Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 862
Postoperative and post-traumatic infections with MCC
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $20,381 per stay at 277 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $14,616 and $21,499.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $20,381
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $14,616–$21,499
- Medicare’s share
- $16,013
- Average billed charge
- $90,028
- Hospitals reporting
- 277
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277 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 101–150. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermountain Health St Vincent Regional Hospital | 14 | $15,560 | 24% below the national average | $14,688 | $61,663 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital | 14 | $15,706 | 23% below the national average | $12,593 | $52,073 |
| Wesley Medical Center | 16 | $15,755 | 23% below the national average | $11,108 | $137,657 |
| Erlanger Medical Center | 12 | $15,861 | 22% below the national average | $12,903 | $82,726 |
| Saint Francis Medical Center | 20 | $15,963 | 22% below the national average | $13,940 | $77,410 |
| University Of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care | 19 | $15,978 | 22% below the national average | $8,755 | $49,361 |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Medical Center | 12 | $16,063 | 21% below the national average | $14,398 | $67,309 |
| Centura Health-St Anthony Hospital | 17 | $16,069 | 21% below the national average | $12,760 | $81,867 |
| Reading Hospital | 16 | $16,105 | 21% below the national average | $14,930 | $60,285 |
| Naples Community Hospital | 20 | $16,140 | 21% below the national average | $10,426 | $68,080 |
| Mount Sinai Medical Center Of Florida, Inc | 12 | $16,158 | 21% below the national average | $14,566 | $74,139 |
| Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital | 19 | $16,234 | 20% below the national average | $10,839 | $38,512 |
| Cleveland Clinic Hospital | 18 | $16,271 | 20% below the national average | $11,304 | $59,644 |
| St Lukes Hospital | 12 | $16,389 | 20% below the national average | $14,560 | $105,208 |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center | 13 | $16,409 | 19% below the national average | $14,968 | $77,435 |
| Banner Desert Medical Center | 14 | $16,444 | 19% below the national average | $11,696 | $65,598 |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | 12 | $16,587 | 19% below the national average | $15,631 | $86,390 |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital | 15 | $16,659 | 18% below the national average | $13,909 | $56,154 |
| Morristown Medical Center | 18 | $16,666 | 18% below the national average | $15,442 | $95,010 |
| UMD Upper Chesapeake Medical Center | 22 | $16,712 | 18% below the national average | $15,230 | $18,526 |
| Mainehealth Maine Medical Center | 25 | $16,828 | 17% below the national average | $14,484 | $48,939 |
| St Michael Medical Center | 11 | $16,873 | 17% below the national average | $15,189 | $116,854 |
| Christiana Hospital | 21 | $16,892 | 17% below the national average | $15,183 | $52,681 |
| Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak | 17 | $16,894 | 17% below the national average | $14,100 | $73,645 |
| University Of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center | 17 | $16,904 | 17% below the national average | $15,572 | $17,732 |
| Newton-Wellesley Hospital | 11 | $16,995 | 17% below the national average | $13,396 | $41,617 |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | 17 | $17,008 | 17% below the national average | $14,842 | $83,351 |
| Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital | 18 | $17,123 | 16% below the national average | $11,271 | $49,310 |
| Banner Wyoming Medical Center | 11 | $17,142 | 16% below the national average | $16,865 | $40,881 |
| Ecu Health Medical Center | 13 | $17,164 | 16% below the national average | $12,822 | $43,215 |
| Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center | 15 | $17,168 | 16% below the national average | $14,790 | $92,177 |
| Ascension St Vincent Hospital | 14 | $17,369 | 15% below the national average | $14,381 | $89,463 |
| Valley Hospital Medical Center | 11 | $17,373 | 15% below the national average | $15,497 | $170,131 |
| Oroville Hospital | 16 | $17,389 | 15% below the national average | $16,879 | $52,758 |
| Sacred Heart Medical Center - Riverbend | 13 | $17,390 | 15% below the national average | $16,874 | $63,311 |
