Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 863
Postoperative and post-traumatic infections without MCC
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $11,307 per stay at 148 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $8,765 and $12,418.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $11,307
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $8,765–$12,418
- Medicare’s share
- $8,197
- Average billed charge
- $47,545
- Hospitals reporting
- 148
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148 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 101–148. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Medical Center Hospital | 11 | $11,661 | About average | $8,562 | $28,020 |
| UH Cleveland Medical Center | 16 | $11,707 | About average | $9,107 | $29,795 |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital | 31 | $11,947 | About average | $9,809 | $34,059 |
| Piedmont Hospital, Inc | 15 | $11,979 | About average | $5,531 | $32,006 |
| University Of Michigan Health System | 17 | $12,174 | About average | $8,476 | $38,950 |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital | 17 | $12,266 | About average | $7,817 | $36,438 |
| Milton S Hershey Medical Center | 14 | $12,268 | About average | $8,167 | $39,705 |
| Morristown Medical Center | 17 | $12,279 | About average | $7,018 | $88,899 |
| University Of Colorado Hospital Authority | 20 | $12,352 | About average | $9,650 | $85,584 |
| North Shore University Hospital | 22 | $12,363 | About average | $9,361 | $88,637 |
| O U Medical Center | 15 | $12,393 | About average | $10,321 | $53,070 |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital | 13 | $12,492 | 10% above the national average | $9,157 | $102,716 |
| Brigham And Women's Hospital | 36 | $12,574 | 11% above the national average | $9,539 | $39,080 |
| University Hospital S U N Y Health Science Center | 12 | $12,591 | 11% above the national average | $8,180 | $39,471 |
| Rush University Medical Center | 11 | $12,635 | 12% above the national average | $10,054 | $23,246 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester | 24 | $12,751 | 13% above the national average | $9,757 | $28,155 |
| Duke University Hospital | 21 | $12,894 | 14% above the national average | $9,022 | $24,431 |
| Mainehealth Maine Medical Center | 18 | $12,958 | 15% above the national average | $6,701 | $29,281 |
| Enloe Health | 11 | $13,018 | 15% above the national average | $8,297 | $70,745 |
| University Of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics Authority | 21 | $13,125 | 16% above the national average | $8,231 | $37,265 |
| Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral Health | 15 | $13,321 | 18% above the national average | $8,574 | $40,143 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | 21 | $13,335 | 18% above the national average | $10,189 | $16,950 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | 26 | $13,340 | 18% above the national average | $11,049 | $132,501 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | 25 | $13,387 | 18% above the national average | $8,244 | $35,841 |
| Barnes Jewish Hospital | 15 | $13,490 | 19% above the national average | $6,845 | $34,341 |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | 12 | $13,601 | 20% above the national average | $8,889 | $64,781 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital | 19 | $13,927 | 23% above the national average | $7,933 | $31,504 |
| Hospital Of University Of Pennsylvania | 21 | $13,987 | 24% above the national average | $9,838 | $82,566 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | 21 | $14,113 | 25% above the national average | $9,840 | $39,546 |
| MUSC Medical Center | 20 | $14,238 | 26% above the national average | $8,842 | $38,272 |
| Nyu Langone Hospitals | 33 | $14,367 | 27% above the national average | $11,357 | $170,909 |
| The University Of Chicago Medical Center | 13 | $14,535 | 29% above the national average | $10,715 | $62,172 |
