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 201–250. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower Medical Center | 14 | $20,991 | About average | $19,276 | $126,551 |
| Yale-New Haven Hospital | 13 | $21,056 | About average | $18,536 | $89,139 |
| Cleveland Clinic | 12 | $21,206 | About average | $12,329 | $82,819 |
| Baystate Medical Center | 19 | $21,240 | About average | $15,890 | $43,909 |
| North Shore University Hospital | 22 | $21,274 | About average | $17,811 | $153,805 |
| The Nebraska Medical Center | 20 | $21,293 | About average | $15,963 | $74,319 |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | 18 | $21,484 | About average | $15,999 | $79,630 |
| UF Health Shands Hospital | 24 | $21,499 | About average | $16,509 | $101,656 |
| Albany Medical Center Hospital | 23 | $21,616 | About average | $16,406 | $71,250 |
| Geisinger Medical Center | 16 | $21,691 | About average | $13,761 | $164,669 |
| MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center | 13 | $21,980 | About average | $20,167 | $24,686 |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital | 13 | $22,042 | About average | $18,718 | $70,653 |
| MedStar Georgetown University Hospital | 16 | $22,141 | About average | $18,312 | $68,237 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth | 12 | $22,196 | About average | $21,300 | $114,055 |
| UNM Hospital | 12 | $22,196 | About average | $16,830 | $36,005 |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital | 16 | $22,289 | About average | $21,407 | $141,438 |
| Barnes Jewish Hospital | 31 | $22,342 | About average | $15,183 | $61,526 |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center | 18 | $22,588 | 11% above the national average | $17,488 | $118,885 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital | 33 | $22,709 | 11% above the national average | $13,197 | $55,019 |
| Piedmont Hospital, Inc | 20 | $22,756 | 12% above the national average | $11,114 | $82,589 |
| Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix | 11 | $22,784 | 12% above the national average | $15,229 | $112,946 |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital | 11 | $22,844 | 12% above the national average | $15,837 | $156,811 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester | 68 | $22,856 | 12% above the national average | $18,782 | $50,093 |
| O U Medical Center | 20 | $23,072 | 13% above the national average | $16,792 | $125,523 |
| SUNY/Stony Brook University Hospital | 21 | $23,143 | 14% above the national average | $18,273 | $107,317 |
| University Of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics Authority | 37 | $23,233 | 14% above the national average | $14,513 | $63,502 |
| UH Cleveland Medical Center | 11 | $23,351 | 15% above the national average | $15,461 | $77,582 |
| St Peter's Hospital | 11 | $23,494 | 15% above the national average | $12,424 | $51,634 |
| University Of Arkansas Medical Sciences | 15 | $23,669 | 16% above the national average | $21,127 | $64,701 |
| Duke University Hospital | 24 | $23,679 | 16% above the national average | $16,452 | $59,002 |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital | 12 | $23,693 | 16% above the national average | $14,274 | $69,972 |
| Baptist Hospital Of Miami | 16 | $23,773 | 17% above the national average | $22,517 | $161,394 |
| Hospital Of University Of Pennsylvania | 21 | $24,186 | 19% above the national average | $18,105 | $198,143 |
| OHSU Hospital And Clinics | 12 | $24,368 | 20% above the national average | $20,181 | $80,443 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | 43 | $24,666 | 21% above the national average | $18,643 | $81,888 |
| Maimonides Medical Center | 14 | $24,668 | 21% above the national average | $20,546 | $102,266 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | 36 | $24,807 | 22% above the national average | $17,579 | $241,775 |
| UNC Hospitals | 25 | $24,913 | 22% above the national average | $16,973 | $58,713 |
| St Charles Medical Center - Bend | 24 | $25,909 | 27% above the national average | $14,739 | $51,467 |
| Community Regional Medical Center | 12 | $26,171 | 28% above the national average | $22,732 | $183,433 |
| Rush University Medical Center | 22 | $26,390 | 29% above the national average | $18,774 | $57,305 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | 30 | $26,461 | 30% above the national average | $14,937 | $107,843 |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital | 21 | $26,488 | 30% above the national average | $21,014 | $223,368 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | 36 | $26,606 | 31% above the national average | $22,855 | $50,876 |
| Long Island Jewish Medical Center | 27 | $26,683 | 31% above the national average | $18,895 | $146,267 |
| Scripps Green Hospital | 11 | $27,008 | 33% above the national average | $21,663 | $140,151 |
| MUSC Medical Center | 34 | $27,081 | 33% above the national average | $17,623 | $63,516 |
| Uci Health-Orange | 15 | $27,214 | 34% above the national average | $23,677 | $78,022 |
| Riverside Community Hospital | 14 | $27,558 | 35% above the national average | $19,324 | $212,897 |
| Medical College Of Virginia Hospitals | 14 | $27,611 | 35% above the national average | $17,979 | $98,355 |
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.