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In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $47,051 per stay at 680 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $34,585 and $51,168.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $47,051
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $34,585–$51,168
- Medicare’s share
- $40,277
- Average billed charge
- $226,646
- Hospitals reporting
- 680
Compare hospitals
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680 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 51–100. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Hardin | 20 | $30,137 | 36% below the national average | $26,397 | $189,093 |
| Bsa Hospital | 27 | $30,149 | 36% below the national average | $28,161 | $144,235 |
| St Vincent's Birmingham | 11 | $30,165 | 36% below the national average | $25,142 | $117,079 |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center | 11 | $30,175 | 36% below the national average | $28,891 | $85,547 |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center | 12 | $30,219 | 36% below the national average | $29,403 | $239,568 |
| St Bernards Medical Center | 23 | $30,241 | 36% below the national average | $27,410 | $89,093 |
| Piedmont Medical Center | 16 | $30,265 | 36% below the national average | $27,383 | $285,034 |
| Sierra Medical Center | 13 | $30,285 | 36% below the national average | $28,590 | $435,863 |
| Norman Regional | 13 | $30,341 | 36% below the national average | $28,917 | $177,406 |
| Stormont Vail Hospital | 16 | $30,404 | 35% below the national average | $26,590 | $121,454 |
| Mercy Hospital South | 17 | $30,689 | 35% below the national average | $30,021 | $111,938 |
| Kootenai Health | 16 | $30,708 | 35% below the national average | $29,698 | $131,986 |
| Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital | 11 | $30,797 | 35% below the national average | $29,165 | $130,838 |
| Anderson Regional Medical Center | 22 | $30,804 | 35% below the national average | $22,291 | $71,127 |
| McLaren Port Huron | 12 | $30,832 | 34% below the national average | $29,732 | $89,645 |
| Presbyterian Hospital | 18 | $30,864 | 34% below the national average | $29,271 | $82,787 |
| Singing River Health System | 13 | $31,000 | 34% below the national average | $25,991 | $213,064 |
| Saint Joseph Hospital | 12 | $31,016 | 34% below the national average | $29,528 | $116,198 |
| Deaconess Hospital Inc | 32 | $31,019 | 34% below the national average | $29,787 | $111,308 |
| Rex Hospital | 25 | $31,057 | 34% below the national average | $24,428 | $98,200 |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital | 20 | $31,099 | 34% below the national average | $30,079 | $169,334 |
| Saint Luke's East Hospital | 14 | $31,156 | 34% below the national average | $28,710 | $245,968 |
| St David's Medical Center | 17 | $31,178 | 34% below the national average | $30,578 | $338,571 |
| Baptist Medical Center | 39 | $31,229 | 34% below the national average | $29,906 | $360,913 |
| Bryan Medical Center | 30 | $31,230 | 34% below the national average | $29,229 | $145,908 |
| Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital | 12 | $31,278 | 34% below the national average | $30,734 | $259,318 |
| Lee Memorial Hospital | 23 | $31,328 | 33% below the national average | $30,216 | $183,322 |
| Grandview Medical Center | 22 | $31,370 | 33% below the national average | $29,099 | $440,108 |
| AdventHealth Waterman | 24 | $31,433 | 33% below the national average | $30,754 | $149,836 |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital | 25 | $31,477 | 33% below the national average | $28,268 | $134,961 |
| Edward Hospital | 12 | $31,486 | 33% below the national average | $30,126 | $200,004 |
| UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital | 20 | $31,488 | 33% below the national average | $29,210 | $323,247 |
| Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health | 34 | $31,557 | 33% below the national average | $30,407 | $215,418 |
| Penn Highlands Dubois | 11 | $31,559 | 33% below the national average | $28,979 | $101,511 |
| Christ Hospital | 21 | $31,588 | 33% below the national average | $26,748 | $92,912 |
| Methodist Charlton Medical Center | 11 | $31,644 | 33% below the national average | $30,429 | $154,502 |
| Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital | 15 | $31,668 | 33% below the national average | $30,736 | $193,455 |
