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
Compare hospitals
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277 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 151–200. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc. | 16 | $17,931 | 12% below the national average | $15,215 | $101,116 |
| University Of Maryland St Joseph Medical Center | 13 | $18,220 | 11% below the national average | $17,373 | $20,534 |
| NorthShore University HealthSystem - Evanston Hospital | 30 | $18,331 | 10% below the national average | $16,507 | $66,588 |
| Saint John's Health Center | 13 | $18,451 | About average | $14,914 | $102,298 |
| UT Of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr. | 35 | $18,470 | About average | $13,515 | $65,327 |
| Mercy Medical Center Redding | 12 | $18,615 | About average | $17,778 | $109,851 |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System | 16 | $18,623 | About average | $12,715 | $49,466 |
| Ohio State University State Health System | 13 | $18,647 | About average | $15,450 | $52,827 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | 24 | $18,656 | About average | $13,996 | $106,089 |
| Baylor University Medical Center | 21 | $18,657 | About average | $13,394 | $61,093 |
| Mount Sinai South Nassau | 11 | $18,693 | About average | $16,683 | $115,831 |
| Southside Hospital | 12 | $18,732 | About average | $17,200 | $140,505 |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center | 12 | $18,885 | About average | $13,655 | $87,718 |
| Mayo Clinic | 46 | $18,892 | About average | $12,375 | $49,492 |
| University Health System, Inc | 19 | $18,941 | About average | $12,137 | $55,657 |
| Centracare - St. Cloud Hospital | 16 | $18,952 | About average | $14,951 | $35,956 |
| Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center | 20 | $18,971 | About average | $16,877 | $83,535 |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital | 26 | $19,004 | About average | $13,490 | $35,585 |
| Cape Cod Hospital | 19 | $19,045 | About average | $18,421 | $29,250 |
| Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center | 11 | $19,113 | About average | $17,383 | $241,408 |
| University Of Colorado Hospital Authority | 17 | $19,296 | About average | $16,360 | $98,499 |
| Spectrum Health | 20 | $19,335 | About average | $12,906 | $42,918 |
| White Plains Hospital Center | 19 | $19,336 | About average | $13,056 | $69,196 |
| AdventHealth Orlando | 68 | $19,371 | About average | $13,248 | $126,830 |
| Milton S Hershey Medical Center | 13 | $19,383 | About average | $16,762 | $87,868 |
| Tampa General Hospital | 24 | $19,429 | About average | $15,139 | $106,327 |
| Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital | 16 | $19,488 | About average | $18,623 | $93,945 |
| Cooper University Hospital | 28 | $19,571 | About average | $17,272 | $102,623 |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital | 24 | $19,598 | About average | $11,824 | $73,592 |
| Methodist Hospitals Of Memphis | 23 | $19,606 | About average | $16,438 | $83,624 |
| Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital | 16 | $19,697 | About average | $16,191 | $67,228 |
| El Camino Health | 12 | $19,735 | About average | $19,026 | $122,923 |
| Indiana University Health | 24 | $19,736 | About average | $16,195 | $62,234 |
| East Jefferson General Hospital | 11 | $19,739 | About average | $13,040 | $176,314 |
| Desert Regional Medical Center | 11 | $19,832 | About average | $18,431 | $217,778 |
| University Of Utah Hospital And Clinics | 26 | $19,835 | About average | $14,783 | $52,352 |
| Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Childrens Hospital | 17 | $20,005 | About average | $13,267 | $58,671 |
| Carilion Medical Center | 19 | $20,050 | About average | $11,502 | $70,539 |
| Northwest Hospital Center | 11 | $20,065 | About average | $19,026 | $22,716 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center | 27 | $20,118 | About average | $15,340 | $150,135 |
| University Of Washington Medical Center | 13 | $20,154 | About average | $16,877 | $52,305 |
| Ascension St John Medical Center | 22 | $20,205 | About average | $16,004 | $73,494 |
| Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral Health | 21 | $20,218 | About average | $14,778 | $48,129 |
| Berkshire Medical Center | 15 | $20,232 | About average | $18,580 | $37,688 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla | 12 | $20,312 | About average | $15,011 | $110,449 |
| University Of Alabama Hospital | 23 | $20,510 | About average | $12,162 | $52,976 |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington | 12 | $20,527 | About average | $17,098 | $45,128 |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital | 25 | $20,536 | About average | $16,875 | $78,910 |
| Hartford Hospital | 15 | $20,567 | About average | $18,563 | $66,811 |
| Carroll Hospital Center | 13 | $20,727 | About average | $20,099 | $23,427 |
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.