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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 101–149. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical College Of Virginia Hospitals | 12 | $24,799 | About average | $17,422 | $88,886 |
| Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital | 14 | $24,808 | About average | $20,545 | $117,483 |
| University Of Colorado Hospital Authority | 20 | $24,986 | About average | $20,817 | $158,668 |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital | 15 | $25,021 | About average | $21,731 | $72,094 |
| Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center | 17 | $25,159 | About average | $18,835 | $88,594 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | 31 | $25,527 | About average | $22,146 | $340,150 |
| Mainehealth Maine Medical Center | 18 | $25,610 | About average | $19,717 | $94,306 |
| North Shore University Hospital | 11 | $25,769 | About average | $21,859 | $169,367 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | 18 | $25,913 | About average | $22,270 | $52,369 |
| University Of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics Authority | 21 | $25,920 | About average | $19,880 | $92,081 |
| MUSC Medical Center | 25 | $26,075 | About average | $18,286 | $94,185 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | 23 | $26,076 | About average | $16,866 | $106,558 |
| Nyu Langone Hospitals | 26 | $26,162 | 10% above the national average | $22,425 | $182,211 |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital | 27 | $26,265 | 11% above the national average | $17,580 | $67,178 |
| Barnes Jewish Hospital | 24 | $26,389 | 11% above the national average | $14,593 | $65,497 |
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center | 16 | $26,653 | 12% above the national average | $17,915 | $184,062 |
| University Hospital S U N Y Health Science Center | 13 | $26,867 | 13% above the national average | $20,166 | $141,972 |
| Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center | 18 | $27,028 | 14% above the national average | $20,148 | $172,418 |
| Mayo Clinic | 13 | $27,058 | 14% above the national average | $12,824 | $78,315 |
| Hospital Of University Of Pennsylvania | 24 | $27,102 | 14% above the national average | $21,831 | $188,856 |
| University Of Michigan Health System | 18 | $27,270 | 15% above the national average | $16,212 | $72,341 |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | 32 | $27,457 | 16% above the national average | $20,521 | $133,828 |
| Brigham And Women's Hospital | 18 | $27,730 | 17% above the national average | $19,625 | $113,986 |
| Rhode Island Hospital | 12 | $28,087 | 18% above the national average | $19,294 | $77,324 |
| Rush University Medical Center | 20 | $28,100 | 18% above the national average | $22,251 | $83,595 |
| SUNY/Stony Brook University Hospital | 19 | $28,179 | 19% above the national average | $22,162 | $162,501 |
| SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital | 11 | $28,325 | 19% above the national average | $18,684 | $120,965 |
| Ohio State University State Health System | 21 | $28,402 | 20% above the national average | $23,894 | $149,807 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital | 24 | $28,567 | 20% above the national average | $23,911 | $183,492 |
| Scripps Green Hospital | 16 | $29,281 | 23% above the national average | $23,976 | $196,559 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | 39 | $29,583 | 25% above the national average | $24,002 | $121,578 |
| The Nebraska Medical Center | 17 | $30,005 | 26% above the national average | $24,685 | $101,090 |
| Yale-New Haven Hospital | 14 | $30,807 | 30% above the national average | $20,972 | $106,588 |
| MedStar Georgetown University Hospital | 20 | $31,006 | 31% above the national average | $19,822 | $154,845 |
| University Of Virginia Medical Center | 19 | $31,694 | 33% above the national average | $20,601 | $79,943 |
| Hospital For Special Surgery | 32 | $32,166 | 35% above the national average | $19,821 | $137,055 |
| OHSU Hospital And Clinics | 11 | $32,500 | 37% above the national average | $27,299 | $109,583 |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital | 15 | $32,908 | 39% above the national average | $17,010 | $133,322 |
| MedStar Union Memorial Hospital | 12 | $33,322 | 40% above the national average | $21,174 | $29,075 |
| University Health System | 13 | $35,397 | 49% above the national average | $28,781 | $81,918 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester | 45 | $36,135 | 52% above the national average | $22,311 | $87,271 |
| Keck Hospital Of USC | 16 | $37,383 | 57% above the national average | $25,741 | $168,355 |
| Stanford Health Care | 23 | $37,467 | 58% above the national average | $32,204 | $411,195 |
| Mount Sinai Hospital | 12 | $39,113 | 65% above the national average | $27,391 | $185,637 |
| UCSF Medical Center | 18 | $39,290 | 65% above the national average | $32,594 | $227,172 |
| University Of California Davis Medical Center | 16 | $39,376 | 66% above the national average | $33,265 | $298,062 |
| The Johns Hopkins Hospital | 25 | $40,770 | 72% above the national average | $34,451 | $45,902 |
| UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical Center | 11 | $41,374 | 74% above the national average | $28,686 | $193,203 |
| University Of Maryland Medical Center | 28 | $46,788 | 97% above the national average | $46,117 | $50,685 |
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 | $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.