Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 948
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In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $8,086 per stay at 569 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $6,321 and $8,757.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $8,086
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $6,321–$8,757
- Medicare’s share
- $6,097
- Average billed charge
- $39,255
- Hospitals reporting
- 569
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569 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 401–450. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UT Of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr. | 12 | $8,303 | About average | $4,833 | $26,787 |
| Miami Valley Hospital | 28 | $8,354 | About average | $4,840 | $36,411 |
| Mercy Medical Center Redding | 27 | $8,357 | About average | $7,375 | $58,251 |
| Grossmont Hospital | 57 | $8,373 | About average | $7,313 | $53,753 |
| Self Regional Healthcare | 23 | $8,376 | About average | $6,849 | $28,187 |
| East Jefferson General Hospital | 15 | $8,389 | About average | $4,653 | $65,211 |
| St Johns Regional Medical Center | 18 | $8,396 | About average | $6,698 | $55,824 |
| Ascension St Vincent Hospital | 17 | $8,427 | About average | $6,135 | $45,225 |
| Ohio State University State Health System | 20 | $8,463 | About average | $6,146 | $27,988 |
| Marian Regional Medical Center | 22 | $8,483 | About average | $7,204 | $48,651 |
| The University Of Vermont Health Network - Champl | 18 | $8,501 | About average | $7,056 | $46,665 |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center | 21 | $8,540 | About average | $5,135 | $39,215 |
| Cleveland Clinic | 23 | $8,552 | About average | $6,372 | $28,564 |
| Erlanger Medical Center | 11 | $8,594 | About average | $6,120 | $26,246 |
| Baystate Medical Center | 20 | $8,623 | About average | $7,144 | $15,776 |
| Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital | 34 | $8,625 | About average | $7,459 | $50,262 |
| Uci Health - Fountain Valley | 13 | $8,637 | About average | $7,479 | $123,400 |
| Englewood Hospital And Medical Center | 27 | $8,647 | About average | $7,292 | $43,525 |
| Memorial Hospital Miramar | 11 | $8,682 | About average | $7,465 | $58,366 |
| University Of Louisville Hospital | 15 | $8,683 | About average | $6,313 | $43,461 |
| Jackson Park Hospital | 17 | $8,686 | About average | $7,488 | $34,408 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus | 26 | $8,700 | About average | $7,878 | $90,664 |
| Torrance Memorial Medical Center | 31 | $8,713 | About average | $6,459 | $66,662 |
| University Health System, Inc | 28 | $8,715 | About average | $5,741 | $19,831 |
| Dominican Hospital | 15 | $8,736 | About average | $7,430 | $74,509 |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital | 20 | $8,752 | About average | $6,017 | $27,480 |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | 13 | $8,757 | About average | $6,904 | $31,851 |
| Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital | 13 | $8,787 | About average | $6,948 | $43,119 |
| Grant Medical Center | 15 | $8,804 | About average | $7,460 | $28,708 |
| University Hospital S U N Y Health Science Center | 17 | $8,947 | 11% above the national average | $7,179 | $56,908 |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | 18 | $8,964 | 11% above the national average | $5,923 | $30,346 |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center | 11 | $8,965 | 11% above the national average | $7,605 | $79,514 |
| Northwestern Medicine MCHenry | 12 | $9,023 | 12% above the national average | $4,950 | $30,597 |
| Eisenhower Medical Center | 17 | $9,044 | 12% above the national average | $7,251 | $66,907 |
| Tampa General Hospital | 18 | $9,082 | 12% above the national average | $5,885 | $46,528 |
| University Of Kentucky Hospital | 20 | $9,090 | 12% above the national average | $5,266 | $31,479 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple | 18 | $9,090 | 12% above the national average | $6,889 | $38,260 |
| El Camino Health | 19 | $9,091 | 12% above the national average | $8,039 | $88,074 |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington | 16 | $9,125 | 13% above the national average | $6,020 | $18,596 |
