Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$38,160.79
2024
Average charge
$195,544.96
Hospital list price
Stays
24
2 hospitals
Medicare paid
$916K
For these stays
For DRG 097 (non-bacterial infection of nervous system except viral meningitis with mcc), Medicare paid $38,160.79 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $195,544.96 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $48,669.79. In 2023 Medicare paid $44,799.43.
24 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 097 at 2 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $916K for them.
Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA had the most Medicare stays for DRG 097 in 2024: 12, with an average Medicare payment of $35,471.75.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA · Mass General Brigham | 12 | $168,706.75 | $51,034.50 | $35,471.75 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY · New York Presbyterian Healthcare System | 12 | $222,383.17 | $46,305.08 | $40,849.83 |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 1 | 12 | $168,706.75 | $35,471.75 |
| New York | 1 | 12 | $222,383.17 | $40,849.83 |
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.