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In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $18,325 per stay at 188 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $14,566 and $20,332.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $18,325
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $14,566–$20,332
- Medicare’s share
- $15,247
- Average billed charge
- $80,479
- Hospitals reporting
- 188
Hospitals in California
Narrow by a state, city or ZIP code (optionally a distance around it), and/or pick specific hospitals. With both, your picks are added to the area’s hospitals.
- Average payment across these 24 hospitals
- $21,887
- Median hospital
- $19,387
- Lowest to highest
- $16,427–$41,136
- Medicare stays
- 380
24 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center | 15 | $16,427 | 10% below the national average | $14,902 | $164,356 |
| Palomar Health Downtown Campus | 15 | $16,633 | About average | $15,645 | $119,768 |
| Marian Regional Medical Center | 13 | $16,795 | About average | $15,400 | $70,543 |
| Oroville Hospital | 11 | $17,159 | About average | $15,972 | $44,048 |
| Southern California Hospital At Hollywood | 17 | $17,595 | About average | $16,275 | $58,140 |
| Dominican Hospital | 21 | $18,327 | About average | $17,549 | $116,705 |
| Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital | 14 | $18,420 | About average | $16,859 | $63,505 |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center | 22 | $18,472 | About average | $17,055 | $91,788 |
| Mercy Medical Center Redding | 14 | $19,144 | About average | $17,715 | $123,738 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital | 26 | $19,215 | About average | $17,835 | $104,682 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla | 16 | $19,251 | About average | $14,713 | $97,570 |
| Community Regional Medical Center | 11 | $19,310 | About average | $17,718 | $79,572 |
| Community Hospital Of The Monterey Peninsula | 14 | $19,463 | About average | $18,064 | $125,931 |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital | 16 | $20,028 | About average | $18,578 | $88,394 |
| St Johns Regional Medical Center | 13 | $20,246 | 10% above the national average | $15,322 | $110,035 |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital | 18 | $20,619 | 13% above the national average | $17,567 | $133,751 |
| Regional Medical Center Of San Jose | 12 | $21,033 | 15% above the national average | $19,979 | $347,255 |
| Ventura County Medical Center | 16 | $21,109 | 15% above the national average | $19,330 | $97,583 |
| Grossmont Hospital | 17 | $22,038 | 20% above the national average | $15,646 | $79,297 |
| Stanford Health Care | 25 | $28,784 | 57% above the national average | $24,417 | $219,593 |
| UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical Center | 13 | $29,768 | 62% above the national average | $20,585 | $104,928 |
| UCSF Medical Center | 12 | $31,036 | 69% above the national average | $24,897 | $157,664 |
| Los Angeles General Medical Center | 11 | $33,293 | 82% above the national average | $29,737 | $63,019 |
| Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center | 18 | $41,136 | 124% above the national average | $38,071 | $166,442 |
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 | $16K | $62K |
| 2021 | $18K | $67K |
| 2022 | $17K | $68K |
| 2023 | $18K | $79K |
| 2024 | $18K | $80K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 37 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 1 | 11 | $12,205 | $12,205–$12,205 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 16 | $12,807 | $12,807–$12,807 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 33 | $13,054 | $12,986–$13,397 |
| Indiana | 1 | 17 | $13,077 | $13,077–$13,077 |
| Texas | 5 | 77 | $13,587 | $13,116–$13,235 |
| South Carolina | 4 | 57 | $13,883 | $13,153–$14,605 |
| Florida | 20 | 352 | $14,019 | $12,589–$14,689 |
| North Carolina | 3 | 54 | $14,616 | $14,151–$15,566 |
| North Dakota | 2 | 23 | $14,792 | $14,791–$14,794 |
| Kansas | 2 | 24 | $14,816 | $14,589–$15,134 |
| Ohio | 3 | 39 | $15,105 | $13,787–$15,802 |
| Michigan | 6 | 75 | $15,498 | $15,250–$16,158 |
| Maine | 2 | 33 | $16,006 | $14,673–$16,544 |
| Missouri | 3 | 41 | $16,196 | $13,446–$18,311 |
| Nebraska | 2 | 23 | $16,254 | $14,636–$18,179 |
| Nevada | 6 | 100 | $16,324 | $15,181–$16,890 |
| Pennsylvania | 4 | 56 | $16,436 | $15,171–$17,020 |
| Delaware | 1 | 33 | $16,439 | $16,439–$16,439 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 11 | $16,449 | $16,449–$16,449 |
| Colorado | 4 | 49 | $16,727 | $13,421–$16,843 |
| Illinois | 7 | 105 | $16,941 | $14,189–$20,078 |
| New Mexico | 2 | 41 | $17,015 | $16,869–$20,867 |
| Washington | 7 | 90 | $17,454 | $14,852–$16,588 |
| Minnesota | 12 | 168 | $17,606 | $14,745–$18,107 |
| Oregon | 2 | 26 | $18,041 | $17,965–$18,184 |
| New Jersey | 8 | 116 | $18,311 | $16,239–$18,944 |
| Massachusetts | 17 | 399 | $19,188 | $16,185–$19,461 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 39 | $19,223 | $15,968–$22,750 |
| Idaho | 1 | 12 | $20,690 | $20,690–$20,690 |
| California | 24 | 380 | $21,887 | $18,397–$21,342 |
| Connecticut | 6 | 96 | $21,958 | $19,517–$23,245 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 16 | $22,187 | $22,187–$22,187 |
| Maryland | 4 | 49 | $22,295 | $19,504–$24,194 |
| Georgia | 2 | 26 | $22,674 | $18,876–$25,460 |
| Alaska | 2 | 23 | $23,503 | $22,616–$24,248 |
| Rhode Island | 2 | 24 | $25,362 | $21,183–$29,541 |
| New York | 15 | 222 | $25,411 | $18,086–$26,939 |
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.