25,086–$25,642 |
| Maine | 1 | 18 | $25,610 | $25,610–$25,610 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 25 | $26,075 | $26,075–$26,075 |
| Virginia | 4 | 71 | $26,113 | $23,312–$27,622 |
| Minnesota | 5 | 96 | $26,995 | $16,658–$21,322 |
| Massachusetts | 4 | 89 | $27,270 | $24,930–$28,193 |
| Connecticut | 2 | 27 | $27,727 | $26,010–$29,208 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 12 | $28,087 | $28,087–$28,087 |
| New York | 9 | 159 | $28,300 | $25,769–$28,567 |
| District of Columbia | 2 | 36 | $29,071 | $27,741–$29,918 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 17 | $30,005 | $30,005–$30,005 |
| California | 9 | 157 | $32,551 | $25,527–$39,290 |
| Maryland | 4 | 82 | $37,667 | $30,279–$42,274 |
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.