Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 981 · Surgery or procedure
Extensive O.R. procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with MCC
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 201–250. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock | 16 | $35,889 | 24% below the national average | $33,401 | $135,110 |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center | 13 | $35,901 | 24% below the national average | $34,582 | $241,282 |
| The Medical Center (Bowling Green) | 15 | $35,922 | 24% below the national average | $32,640 | $129,107 |
| Merit Health Wesley | 11 | $35,939 | 24% below the national average | $33,499 | $574,076 |
| Community Hospital East | 13 | $35,980 | 24% below the national average | $34,654 | $113,866 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Hillcrest | 22 | $36,024 | 23% below the national average | $30,418 | $123,908 |
| Beebe Medical Center | 14 | $36,026 | 23% below the national average | $33,853 | $141,169 |
| St Johns Hospital | 23 | $36,092 | 23% below the national average | $33,011 | $202,501 |
| Uw Health | 15 | $36,162 | 23% below the national average | $34,168 | $237,975 |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center | 13 | $36,237 | 23% below the national average | $34,919 | $299,971 |
| Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center | 13 | $36,238 | 23% below the national average | $34,731 | $531,326 |
| Atrium Health Pineville | 22 | $36,287 | 23% below the national average | $29,313 | $187,375 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Grapevine | 28 | $36,331 | 23% below the national average | $27,148 | $137,235 |
| Northwestern Medicine MCHenry | 17 | $36,412 | 23% below the national average | $34,635 | $150,065 |
| Mount Carmel East & West | 21 | $36,417 | 23% below the national average | $31,068 | $170,881 |
| Allina United Hospital | 25 | $36,419 | 23% below the national average | $35,215 | $164,218 |
| Sacred Heart Medical Center - Riverbend | 12 | $36,445 | 23% below the national average | $31,130 | $108,731 |
| Wyandotte Hospital And Medical Center | 11 | $36,482 | 22% below the national average | $26,745 | $112,568 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville | 67 | $36,522 | 22% below the national average | $34,860 | $229,765 |
| Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital | 18 | $36,585 | 22% below the national average | $32,066 | $131,996 |
| Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital | 16 | $36,676 | 22% below the national average | $35,528 | $170,098 |
| Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital | 21 | $36,676 | 22% below the national average | $32,583 | $143,644 |
| Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital | 11 | $36,707 | 22% below the national average | $35,390 | $133,581 |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital | 11 | $36,736 | 22% below the national average | $35,506 | $161,416 |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | 17 | $36,752 | 22% below the national average | $34,950 | $158,525 |
| Erlanger Medical Center | 17 | $36,774 | 22% below the national average | $32,454 | $185,964 |
| South Texas Health System | 13 | $36,788 | 22% below the national average | $35,529 | $375,594 |
| Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital | 13 | $36,803 | 22% below the national average | $35,609 | $238,248 |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | 15 | $36,839 | 22% below the national average | $35,857 | $178,582 |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center | 12 | $36,878 | 22% below the national average | $35,397 | $294,858 |
| St Mary Medical Center | 18 | $36,949 | 21% below the national average | $35,425 | $132,373 |
| Chester County Hospital | 13 | $36,971 | 21% below the national average | $27,301 | $126,849 |
| Henry Ford Health St John Hospital | 12 | $37,009 | 21% below the national average | $34,156 | $141,372 |
| Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center | 21 | $37,010 | 21% below the national average | $28,420 | $108,388 |
| Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital | 17 | $37,059 | 21% below the national average | $25,733 | $145,318 |
| SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - Madison | 14 | $37,090 | 21% below the national average | $35,669 | $129,159 |
| Carle Foundation Hospital | 13 | $37,099 | 21% below the national average | $34,468 | $159,007 |
| Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center | 53 | $37,111 | 21% below the national average | $35,445 | $229,816 |
| Billings Clinic Hospital | 21 | $37,159 | 21% below the national average | $35,829 | $91,970 |
| St Lukes Magic Valley Medical Center | 13 | $37,170 | 21% below the national average | $36,291 | $166,229 |
| Memorial Hospital West | 11 | $37,222 | 21% below the national average | $34,527 | $341,773 |
| Abrazo West Campus | 13 | $37,278 | 21% below the national average | $34,452 | $384,034 |
| Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center | 13 | $37,306 | 21% below the national average | $32,260 | $287,872 |
| Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center | 15 | $37,312 | 21% below the national average | $34,845 | $216,721 |
| Riverview Medical Center | 12 | $37,329 | 21% below the national average | $36,377 | $279,342 |
| Community Medical Center | 24 | $37,370 | 21% below the national average | $34,607 | $237,795 |
| Clara Maass Medical Center | 18 | $37,412 | 20% below the national average | $35,574 | $243,165 |
| FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital | 20 | $37,451 | 20% below the national average | $30,622 | $175,478 |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center | 11 | $37,469 | 20% below the national average | $36,023 | $115,465 |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc. | 18 | $37,499 | 20% below the national average | $35,276 | $153,696 |
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.
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| 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.