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Hospitals with the lowest medicare spending per patient

Rank every Medicare-certified hospital on any CMS quality measure. Filter by state, type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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2,872 hospitals ranked by medicare spending per patient; 2,547 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalMedicare spending per patientlower is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterTotal beds
National average1.003.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min
T1203Fresno Surgical HospitalFresno, CA · Acute care0.98—4——14.4%0.82—31Compare
T1203Hereford Regional Medical CenterHereford, TX · Acute care0.98————14.5%—93 min42Compare
T1203Kansas Surgery & Recovery CenterWichita, KS · Acute care0.98—4——14.3%0.95—28Compare
T1203Legent Orthopedic + SpineSan Antonio, TX · Acute care0.98—5——14.4%0.87——Compare
T1203Muscogee (Creek) Nation Medical CenterOkmulgee, OK · Acute care0.98————14.6%—127 min66Compare
T1203Northwest Surgical HospitalOklahoma City, OK · Acute care0.98————14.6%0.95—9Compare
T1203Permian Regional Medical Center Andrews County HoAndrews, TX · Acute care0.98————15.0%1.00106 min36Compare
T1203Roosevelt General HospitalPortales, NM · Acute care0.98————14.8%0.99162 min24Compare
T1203Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital KaufmanKaufman, TX · Acute care0.98—4——14.9%0.98149 min91Compare
T1203The Orthopaedic Hospital Of Lutheran Health NetworFt Wayne, IN · Acute care0.98—4——13.9%0.84—44Compare
T1203Tops Surgical Specialty HospitalHouston, TX · Acute care0.98—4——14.4%0.95—15Compare
T1362Hillcrest HospitalMayfield Heights, OH · Acute care0.995310.1%7.1%15.2%0.59200 min532Compare
T1362Houston Methodist Sugarland HospitalSugar Land, TX · Acute care0.995410.3%6.9%14.6%0.64204 min340Compare
T1362Inova Loudoun HospitalLeesburg, VA · Acute care0.995411.1%9.0%13.3%0.68174 min167Compare
T1362Knapp Medical CenterWeslaco, TX · Acute care0.9953—7.4%14.4%0.87133 min233Compare
T1362NYU Langone HospitalsNew York, NY · Acute care0.99536.7%5.2%13.1%0.67203 min1,069Compare
T1362New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York, NY · Acute care0.99539.6%6.9%13.6%0.40224 min2,262Compare
T1362Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical CenterBangor, ME · Acute care0.995312.0%11.4%13.4%0.80219 min411Compare
T1362Pardee Hospital Henderson CountyHendersonville, NC · Acute care0.995412.7%13.1%13.7%0.77158 min222Compare
T1362St Francis Hospital - The Heart CenterRoslyn, NY · Acute care0.995410.5%7.9%15.2%1.10224 min364Compare
T1362UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical CenterSan Diego, CA · Acute care0.99539.1%7.8%14.3%1.02259 min600Compare
T1362University Of Kansas HospitalKansas City, KS · Acute care0.995410.3%7.4%14.1%0.97307 min1,045Compare
T1362Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven, CT · Acute care0.99539.4%7.1%14.2%0.70198 min874Compare
T1362AdventHealth South Overland Park, IncOverland Park, KS · Acute care0.9944—11.4%15.0%0.93118 min85Compare
T1362Advocate Sherman HospitalElgin, IL · Acute care0.994411.3%7.2%15.4%0.82193 min255Compare
T1362Ascension St Vincent EvansvilleEvansville, IN · Acute care0.994312.0%11.4%14.1%0.82166 min414Compare
T1362Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round RockRound Rock, TX · Acute care0.994411.7%8.6%13.9%0.95195 min277Compare
T1362Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- College StatiCollege Station, TX · Acute care0.994412.8%10.9%14.9%0.86208 min146Compare
T1362Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital PlanoPlano, TX · Acute care0.99449.3%11.0%14.1%0.66160 min104Compare
T1362Baystate Wing HospitalPalmer, MA · Acute care0.994312.6%7.8%14.8%0.92214 min41Compare
T1362Beaumont Hospital, TroyTroy, MI · Acute care0.99429.8%9.0%15.2%0.88203 min254Compare
T1362Bridgeport HospitalBridgeport, CT · Acute care0.994312.3%8.5%15.6%0.91140 min497Compare
T1362Community Howard Regional Health Inc.Kokomo, IN · Acute care0.994411.7%13.5%13.8%0.97150 min162Compare
T1362Covenant Hospital PlainviewPlainview, TX · Acute care0.9943—10.7%14.4%0.93156 min100Compare
T1362Falmouth HospitalFalmouth, MA · Acute care0.994310.7%10.6%16.0%1.17160 min95Compare
T1362Franciscan Health IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN · Acute care0.994311.3%9.5%14.6%0.87212 min423Compare
T1362Geisinger Medical CenterDanville, PA · Acute care0.994411.7%10.2%15.8%0.97165 min553Compare
T1362Holy Cross Hospital-Jordan ValleyWest Jordan, UT · Acute care0.994211.2%12.1%14.6%0.86160 min172Compare
T1362Indiana University Health Arnett HospitalLafayette, IN · Acute care0.994311.5%14.2%14.3%0.81210 min191Compare
T1362Intermountain Health Lutheran HospitalWheat Ridge, CO · Acute care0.994410.1%12.6%13.4%0.99194 min338Compare
T1362Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland HillsWoodland Hills, CA · Acute care0.9943——14.9%1.00—218Compare
T1362Kettering Health DaytonDayton, OH · Acute care0.994310.7%10.7%15.1%0.86127 min417Compare
T1362Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda, CA · Acute care0.994311.9%9.1%14.9%0.71413 min533Compare
T1362Lovelace Women's HospitalAlbuquerque, NM · Acute care0.9942—9.4%14.0%0.92205 min120Compare
T1362Memorial Hospital And Health Care CenterJasper, IN · Acute care0.994411.3%14.4%13.7%1.09202 min123Compare
T1362Mercy Health St Ritas Medical CenterLima, OH · Acute care0.994311.7%10.3%13.7%0.87159 min424Compare
T1362Mercy Hospital WashingtonWashington, MO · Acute care0.994311.5%10.9%14.8%0.95159 min185Compare
T1362MercyOne Newton Medical CenterNewton, IA · Acute care0.994——12.3%13.4%—155 min68Compare
T1362Newport HospitalNewport, RI · Acute care0.9943—9.6%14.5%1.07172 min129Compare
T1362Novant Health East Cooper Medical CenterMount Pleasant, SC · Acute care0.9944—9.7%14.2%1.00143 min140Compare

About these rankings

Rankings use the 2026 release of CMS Care Compare data. Hospitals share a rank (“T”) when their values are equal, and only hospitals with a reported value for the sorted measure are ranked. Shading compares each value with every hospital in the country, so it doesn’t change with your filters. Small differences are often not statistically meaningful; use the methodology and glossary for context.

Medicare spending per patient
Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
Patient survey star rating
HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Hospital-wide readmission rate
Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
Serious complications
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Time in emergency department
Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
Total beds
Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).