Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$30,927.70
2024
Average charge
$169,909.59
Hospital list price
Stays
119
9 hospitals
Medicare paid
$3.7M
For these stays
For DRG 037 (extracranial procedures with mcc), Medicare paid $30,927.70 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $169,909.59 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $36,484.57. In 2023 Medicare paid $30,187.47.
119 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 037 at 9 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $3.7M for them.
Memorial Hermann Hospital System in Houston, TX had the most Medicare stays for DRG 037 in 2024: 20, with an average Medicare payment of $26,089.05.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System Houston, TX · Memorial Hermann Healthcare System | 20 | $156,994.95 | $32,882.75 | $26,089.05 |
| NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY · NYU Langone Health | 17 | $314,955.65 | $53,792.53 | $49,208.06 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 3 | 44 | $135,326.66 | $24,289.82 |
| New York | 2 | 30 | $298,530.33 | $45,483.80 |
| Delaware | 1 | 12 | $114,009.08 | $28,548.83 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 11 |
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.
| 13 |
| $277,051.08 |
| $45,316.62 |
| $40,613.62 |
| Christus Mother Frances Hospital Tyler, TX · Christus Health | 13 | $136,636.00 | $23,462.46 | $22,151.38 |
| Christiana Hospital Newark, DE · ChristianaCare | 12 | $114,009.08 | $36,241.33 | $28,548.83 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health | 11 | $149,949.64 | $29,739.27 | $28,088.55 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester Rochester, MN · Mayo Clinic | 11 | $137,508.82 | $44,477.91 | $37,943.82 |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood, KY · Saint Elizabeth Healthcare | 11 | $70,800.55 | $26,858.82 | $16,198.91 |
| Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital Houston, TX · Memorial Hermann Healthcare System | 11 | $94,382.36 | $29,879.64 | $23,545.73 |
| $70,800.55 |
| $16,198.91 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 11 | $137,508.82 | $37,943.82 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 11 | $149,949.64 | $28,088.55 |