| Albany Medical Center Hospital | 11 | $9,175 | 13% above the national average | $6,910 | $28,275 |
| Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital | 14 | $9,182 | 14% above the national average | $8,008 | $44,566 |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center | 23 | $9,196 | 14% above the national average | $7,230 | $35,903 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc | 14 | $9,203 | 14% above the national average | $5,804 | $48,380 |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital | 36 | $9,208 | 14% above the national average | $7,149 | $73,875 |
| UF Health Shands Hospital | 36 | $9,227 | 14% above the national average | $7,011 | $35,125 |
| Milton S Hershey Medical Center | 20 | $9,234 | 14% above the national average | $7,733 | $36,554 |
| MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center | 22 | $9,238 | 14% above the national average | $7,678 | $94,838 |
| Hartford Hospital | 23 | $9,264 | 15% above the national average | $7,477 | $35,532 |
| Bassett Healthcare | 12 | $9,271 | 15% above the national average | $7,715 | $16,860 |
| Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura | 12 | $9,283 | 15% above the national average | $7,854 | $20,822 |
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 | $7,173 | $31K |
| 2021 | $7,400 | $32K |
| 2022 | $7,571 | $36K |
| 2023 | $7,807 | $37K |
| 2024 | $8,086 | $39K |
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 | 5 | 85 | $5,979 | $5,742–$6,063 |
| Arkansas | 5 | 93 | $5,981 | $5,586–$6,286 |
| Iowa | 7 | 171 | $6,065 | $5,600–$6,337 |
| Louisiana | 9 | 151 | $6,130 | $5,471–$6,094 |
| Kentucky | 13 | 298 | $6,216 | $5,521–$6,743 |
| Colorado | 2 | 23 | $6,221 | $6,165–$6,269 |
| Vermont | 1 | 13 | $6,261 | $6,261–$6,261 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 16 | $6,279 | $6,279–$6,279 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | 63 | $6,374 | $6,210–$6,588 |
| Kansas | 6 | 115 | $6,521 | $5,821–$7,071 |
| Idaho | 3 | 34 | $6,530 | $6,187–$7,072 |
| Indiana | 18 | 319 | $6,838 | $6,213–$7,120 |
| West Virginia | 7 | 167 | $6,872 | $5,403–$7,275 |
| Florida | 47 | 1,080 | $6,991 | $6,125–$7,552 |
| South Dakota | 3 | 70 | $7,064 | $6,642–$7,127 |
| Ohio | 23 | 405 | $7,146 | $6,091–$7,653 |
| North Dakota | 2 | 43 | $7,329 | $6,818–$7,495 |
| Arizona | 10 | 170 | $7,340 | $6,011–$7,513 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 13 | $7,420 | $7,420–$7,420 |
| Alabama | 9 | 185 | $7,514 | $5,820–$6,790 |
| Minnesota | 8 | 177 | $7,616 | $6,191–$7,673 |
| Montana | 2 | 30 | $7,617 | $6,981–$8,449 |
| Pennsylvania | 30 | 591 | $7,637 | $6,372–$8,123 |
| Virginia | 13 | 252 | $7,666 | $6,283–$7,358 |
| Delaware | 3 | 73 | $7,686 | $6,766–$7,658 |
| Missouri | 12 | 191 | $7,688 | $6,218–$7,155 |
| Tennessee | 12 | 231 | $7,718 | $5,828–$8,236 |
| Maine | 1 | 25 | $7,725 | $7,725–$7,725 |
| Oklahoma | 6 | 96 | $7,729 | $6,463–$7,512 |
| Illinois | 31 | 535 | $7,733 | $6,122–$8,825 |
| Michigan | 23 | 471 | $7,823 | $7,149–$7,861 |
| Texas | 20 | 352 | $7,836 | $6,674–$7,962 |
| New Jersey | 23 | 468 | $7,860 | $6,795–$9,070 |
| North Carolina | 18 | 359 | $7,947 | $6,413–$8,070 |
| South Carolina | 8 | 181 | $8,054 | $6,535–$8,128 |
| Nevada | 1 | 18 | $8,102 | $8,102–$8,102 |
| Massachusetts | 24 | 546 | $8,132 | $6,644–$8,334 |
| Wisconsin | 8 | 131 | $8,145 | $6,175–$9,014 |
| Georgia | 20 | 280 | $8,396 | $6,611–$9,745 |
| Washington | 5 | 108 | $8,416 | $6,996–$8,757 |
| Oregon | 3 | 37 | $9,224 | $7,979–$10,188 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 16 | $9,290 | $9,290–$9,290 |
| Nebraska | 5 | 99 | $9,440 | $6,859–$7,559 |
| California | 49 | 956 | $9,560 | $8,076–$9,783 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 11 | $9,801 | $9,801–$9,801 |
| Utah | 1 | 25 | $10,097 | $10,097–$10,097 |
| New York | 41 | 1,054 | $10,211 | $7,674–$10,943 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 14 | $10,241 | $10,241–$10,241 |
| Connecticut | 2 | 42 | $10,481 | $9,936–$11,281 |
| Maryland | 21 | 443 | $11,671 | $10,852–$13,572 |
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.