| Providence Alaska Medical Center | 12 | $17,408 | 15% below the national average | $16,603 | $71,461 |
| University Of Kansas Hospital | 44 | $17,412 | 15% below the national average | $13,823 | $106,219 |
| Ocean Medical Center | 13 | $17,548 | 14% below the national average | $15,557 | $131,778 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital | 44 | $17,551 | 14% below the national average | $13,282 | $111,654 |
| Integris Baptist Medical Center, Inc | 12 | $17,573 | 14% below the national average | $12,061 | $140,733 |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian | 22 | $17,582 | 14% below the national average | $17,015 | $106,178 |
| Valley Hospital | 13 | $17,586 | 14% below the national average | $16,642 | $111,877 |
| Overlook Medical Center | 17 | $17,586 | 14% below the national average | $15,684 | $83,132 |
| Renown Regional Medical Center | 26 | $17,639 | 13% below the national average | $14,877 | $67,859 |
| Enloe Health | 18 | $17,641 | 13% below the national average | $16,825 | $102,445 |
| Jefferson Stratford Hospital | 23 | $17,750 | 13% below the national average | $11,313 | $98,124 |
| University Of Mississippi Medical Center | 15 | $17,782 | 13% below the national average | $15,448 | $51,670 |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown | 11 | $17,820 | 13% below the national average | $12,258 | $71,855 |
| Monument Health Rapid City Hospital | 14 | $17,894 | 12% below the national average | $17,127 | $71,512 |
| UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside | 20 | $17,898 | 12% below the national average | $13,691 | $186,408 |
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 | $18K | $74K |
| 2021 | $19K | $78K |
| 2022 | $19K | $80K |
| 2023 | $19K | $83K |
| 2024 | $20K | $90K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 49 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | 2 | 24 | $13,804 | $13,639–$14,035 |
| Mississippi | 4 | 54 | $13,819 | $10,881–$15,541 |
| Montana | 2 | 26 | $14,960 | $14,586–$15,235 |
| North Dakota | 2 | 28 | $15,260 | $15,247–$15,270 |
| Indiana | 5 | 92 | $15,465 | $13,216–$17,369 |
| Alabama | 4 | 69 | $15,477 | $12,672–$15,638 |
| South Dakota | 2 | 37 | $15,707 | $15,255–$17,014 |
| Colorado | 4 | 68 | $15,884 | $14,138–$16,876 |
| Vermont | 1 | 19 | $15,978 | $15,978–$15,978 |
| Ohio | 12 | 183 | $16,007 | $14,009–$18,885 |
| Arkansas | 3 | 53 | $16,014 | $12,963–$18,458 |
| Texas | 14 | 260 | $16,502 | $13,412–$18,648 |
| Florida | 21 | 472 | $16,663 | $12,863–$18,892 |
| Arizona | 10 | 158 | $16,773 | $13,770–$16,348 |
| Maine | 1 | 25 | $16,828 | $16,828–$16,828 |
| Nebraska | 2 | 46 | $16,891 | $15,452–$19,346 |
| Delaware | 1 | 21 | $16,892 | $16,892–$16,892 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 11 | $17,142 | $17,142–$17,142 |
| Kansas | 3 | 76 | $17,172 | $16,583–$17,671 |
| New Mexico | 2 | 32 | $17,180 | $16,177–$20,190 |
| Alaska | 1 | 12 | $17,408 | $17,408–$17,408 |
| Louisiana | 2 | 23 | $17,515 | $16,542–$18,673 |
| Tennessee | 9 | 163 | $17,522 | $13,656–$18,941 |
| Nevada | 2 | 37 | $17,559 | $17,439–$17,572 |
| Oklahoma | 6 | 101 | $17,560 | $14,327–$19,547 |
| Washington | 5 | 70 | $18,227 | $16,873–$20,005 |
| Pennsylvania | 11 | 205 | $18,232 | $15,542–$20,434 |
| Missouri | 3 | 56 | $18,242 | $13,072–$18,064 |
| Kentucky | 3 | 65 | $18,315 | $13,615–$22,139 |
| South Carolina | 6 | 111 | $18,341 | $14,179–$15,917 |
| Virginia | 9 | 148 | $19,138 | $14,329–$20,050 |
| Georgia | 7 | 108 | $19,782 | $16,788–$20,863 |
| Utah | 1 | 26 | $19,835 | $19,835–$19,835 |
| Illinois | 12 | 216 | $20,148 | $14,778–$22,000 |
| North Carolina | 6 | 114 | $20,179 | $15,836–$22,813 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | 79 | $20,304 | $17,782–$20,581 |
| New Jersey | 12 | 231 | $20,413 | $17,327–$21,711 |
| Michigan | 7 | 111 | $20,497 | $16,204–$21,514 |
| Connecticut | 2 | 28 | $20,794 | $20,689–$20,934 |
| Minnesota | 5 | 130 | $21,236 | $15,042–$22,856 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 13 | $22,042 | $22,042–$22,042 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 16 | $22,141 | $22,141–$22,141 |
| Oregon | 3 | 49 | $23,272 | $20,879–$25,139 |
| Massachusetts | 12 | 250 | $23,596 | $16,634–$25,151 |
| New York | 15 | 324 | $26,545 | $19,034–$27,185 |
| California | 25 | 462 | $27,790 | $19,488–$27,558 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 14 | $29,056 | $29,056–$29,056 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 11 | $30,916 | $30,916–$30,916 |
| Maryland | 9 | 147 | $39,397 | $16,904–$21,980 |
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.