Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$6,397.83
2024
Average charge
$60,333.36
Hospital list price
Stays
549
38 hospitals
Medicare paid
$3.5M
For these stays
For DRG 068 (precerebral occlusion without infarction without mcc), Medicare paid $6,397.83 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $60,333.36 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $8,820.79. In 2023 Medicare paid $6,130.86.
549 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 068 at 38 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $3.5M for them.
Among states with at least 50 stays, New York had the highest average Medicare payment for DRG 068 ($8,693.10) and Texas the lowest ($5,352.93).
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip, NY had the most Medicare stays for DRG 068 in 2024: 27, with an average Medicare payment of $6,347.07.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center West Islip, NY · Catholic Health | 27 | $67,887.00 | $10,874.19 | $6,347.07 |
| Methodist Hospital San Antonio, TX · HCA Healthcare | 26 | $82,533.23 | $7,347.00 | $5,544.15 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 7 | 105 | $59,530.84 | $8,693.10 |
| Florida | 5 | 80 | $80,293.34 | $5,704.75 |
| Texas | 5 | 75 | $84,400.65 | $5,352.93 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | 41 |
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.
| 22 |
| $46,156.68 |
| $6,635.14 |
| $4,541.09 |
| Adventhealth Orlando Orlando, FL · AdventHealth | 20 | $94,911.90 | $7,692.00 | $6,131.10 |
| South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY · New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation | 20 | $42,520.80 | $15,956.30 | $13,119.60 |
| Mercy St Vincent Medical Center Toledo, OH · Bon Secours Mercy Health | 20 | $60,301.90 | $8,868.35 | $5,775.25 |
| Jefferson Stratford Hospital Stratford, NJ · Jefferson Health | 20 | $69,700.35 | $8,595.90 | $6,329.40 |
| Promedica Toledo Hospital Toledo, OH · ProMedica | 19 | $46,998.68 | $7,334.53 | $4,873.32 |
| Wellspan York Hospital York, PA · Wellspan Health | 19 | $47,578.05 | $10,976.21 | $5,509.79 |
| Marion Communtiy Hospital Ocala, FL · HCA Healthcare | 18 | $96,602.39 | $7,649.44 | $5,459.83 |
| Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health Fort Myers, FL · Lee Health | 17 | $50,335.71 | $7,011.53 | $4,640.00 |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA · Mass General Brigham | 14 | $62,771.50 | $11,041.43 | $8,389.21 |
| Medical City Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX · HCA Healthcare | 14 | $70,989.71 | $8,225.07 | $5,909.79 |
| HCA Florida North Florida Hospital Gainesville, FL · HCA Healthcare | 14 | $90,324.07 | $8,100.29 | $5,945.79 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · Cedars Sinai Health System | 13 | $153,349.31 | $11,716.46 | $9,266.15 |
| Baystate Medical Center Springfield, MA · Baystate Health | 13 | $16,740.38 | $9,869.77 | $7,987.00 |
| Lexington Medical Center West Columbia, SC · Lexington Medical Center | 13 | $38,136.38 | $7,319.23 | $4,855.38 |
| Vassar Brothers Medical Center Poughkeepsie, NY · Northwell Health | 13 | $28,605.92 | $9,673.62 | $7,530.23 |
| Medical City Plano Plano, TX · HCA Healthcare | 13 | $102,146.77 | $8,535.54 | $4,866.38 |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan, AL · Southeast Health | 12 | $49,966.08 | $7,112.83 | $5,677.00 |
| Norton Hospitals, Inc Louisville, KY · Norton Healthcare | 12 | $34,116.58 | $6,666.25 | $4,658.25 |
| SUNY/Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · Stony Brook Medicine | 12 | $89,797.50 | $11,076.50 | $8,352.67 |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville, VA · Bon Secours Mercy Health | 12 | $31,712.00 | $6,742.50 | $5,056.17 |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA · Multicare Health System | 12 | $46,416.67 | $9,249.58 | $6,528.92 |
| Ascension St John Medical Center Tulsa, OK · St John Health Systems | 11 | $31,295.45 | $7,928.82 | $6,127.73 |
| $56,195.83 |
| $5,795.59 |
| Ohio | 2 | 39 | $53,820.85 | $5,335.85 |
| Massachusetts | 2 | 27 | $40,608.37 | $8,195.56 |
| Virginia | 2 | 23 | $35,275.35 | $5,106.43 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 22 | $46,156.68 | $4,541.09 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 20 | $69,700.35 | $6,329.40 |
| California | 1 | 13 | $153,349.31 | $9,266.15 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 13 | $38,136.38 | $4,855.38 |
| Washington | 1 | 12 | $46,416.67 | $6,528.92 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 12 | $34,116.58 | $4,658.25 |
| Alabama | 1 | 12 | $49,966.08 | $5,677.00 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 11 | $25,988.27 | $6,179.91 |
| Michigan | 1 | 11 | $32,769.18 | $4,990.64 |
| Maryland | 1 | 11 | $10,386.82 | $7,803.45 |
| Georgia | 1 | 11 | $21,669.45 | $6,252.27 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 11 | $31,295.45 | $6,127.73 |