Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$434,770.76
2024
Average charge
$2,187,781.08
Hospital list price
Stays
1,360
49 hospitals
Medicare paid
$591.3M
For these stays
For DRG 018 (chimeric antigen receptor (car) t-cell and other immunotherapies), Medicare paid $434,770.76 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $2,187,781.08 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $460,146.29. In 2023 Medicare paid $414,471.72.
1,360 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 018 at 49 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $591.3M for them.
Among states with at least 50 stays, Illinois had the highest average Medicare payment for DRG 018 ($507,739.04) and Kansas the lowest ($351,773.76).
University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, KS had the most Medicare stays for DRG 018 in 2024: 75, with an average Medicare payment of $351,773.76.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kansas Hospital Kansas City, KS · The University of Kansas Health System | 75 | $2,215,835.72 | $369,791.11 | $351,773.76 |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · Stanford Health Care | 63 | $2,698,585.48 | $394,663.71 | $381,473.21 |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 6 | 182 | $2,181,382.75 | $446,890.64 |
| Massachusetts | 2 | 102 | $1,717,765.98 | $425,244.95 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | 94 | $4,449,724.68 | $455,767.24 |
| Illinois | 3 | 84 |
All diagnosis groups: Medicare hospital stays by DRG.
Official US government data on Original Medicare hospital stays, published once a year. Hospitals with fewer than 11 stays in this group are not published. Total payment adds the patient's share and payments by other insurers to the Medicare payment.
| 55 |
| $1,772,622.27 |
| $431,391.55 |
| $425,176.98 |
| Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA · University of Pennsylvania Health System | 53 | $2,622,378.23 | $399,510.57 | $375,202.04 |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City, IA · University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics | 50 | $2,089,368.34 | $452,054.08 | $442,987.92 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA · Mass General Brigham | 47 | $1,653,572.45 | $432,573.40 | $425,324.49 |
| University of Alabama Hospital Birmingham, AL · UAB Health System | 45 | $2,435,968.58 | $465,197.91 | $458,298.33 |
| Barnes Jewish Hospital Saint Louis, MO · BJC HealthCare | 45 | $1,704,939.16 | $435,400.78 | $399,444.47 |
| Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health | 44 | $1,890,365.32 | $417,127.70 | $380,610.50 |
| UCSF Medical Center San Francisco, CA · University of California San Francisco | 44 | $1,856,459.68 | $500,197.64 | $487,667.84 |
| Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH · Cleveland Clinic | 39 | $1,788,757.28 | $406,443.38 | $400,641.79 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Phoenix, AZ · Mayo Clinic | 39 | $1,814,947.79 | $560,132.67 | $538,655.87 |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · The University of Chicago Medicine | 37 | $2,770,448.59 | $486,849.84 | $473,302.38 |
| Emory University Hospital Atlanta, GA · Emory University | 37 | $1,868,068.46 | $520,711.41 | $508,736.32 |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · Northwestern Medicine | 36 | $3,326,964.64 | $586,985.69 | $580,957.89 |
| Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL · Mayo Clinic | 31 | $2,055,428.35 | $550,606.94 | $459,233.03 |
| University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City, UT · University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics | 29 | $1,096,941.21 | $462,838.31 | $457,219.62 |
| Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital Milwaukee, WI · ThedaCare | 27 | $834,634.41 | $231,931.67 | $225,585.19 |
| Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health Charlotte, NC · Atrium Health | 27 | $2,663,431.22 | $594,755.52 | $504,534.59 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY · New York Presbyterian Healthcare System | 26 | $1,942,978.42 | $399,606.73 | $387,659.77 |
| Santa Monica - UCLA Med Ctr & Orthopaedic Hospital Santa Monica, CA · Ucop | 25 | $2,137,235.72 | $554,835.96 | $552,071.00 |
| UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Pittsburgh, PA · UPMC | 25 | $6,565,675.32 | $541,456.24 | $513,066.72 |
| The Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE · The Nebraska Medical Center | 24 | $2,239,463.25 | $527,674.63 | $520,022.54 |
| OHSU Hospital and Clinics Portland, OR · Oregon Health and Science University | 24 | $1,329,373.58 | $491,103.25 | $484,476.83 |
| UC San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr San Diego, CA · University of California Health | 24 | $1,973,835.08 | $470,915.71 | $453,123.75 |
| $3,017,176.56 |
| $507,739.04 |
| New York | 4 | 76 | $1,812,954.70 | $386,527.72 |
| Kansas | 1 | 75 | $2,215,835.72 | $351,773.76 |
| Iowa | 1 | 50 | $2,089,368.34 | $442,987.92 |
| Texas | 3 | 49 | $2,519,858.22 | $366,403.80 |
| Missouri | 1 | 45 | $1,704,939.16 | $399,444.47 |
| Alabama | 1 | 45 | $2,435,968.58 | $458,298.33 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 44 | $1,890,365.32 | $380,610.50 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 41 | $839,970.73 | $246,043.76 |
| North Carolina | 2 | 41 | $2,216,402.85 | $476,727.59 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 40 | $1,988,160.27 | $489,912.27 |
| Arizona | 1 | 39 | $1,814,947.79 | $538,655.87 |
| Ohio | 1 | 39 | $1,788,757.28 | $400,641.79 |
| Georgia | 1 | 37 | $1,868,068.46 | $508,736.32 |
| Florida | 1 | 31 | $2,055,428.35 | $459,233.03 |
| Colorado | 2 | 30 | $2,534,536.07 | $302,192.50 |
| Utah | 1 | 29 | $1,096,941.21 | $457,219.62 |
| Virginia | 2 | 26 | $1,962,966.08 | $428,547.50 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 24 | $2,239,463.25 | $520,022.54 |
| Oregon | 1 | 24 | $1,329,373.58 | $484,476.83 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 23 | $2,005,115.74 | $522,439.39 |
| Michigan | 1 | 23 | $1,754,881.17 | $460,813.96 |
| Maryland | 1 | 23 | $359,987.30 | $310,138.39 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 18 | $2,063,948.94 | $489,460.44 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 15 | $2,861,035.53 | $624,699.07 |
| Indiana | 1 | 11 | $2,948,093.27 | $495,728.00 |