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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
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 65 hospitals
- $62,446
- Median hospital
- $51,395
- Lowest to highest
- $37,111–$158,720
- Medicare stays
- 1,312
65 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center | 53 | $37,111 | 21% below the national average | $35,445 | $229,816 |
| Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital | 12 | $39,133 | 17% below the national average | $35,631 | $202,382 |
| Enloe Health | 32 | $42,957 | About average | $41,988 | $303,283 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | 11 | $43,002 | About average | $41,804 | $165,288 |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian | 20 | $43,423 | About average | $42,594 | $221,535 |
| Torrance Memorial Medical Center | 21 | $43,662 | About average | $42,459 | $304,398 |
| Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura | 14 | $43,791 | About average | $41,824 | $101,595 |
| USC Arcadia Hospital | 11 | $43,853 | About average | $42,699 | $292,924 |
| Providence Queen Of The Valley Medical Center | 11 | $43,984 | About average | $42,831 | $282,979 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla | 27 | $44,069 | About average | $42,875 | $325,727 |
| Mercy Medical Center Redding | 29 | $44,275 | About average | $42,644 | $259,196 |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital | 14 | $44,290 | About average | $43,415 | $299,668 |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center | 18 | $44,295 | About average | $42,980 | $306,051 |
| Adventist Health Bakersfield | 17 | $44,307 | About average | $43,240 | $277,192 |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital | 11 | $45,054 | About average | $43,867 | $131,896 |
| PIH Health Hospital-Whittier | 16 | $45,264 | About average | $44,622 | $244,527 |
| Los Angeles Community Hospital | 11 | $45,289 | About average | $44,113 | $194,079 |
| Southern California Hospital At Hollywood | 22 | $45,544 | About average | $44,376 | $188,452 |
| Glendale Adventist Medical Center | 19 | $46,104 | About average | $44,827 | $255,349 |
| Palomar Health Downtown Campus | 13 | $46,369 | About average | $44,907 | $408,127 |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center | 13 | $46,420 | About average | $45,098 | $343,143 |
| St Johns Regional Medical Center | 16 | $46,817 | About average | $45,626 | $269,886 |
| MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center | 12 | $47,405 | About average | $45,166 | $302,133 |
| St Bernardine Medical Center | 13 | $48,200 | About average | $45,652 | $250,689 |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center | 15 | $48,827 | About average | $47,862 | $216,063 |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center | 22 | $49,395 | About average | $44,654 | $141,516 |
| Providence St. Joseph Hospital | 12 | $50,215 | About average | $36,476 | $206,239 |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center | 13 | $50,344 | About average | $34,626 | $210,925 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus | 17 | $50,831 | About average | $49,452 | $472,120 |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital | 13 | $51,007 | About average | $48,458 | $269,697 |
| Eisenhower Medical Center | 21 | $51,203 | About average | $49,032 | $240,363 |
| St Joseph's Medical Center Of Stockton | 20 | $51,312 | About average | $49,700 | $355,001 |
| Desert Regional Medical Center | 12 | $51,395 | About average | $49,087 | $541,878 |
| Tri-City Medical Center | 13 | $51,922 | 10% above the national average | $48,093 | $297,469 |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center | 19 | $52,160 | 11% above the national average | $44,241 | $220,045 |
| Grossmont Hospital | 13 | $52,310 | 11% above the national average | $49,174 | $447,718 |
| Salinas Valley Health Medical Center | 13 | $53,073 | 13% above the national average | $52,194 | $354,113 |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley | 16 | $53,295 | 13% above the national average | $51,969 | $452,340 |
| El Camino Health | 20 | $53,582 | 14% above the national average | $52,541 | $392,638 |
| NorthBay Medical Center | 13 | $56,355 | 20% above the national average | $55,063 | $479,648 |
| Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital | 30 | $56,736 | 21% above the national average | $54,562 | $280,607 |
| Temecula Valley Hospital | 14 | $57,536 | 22% above the national average | $54,159 | $260,382 |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center | 20 | $57,671 | 23% above the national average | $56,698 | $253,012 |
| Community Regional Medical Center | 36 | $58,297 | 24% above the national average | $53,755 | $296,887 |
| Doctors Medical Center | 17 | $59,553 | 27% above the national average | $58,423 | $989,908 |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center | 18 | $60,270 | 28% above the national average | $54,721 | $365,165 |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital | 19 | $66,188 | 41% above the national average | $61,125 | $484,703 |
| Uci Health - Fountain Valley | 18 | $66,778 | 42% above the national average | $56,489 | $727,893 |
| Clovis Community Medical Center | 26 | $66,867 | 42% above the national average | $45,712 | $339,660 |
| Providence Mission Hospital | 14 | $68,597 | 46% above the national average | $34,289 | $233,329 |
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.