Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$61,267.38
2024
Average charge
$268,229.15
Hospital list price
Stays
192
15 hospitals
Medicare paid
$11.8M
For these stays
For DRG 028 (spinal procedures with mcc), Medicare paid $61,267.38 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $268,229.15 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $69,666.61. In 2023 Medicare paid $62,221.13.
192 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 028 at 15 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $11.8M for them.
New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York, NY had the most Medicare stays for DRG 028 in 2024: 17, with an average Medicare payment of $74,289.29.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY · New York Presbyterian Healthcare System | 17 | $335,566.41 | $79,839.76 | $74,289.29 |
| Harborview Medical Center Seattle, WA · UW Medicine | 15 | $341,138.40 | $74,908.53 | $70,752.33 |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 2 | 26 | $435,209.69 | $71,506.92 |
| Texas | 2 | 24 | $253,522.79 | $43,547.88 |
| New York | 1 | 17 | $335,566.41 | $74,289.29 |
| Washington | 1 | 15 |
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.
| 14 |
| $185,789.50 |
| $46,320.64 |
| $44,235.29 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester Rochester, MN · Mayo Clinic | 13 | $156,543.31 | $78,241.92 | $59,087.69 |
| UCSF Medical Center San Francisco, CA · University of California San Francisco | 13 | $311,701.31 | $90,621.00 | $84,701.54 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · Cedars Sinai Health System | 13 | $558,718.08 | $62,354.00 | $58,312.31 |
| University of Maryland Medical Center Baltimore, MD · University of Maryland Medical System | 13 | $122,911.08 | $112,908.00 | $111,778.15 |
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston, SC · Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center | 13 | $276,791.46 | $81,129.69 | $64,177.85 |
| Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center Houston, TX · Memorial Hermann Healthcare System | 13 | $286,095.46 | $54,890.77 | $44,627.00 |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA · Jefferson Health | 12 | $305,241.83 | $77,561.42 | $54,555.75 |
| Ascension St Vincent Hospital Indianapolis, IN · Ascension | 12 | $282,746.50 | $56,486.17 | $52,867.50 |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · Lifespan | 11 | $172,126.64 | $63,479.73 | $56,312.00 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital Houston, TX · Houston Methodist | 11 | $215,027.82 | $47,057.55 | $42,272.55 |
| Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health Charlotte, NC · Atrium Health | 11 | $276,931.73 | $60,482.64 | $48,930.27 |
| Renown Regional Medical Center Reno, NV · Renown Health | 11 | $131,867.36 | $46,810.64 | $37,563.55 |
| $341,138.40 |
| $70,752.33 |
| Ohio | 1 | 14 | $185,789.50 | $44,235.29 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 13 | $156,543.31 | $59,087.69 |
| Maryland | 1 | 13 | $122,911.08 | $111,778.15 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 13 | $276,791.46 | $64,177.85 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 12 | $305,241.83 | $54,555.75 |
| Indiana | 1 | 12 | $282,746.50 | $52,867.50 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 11 | $172,126.64 | $56,312.00 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 11 | $276,931.73 | $48,930.27 |
| Nevada | 1 | 11 | $131,867.36 | $37,563.55 |