| University Of Alabama Hospital | 14 | $14,538 | 29% above the national average | $6,680 | $37,843 |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital | 14 | $15,163 | 34% above the national average | $8,819 | $27,230 |
| UNC Hospitals | 12 | $15,197 | 34% above the national average | $7,981 | $45,548 |
| Medical College Of Virginia Hospitals | 13 | $15,884 | 40% above the national average | $8,934 | $44,848 |
| Hackensack University Medical Center | 13 | $15,987 | 41% above the national average | $8,460 | $59,046 |
| SUNY/Stony Brook University Hospital | 18 | $16,214 | 43% above the national average | $8,440 | $77,115 |
| Yale-New Haven Hospital | 15 | $16,863 | 49% above the national average | $8,549 | $39,746 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital | 25 | $16,974 | 50% above the national average | $10,377 | $84,996 |
| University Of Virginia Medical Center | 18 | $17,485 | 55% above the national average | $8,315 | $42,237 |
| Mercy Medical Center Inc | 11 | $17,506 | 55% above the national average | $16,859 | $20,163 |
| UCSF Medical Center | 27 | $17,770 | 57% above the national average | $14,735 | $63,668 |
| The Johns Hopkins Hospital | 24 | $18,142 | 60% above the national average | $17,598 | $20,663 |
| Stanford Health Care | 31 | $20,667 | 83% above the national average | $12,823 | $148,593 |
| University Health System | 11 | $23,166 | 105% above the national average | $15,982 | $57,679 |
| Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center | 12 | $26,827 | 137% above the national average | $7,458 | $56,971 |
| University Of Maryland Medical Center | 17 | $27,174 | 140% above the national average | $24,981 | $29,653 |
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 | $9,686 | $37K |
| 2021 | $10K | $42K |
| 2022 | $11K | $44K |
| 2023 | $11K | $46K |
| 2024 | $11K | $48K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 38 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | 1 | 12 | $7,606 | $7,606–$7,606 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 14 | $7,854 | $7,854–$7,854 |
| Florida | 21 | 341 | $8,677 | $7,557–$9,654 |
| Kentucky | 4 | 60 | $8,735 | $7,927–$9,238 |
| Kansas | 2 | 42 | $8,773 | $7,561–$9,103 |
| Delaware | 2 | 32 | $9,128 | $9,055–$9,145 |
| Louisiana | 1 | 11 | $9,229 | $9,229–$9,229 |
| Nebraska | 2 | 23 | $9,448 | $9,110–$9,849 |
| Michigan | 5 | 76 | $9,764 | $8,971–$10,140 |
| Nevada | 1 | 12 | $9,764 | $9,764–$9,764 |
| Ohio | 6 | 89 | $9,860 | $8,831–$10,715 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 42 | $9,922 | $8,524–$10,791 |
| Minnesota | 3 | 47 | $10,276 | $7,706–$10,353 |
| Indiana | 3 | 41 | $10,331 | $9,788–$10,859 |
| Illinois | 7 | 99 | $10,553 | $8,915–$12,451 |
| Washington | 2 | 30 | $10,571 | $9,483–$10,902 |
| Texas | 6 | 99 | $10,602 | $8,452–$10,247 |
| Tennessee | 3 | 51 | $10,724 | $8,162–$11,159 |
| Iowa | 1 | 17 | $10,811 | $10,811–$10,811 |
| Missouri | 3 | 40 | $10,878 | $9,350–$11,918 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 13 | $11,015 | $11,015–$11,015 |
| Colorado | 2 | 31 | $11,190 | $9,897–$11,533 |
| New Jersey | 6 | 85 | $11,199 | $8,997–$12,438 |
| Alabama | 2 | 28 | $11,389 | $9,815–$12,964 |
| Arizona | 2 | 32 | $11,407 | $9,274–$12,376 |
| Massachusetts | 8 | 143 | $11,527 | $8,731–$12,764 |
| Pennsylvania | 6 | 98 | $11,597 | $9,868–$13,268 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 31 | $11,947 | $11,947–$11,947 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 32 | $12,342 | $11,417–$12,556 |
| North Carolina | 6 | 87 | $12,763 | $11,300–$14,702 |
| Virginia | 5 | 73 | $12,889 | $10,296–$15,884 |
| Maine | 1 | 18 | $12,958 | $12,958–$12,958 |
| South Carolina | 2 | 34 | $13,090 | $12,147–$13,541 |
| New York | 9 | 167 | $13,166 | $11,134–$14,367 |
| California | 10 | 172 | $14,232 | $11,191–$13,259 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 15 | $16,863 | $16,863–$16,863 |
| Maryland | 5 | 79 | $17,513 | $10,960–$18,142 |
| Georgia | 2 | 27 | $18,578 | $15,691–$23,115 |
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.