| Naples Community Hospital | 28 | $31,712 | 33% below the national average | $29,971 | $165,482 |
| Frederick Health Hospital | 12 | $31,738 | 33% below the national average | $28,814 | $35,406 |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith | 12 | $31,746 | 33% below the national average | $30,427 | $68,031 |
| Henrico Doctors' Hospital | 13 | $31,805 | 32% below the national average | $29,815 | $486,227 |
| Bethesda North | 24 | $31,833 | 32% below the national average | $23,465 | $104,561 |
| HSHS St Elizabeth's Hospital | 18 | $31,864 | 32% below the national average | $30,488 | $134,926 |
| Winchester Hospital | 14 | $31,904 | 32% below the national average | $30,709 | $48,126 |
| AdventHealth Daytona Beach | 19 | $32,005 | 32% below the national average | $30,996 | $192,325 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto | 22 | $32,011 | 32% below the national average | $30,301 | $131,035 |
| Genesis Medical Center-Davenport | 19 | $32,022 | 32% below the national average | $30,632 | $116,651 |
| Saint Francis Hospital, Inc | 54 | $32,089 | 32% below the national average | $28,687 | $129,677 |
| Northside Hospital Cherokee | 13 | $32,125 | 32% below the national average | $30,367 | $170,854 |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital | 16 | $32,126 | 32% below the national average | $30,433 | $87,338 |
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 | $40K | $178K |
| 2021 | $43K | $186K |
| 2022 | $46K | $204K |
| 2023 | $45K | $209K |
| 2024 | $47K | $227K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 51 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 10 | 206 | $30,485 | $27,859–$31,758 |
| Arkansas | 11 | 202 | $32,494 | $28,982–$36,679 |
| Oklahoma | 8 | 248 | $34,773 | $31,652–$37,698 |
| Tennessee | 17 | 360 | $35,718 | $28,780–$37,312 |
| Montana | 2 | 34 | $35,895 | $34,679–$36,332 |
| North Dakota | 3 | 58 | $36,257 | $32,728–$37,988 |
| South Carolina | 10 | 205 | $36,276 | $29,260–$38,579 |
| Kentucky | 13 | 256 | $36,347 | $30,137–$43,576 |
| Indiana | 17 | 342 | $36,641 | $32,818–$35,980 |
| Idaho | 4 | 66 | $37,486 | $35,555–$39,551 |
| Vermont | 1 | 22 | $37,544 | $37,544–$37,544 |
| West Virginia | 6 | 127 | $38,228 | $30,801–$41,477 |
| Alabama | 11 | 252 | $38,247 | $29,877–$33,078 |
| Florida | 47 | 1,137 | $38,790 | $32,101–$43,057 |
| Iowa | 7 | 147 | $39,562 | $33,503–$43,628 |
| Louisiana | 7 | 122 | $39,834 | $34,533–$42,153 |
| Texas | 47 | 962 | $40,126 | $32,222–$45,579 |
| Colorado | 6 | 82 | $40,903 | $33,670–$43,159 |
| Utah | 5 | 109 | $40,918 | $31,668–$37,829 |
| Nevada | 8 | 194 | $41,352 | $38,179–$43,766 |
| South Dakota | 3 | 105 | $42,026 | $40,021–$43,007 |
| Virginia | 21 | 442 | $42,032 | $33,946–$44,566 |
| Michigan | 25 | 432 | $42,161 | $37,557–$43,309 |
| Missouri | 15 | 259 | $42,510 | $31,925–$45,741 |
| Ohio | 19 | 415 | $42,631 | $34,100–$45,496 |
| Maine | 2 | 50 | $42,712 | $39,471–$42,648 |
| Kansas | 4 | 99 | $43,021 | $33,921–$40,749 |
| Georgia | 16 | 303 | $44,053 | $36,012–$49,469 |
| North Carolina | 20 | 501 | $44,430 | $35,665–$47,877 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 11 | $45,050 | $45,050–$45,050 |
| Nebraska | 5 | 114 | $45,351 | $31,230–$46,701 |
| New Mexico | 3 | 41 | $45,999 | $40,444–$57,518 |
| New Jersey | 29 | 680 | $47,085 | $38,393–$50,334 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 38 | $47,191 | $47,191–$47,191 |
| Arizona | 16 | 279 | $47,277 | $36,153–$52,874 |
| Illinois | 33 | 759 | $47,326 | $36,162–$46,101 |
| Delaware | 3 | 80 | $48,939 | $39,247–$48,202 |
| Washington | 15 | 259 | $49,578 | $39,633–$51,325 |
| Minnesota | 12 | 314 | $49,742 | $36,934–$46,990 |
| Pennsylvania | 30 | 647 | $49,864 | $38,024–$51,592 |
| Oregon | 6 | 164 | $51,381 | $46,523–$56,190 |
| Wisconsin | 5 | 141 | $53,997 | $42,868–$56,293 |
| Connecticut | 6 | 159 | $54,430 | $45,587–$53,161 |
| Alaska | 2 | 37 | $57,637 | $57,397–$59,940 |
| New Hampshire | 2 | 41 | $57,765 | $46,155–$58,848 |
| Massachusetts | 19 | 512 | $57,989 | $40,632–$63,496 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | 83 | $59,819 | $58,327–$71,179 |
| New York | 39 | 1,191 | $60,614 | $43,584–$64,472 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 19 | $62,024 | $62,024–$62,024 |
| California | 65 | 1,312 | $62,446 | $45,289–$66,867 |
| Maryland | 19 | 341 | $69,594 | $44,097–$64,477 |
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.