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In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $22,105 per stay at 142 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $17,363 and $24,783.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $22,105
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $17,363–$24,783
- Medicare’s share
- $17,382
- Average billed charge
- $102,776
- Hospitals reporting
- 142
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142 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock | 11 | $12,081 | 45% below the national average | $10,781 | $60,973 |
| Forrest General Hospital | 12 | $13,128 | 41% below the national average | $11,687 | $50,057 |
| Lexington Medical Center | 12 | $13,161 | 40% below the national average | $12,090 | $57,084 |
| Stormont Vail Hospital | 15 | $13,265 | 40% below the national average | $11,278 | $54,721 |
| Edward Hospital | 12 | $13,528 | 39% below the national average | $12,440 | $64,990 |
| Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, Inc | 11 | $13,771 | 38% below the national average | $12,587 | $51,944 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital | 11 | $14,001 | 37% below the national average | $12,606 | $67,122 |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | 13 | $14,116 | 36% below the national average | $12,260 | $64,691 |
| Norton Hospitals, Inc | 22 | $14,254 | 36% below the national average | $13,182 | $58,408 |
| Miami Valley Hospital | 11 | $14,295 | 35% below the national average | $13,285 | $99,996 |
| Naples Community Hospital | 14 | $14,395 | 35% below the national average | $10,890 | $67,221 |
| Saint Francis Hospital, Inc | 12 | $14,620 | 34% below the national average | $11,809 | $68,550 |
| Methodist Hospital | 23 | $14,870 | 33% below the national average | $12,942 | $159,191 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital | 33 | $15,297 | 31% below the national average | $13,555 | $129,590 |
| Christus Santa Rosa Medical Center | 11 | $15,333 | 31% below the national average | $13,751 | $90,113 |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center | 13 | $15,375 | 30% below the national average | $13,903 | $80,249 |
| UCH-Memorial Health System | 14 | $15,441 | 30% below the national average | $14,130 | $86,602 |
| Integris Baptist Medical Center, Inc | 13 | $15,457 | 30% below the national average | $13,341 | $115,878 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth | 18 | $15,562 | 30% below the national average | $14,857 | $72,083 |
| St. Patrick Hospital | 17 | $15,600 | 29% below the national average | $14,603 | $31,255 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville | 26 | $15,657 | 29% below the national average | $12,299 | $85,346 |
| Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center | 16 | $15,672 | 29% below the national average | $13,663 | $67,856 |
| North Memorial Health Hospital | 11 | $15,869 | 28% below the national average | $14,672 | $58,455 |
| Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital | 11 | $15,869 | 28% below the national average | $14,534 | $90,207 |
| Wesley Medical Center | 14 | $15,930 | 28% below the national average | $14,217 | $197,311 |
| Deaconess Hospital Inc | 18 | $15,977 | 28% below the national average | $12,367 | $61,064 |
| Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield And Novi | 12 | $16,380 | 26% below the national average | $14,745 | $54,497 |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital | 12 | $16,485 | 25% below the national average | $12,700 | $78,588 |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals | 12 | $16,503 | 25% below the national average | $14,603 | $68,204 |
| Sanford USDMedical Center | 11 | $16,547 | 25% below the national average | $13,609 | $100,722 |
| Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital | 11 | $16,662 | 25% below the national average | $13,402 | $73,674 |
| Marion Communtiy Hospital | 16 | $16,882 | 24% below the national average | $15,072 | $269,086 |
| Huntsville Hospital | 12 | $16,895 | 24% below the national average | $11,707 | $75,795 |
| Orlando Health | 17 | $16,975 | 23% below the national average | $15,884 | $159,534 |
| Saint Francis Medical Center | 15 | $17,224 | 22% below the national average | $15,499 | $92,352 |
| Mercy St Vincent Medical Center | 13 | $17,314 | 22% below the national average | $15,377 | $113,070 |
