Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$24,990.85
2024
Average charge
$316,297.85
Hospital list price
Stays
20
1 hospitals
Medicare paid
$500K
For these stays
For DRG 030 (spinal procedures without cc/mcc), Medicare paid $24,990.85 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $316,297.85 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $27,260.05. In 2023 Medicare paid $24,653.25.
20 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 030 at 1 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $500K for them.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA had the most Medicare stays for DRG 030 in 2024: 20, with an average Medicare payment of $24,990.85.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · Cedars Sinai Health System | 20 | $316,297.85 | $27,260.05 | $24,990.85 |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 1 | 20 | $316,297.85 | $24,990.85 |
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.