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In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $10,034 per stay at 51 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $8,028 and $11,685.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $10,034
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $8,028–$11,685
- Medicare’s share
- $7,300
- Average billed charge
- $53,021
- Hospitals reporting
- 51
Compare hospitals
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51 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 1–50. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Venice | 23 | $5,967 | 41% below the national average | $4,778 | $42,258 |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center | 13 | $6,409 | 36% below the national average | $5,396 | $42,126 |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center | 15 | $6,653 | 34% below the national average | $5,259 | $37,147 |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital | 12 | $6,856 | 32% below the national average | $5,511 | $35,017 |
| Naples Community Hospital | 22 | $6,859 | 32% below the national average | $5,377 | $43,123 |
| Riverview Medical Center | 15 | $6,903 | 31% below the national average | $5,380 | $47,850 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital | 21 | $6,982 | 30% below the national average | $5,331 | $41,644 |
| West Jersey Hospital | 11 | $7,218 | 28% below the national average | $6,128 | $70,890 |
| Beebe Medical Center | 12 | $7,325 | 27% below the national average | $5,659 | $32,931 |
| Methodist Hospital | 16 | $7,425 | 26% below the national average | $5,964 | $61,091 |
| Valley Hospital | 13 | $7,597 | 24% below the national average | $6,680 | $32,971 |
| Bryn Mawr Hospital | 11 | $7,688 | 23% below the national average | $5,133 | $45,480 |
| UT Of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr. | 12 | $7,946 | 21% below the national average | $6,334 | $32,127 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital | 18 | $8,110 | 19% below the national average | $6,902 | $55,226 |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group | 12 | $8,140 | 19% below the national average | $5,786 | $19,861 |
| NorthShore University HealthSystem - Evanston Hospital | 14 | $8,159 | 19% below the national average | $6,773 | $27,005 |
| Christiana Hospital | 13 | $8,279 | 17% below the national average | $7,013 | $24,106 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center | 12 | $8,375 | 17% below the national average | $6,959 | $72,649 |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian | 23 | $8,700 | 13% below the national average | $7,808 | $45,382 |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast | 11 | $8,705 | 13% below the national average | $5,644 | $33,764 |
| Ocean Medical Center | 15 | $8,746 | 13% below the national average | $6,642 | $82,675 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville | 15 | $8,844 | 12% below the national average | $6,523 | $69,697 |
| Jefferson Abington Hospital | 14 | $8,978 | 11% below the national average | $5,968 | $42,391 |
| Memorial Hospital West | 20 | $9,241 | About average | $7,321 | $72,646 |
| AdventHealth Orlando | 11 | $9,673 | About average | $5,739 | $74,981 |
| Morristown Medical Center | 25 | $9,836 | About average | $7,186 | $76,129 |
| Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak | 11 | $9,961 | About average | $7,745 | $54,456 |
| UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside | 13 | $10,215 | About average | $6,993 | $65,609 |
| Baylor University Medical Center | 12 | $10,339 | About average | $7,381 | $33,021 |
| Indiana University Health | 14 | $10,693 | About average | $8,094 | $51,104 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | 14 | $10,695 | About average | $7,400 | $80,368 |
| University Of Michigan Health System | 18 | $10,892 | About average | $8,415 | $46,758 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | 11 | $10,911 | About average | $8,859 | $34,703 |
| Long Island Jewish Medical Center | 13 | $10,951 | About average | $9,771 | $52,910 |
| Mayo Clinic | 14 | $10,972 | About average | $6,424 | $35,898 |
| Brigham And Women's Hospital | 17 | $11,200 | 12% above the national average | $8,789 | $48,675 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital | 16 | $11,269 | 12% above the national average | $7,037 | $25,258 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester | 11 | $11,618 | 16% above the national average | $7,997 | $26,616 |
| Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc | 11 | $11,752 | 17% above the national average | $10,862 | $12,848 |
| Duke University Hospital | 24 | $11,809 | 18% above the national average | $6,892 | $38,241 |
| North Shore University Hospital | 19 | $11,835 | 18% above the national average | $8,133 | $67,270 |
| Yale-New Haven Hospital | 14 | $11,858 | 18% above the national average | $10,144 | $33,036 |
| St Francis Hospital - The Heart Center | 11 | $12,136 | 21% above the national average | $5,190 | $46,949 |
| MUSC Medical Center | 12 | $12,198 | 22% above the national average | $8,222 | $34,232 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital | 16 | $12,214 | 22% above the national average | $9,786 | $76,450 |
| SUNY/Stony Brook University Hospital | 16 | $12,269 | 22% above the national average | $9,474 | $90,352 |
| Hackensack University Medical Center | 29 | $12,554 | 25% above the national average | $8,235 | $56,702 |
| UNC Hospitals | 12 | $13,493 | 34% above the national average | $8,963 | $34,602 |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital | 11 | $15,193 | 51% above the national average | $5,519 | $58,350 |
| Nyu Langone Hospitals | 26 | $16,045 | 60% above the national average | $12,121 | $135,126 |
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 | $8,339 | $38K |
| 2021 | $8,903 | $41K |
| 2022 | $9,355 | $50K |
| 2023 | $9,315 | $53K |
| 2024 | $10K | $53K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 18 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 1 | 15 | $6,653 | $6,653–$6,653 |
| Delaware | 2 | 25 | $7,821 | $7,564–$8,040 |
| Florida | 8 | 138 | $7,931 | $6,858–$9,349 |
| Illinois | 1 | 14 | $8,159 | $8,159–$8,159 |
| Pennsylvania | 4 | 56 | $8,733 | $8,005–$9,287 |
| Texas | 4 | 54 | $9,036 | $7,816–$10,428 |
| Arizona | 2 | 29 | $9,090 | $7,624–$10,054 |
| New Jersey | 8 | 131 | $9,851 | $7,502–$10,516 |
| Massachusetts | 3 | 40 | $10,203 | $9,525–$11,055 |
| Michigan | 2 | 29 | $10,539 | $10,194–$10,659 |
| Indiana | 1 | 14 | $10,693 | $10,693–$10,693 |
| North Carolina | 3 | 47 | $11,512 | $10,257–$12,651 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 11 | $11,618 | $11,618–$11,618 |
| Maryland | 1 | 11 | $11,752 | $11,752–$11,752 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 14 | $11,858 | $11,858–$11,858 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 12 | $12,198 | $12,198–$12,198 |
| New York | 6 | 101 | $12,967 | $11,911–$12,255 |
| California | 2 | 36 | $13,258 | $11,855–$18,166 |
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.