| West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc | 13 | $17,510 | 21% below the national average | $13,407 | $59,001 |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System | 13 | $17,537 | 21% below the national average | $16,680 | $81,605 |
| Bryan Medical Center | 15 | $17,659 | 20% below the national average | $12,264 | $49,954 |
| University Of Kansas Hospital | 14 | $17,692 | 20% below the national average | $15,054 | $104,349 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center | 11 | $17,743 | 20% below the national average | $16,741 | $115,355 |
| St Francis Hospital - The Heart Center | 12 | $17,827 | 19% below the national average | $16,396 | $120,299 |
| Erlanger Medical Center | 11 | $17,839 | 19% below the national average | $15,715 | $44,530 |
| Riverside Regional Medical Center | 12 | $17,919 | 19% below the national average | $12,404 | $65,791 |
| Sanford Medical Center Fargo | 17 | $18,068 | 18% below the national average | $12,534 | $59,749 |
| Ascension St Vincent Hospital | 14 | $18,106 | 18% below the national average | $16,249 | $96,008 |
| University Of Arkansas Medical Sciences | 12 | $18,347 | 17% below the national average | $15,074 | $54,968 |
| Allegheny General Hospital | 12 | $18,352 | 17% below the national average | $14,691 | $60,161 |
| NorthShore University HealthSystem - Evanston Hospital | 17 | $18,518 | 16% below the national average | $16,995 | $71,776 |
| UF Health Shands Hospital | 17 | $18,607 | 16% below the national average | $15,270 | $101,798 |
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 | $20K | $84K |
| 2021 | $21K | $101K |
| 2022 | $22K | $99K |
| 2023 | $22K | $101K |
| 2024 | $22K | $103K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
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| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 1 | 12 | $13,128 | $13,128–$13,128 |
| Arkansas | 2 | 23 | $15,350 | $13,647–$16,780 |
| Colorado | 1 | 14 | $15,441 | $15,441–$15,441 |
| Kansas | 3 | 43 | $15,574 | $14,597–$16,811 |
| Montana | 1 | 17 | $15,600 | $15,600–$15,600 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 33 | $15,950 | $15,526–$18,069 |
| South Dakota | 2 | 27 | $16,028 | $15,891–$16,328 |
| Oklahoma | 4 | 49 | $16,514 | $14,408–$17,003 |
| Iowa | 2 | 28 | $17,106 | $15,511–$18,302 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 13 | $17,510 | $17,510–$17,510 |
| Indiana | 4 | 60 | $18,057 | $15,827–$19,287 |
| North Dakota | 1 | 17 | $18,068 | $18,068–$18,068 |
| Delaware | 1 | 24 | $18,693 | $18,693–$18,693 |
| Nebraska | 2 | 31 | $18,725 | $18,175–$19,207 |
| Texas | 7 | 106 | $18,849 | $15,448–$21,990 |
| Florida | 10 | 204 | $18,978 | $15,963–$19,735 |
| Alaska | 1 | 11 | $19,210 | $19,210–$19,210 |
| Nevada | 1 | 19 | $19,265 | $19,265–$19,265 |
| Illinois | 6 | 93 | $19,484 | $16,208–$19,144 |
| Alabama | 2 | 32 | $19,785 | $18,051–$20,363 |
| Ohio | 5 | 90 | $20,192 | $17,314–$21,925 |
| New Jersey | 3 | 37 | $20,547 | $19,389–$21,442 |
| South Carolina | 5 | 75 | $20,551 | $19,603–$21,662 |
| Georgia | 2 | 24 | $20,994 | $20,266–$21,722 |
| Tennessee | 3 | 61 | $21,108 | $15,920–$20,937 |
| Michigan | 4 | 61 | $21,570 | $18,537–$24,368 |
| Pennsylvania | 11 | 159 | $21,649 | $19,774–$22,190 |
| Minnesota | 6 | 128 | $22,488 | $16,530–$20,190 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 15 | $22,533 | $22,533–$22,533 |
| Maine | 1 | 15 | $22,812 | $22,812–$22,812 |
| Utah | 1 | 26 | $23,782 | $23,782–$23,782 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 12 | $23,887 | $23,887–$23,887 |
| Oregon | 3 | 43 | $24,326 | $22,244–$25,727 |
| Virginia | 4 | 63 | $24,340 | $20,335–$27,115 |
| Massachusetts | 6 | 113 | $24,424 | $23,466–$25,396 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 29 | $24,551 | $23,165–$25,226 |
| Washington | 3 | 39 | $24,899 | $22,960–$27,333 |
| Arizona | 1 | 25 | $25,025 | $25,025–$25,025 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 16 | $25,035 | $25,035–$25,035 |
| Missouri | 1 | 24 | $26,650 | $26,650–$26,650 |
| New York | 7 | 133 | $26,655 | $20,733–$28,670 |
| North Carolina | 3 | 53 | $27,638 | $23,348–$35,187 |
| California | 11 | 212 | $30,105 | $27,075–$36,706 |
| Maryland | 3 | 37 | $32,365 | $30,790–$34,726 |
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.