Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$5,895.06
2024
Average charge
$55,030.79
Hospital list price
Stays
2,179
110 hospitals
Medicare paid
$12.8M
For these stays
For DRG 103 (headaches without mcc), Medicare paid $5,895.06 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $55,030.79 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $10,322.41. In 2023 Medicare paid $5,781.75.
2,179 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 103 at 110 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $12.8M for them.
Among states with at least 50 stays, California had the highest average Medicare payment for DRG 103 ($9,159.59) and Ohio the lowest ($4,484.10).
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago in Chicago, IL had the most Medicare stays for DRG 103 in 2024: 201, with an average Medicare payment of $5,214.50.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago, IL · Ascension | 201 | $62,669.89 | $18,758.78 | $5,214.50 |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA · Jefferson Health | 192 | $45,305.67 | $12,768.73 | $5,935.58 |
| Adventhealth Orlando |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 10 | 364 | $47,544.58 | $5,799.85 |
| Florida | 13 | 299 | $58,704.96 | $5,166.09 |
| Illinois | 7 | 284 | $55,912.70 | $5,500.12 |
| Texas | 10 | 177 |
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.
| 64 |
| $64,909.97 |
| $9,949.39 |
| $4,882.38 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA · Jefferson Health | 46 | $54,190.04 | $7,745.28 | $5,804.76 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota, FL · Sarasota Memorial Health Care System | 43 | $43,046.58 | $6,909.79 | $4,907.21 |
| Methodist Hospital San Antonio, TX · HCA Healthcare | 37 | $72,101.86 | $7,547.78 | $5,008.11 |
| Jefferson Abington Hospital Abington, PA · Jefferson Health | 37 | $25,319.32 | $7,191.32 | $5,712.38 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY · New York Presbyterian Healthcare System | 31 | $75,866.19 | $12,655.26 | $8,670.97 |
| Christiana Hospital Newark, DE · ChristianaCare | 31 | $32,527.94 | $9,037.32 | $5,965.68 |
| Baptist Medical Center San Antonio, TX · Tenet Healthcare | 29 | $78,695.90 | $7,428.28 | $5,508.62 |
| Tampa General Hospital Tampa, FL · Florida Health Sciences Center | 28 | $54,647.21 | $9,513.68 | $6,757.46 |
| University of Kansas Hospital Kansas City, KS · The University of Kansas Health System | 26 | $55,755.23 | $12,079.96 | $5,392.77 |
| Norton Hospitals, Inc Louisville, KY · Norton Healthcare | 25 | $29,975.76 | $6,313.48 | $4,869.00 |
| Miami Valley Hospital Dayton, OH · Premier Health | 25 | $32,966.28 | $7,617.64 | $4,797.24 |
| HCA Florida North Florida Hospital Gainesville, FL · HCA Healthcare | 25 | $102,081.04 | $7,855.36 | $5,471.24 |
| Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital Ann Arbor, MI · Trinity Health | 24 | $28,007.83 | $8,397.21 | $5,057.58 |
| Cjw Medical Center Richmond, VA · HCA Healthcare | 24 | $66,347.42 | $7,466.13 | $3,927.46 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · Baptist Health | 22 | $46,500.09 | $7,630.45 | $4,878.50 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · Cedars Sinai Health System | 21 | $129,927.24 | $11,209.90 | $8,830.57 |
| Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY · Montefiore Medical Center | 21 | $86,773.29 | $13,515.90 | $9,760.48 |
| NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY · NYU Langone Health | 20 | $100,670.30 | $11,548.10 | $9,043.75 |
| Wesley Medical Center Wichita, KS · HCA Healthcare | 19 | $117,983.11 | $7,539.68 | $5,205.16 |
| North Shore University Hospital Manhasset, NY · Northwell Health | 19 | $82,883.26 | $10,420.47 | $7,416.68 |
| Marion Communtiy Hospital Ocala, FL · HCA Healthcare | 19 | $80,398.53 | $7,245.58 | $5,492.53 |
| South Shore Hospital South Weymouth, MA · South Shore Health System | 19 | $15,913.47 | $7,315.42 | $5,566.89 |
| $70,205.40 |
| $5,501.18 |
| New York | 7 | 125 | $75,238.97 | $8,167.95 |
| California | 9 | 114 | $98,864.69 | $9,159.59 |
| Ohio | 4 | 73 | $34,251.95 | $4,484.10 |
| Virginia | 5 | 73 | $42,542.08 | $4,962.90 |
| Michigan | 4 | 72 | $29,073.04 | $5,164.14 |
| Massachusetts | 5 | 72 | $23,664.56 | $6,002.39 |
| Nevada | 4 | 65 | $114,394.54 | $6,331.92 |
| Missouri | 4 | 51 | $38,357.37 | $5,186.06 |
| North Carolina | 4 | 49 | $32,181.80 | $5,090.71 |
| Kansas | 2 | 45 | $82,029.22 | $5,313.56 |
| Arizona | 3 | 43 | $46,312.49 | $6,152.49 |
| Maryland | 3 | 39 | $13,078.08 | $10,574.51 |
| New Jersey | 3 | 36 | $65,003.42 | $5,466.42 |
| Delaware | 1 | 31 | $32,527.94 | $5,965.68 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 25 | $29,975.76 | $4,869.00 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 22 | $39,804.41 | $5,262.82 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 18 | $23,412.67 | $5,258.33 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 16 | $24,205.56 | $5,057.88 |
| Indiana | 1 | 15 | $27,104.73 | $5,165.60 |
| North Dakota | 1 | 13 | $22,954.15 | $5,288.38 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 11 | $68,504.36 | $5,258.91 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 11 | $24,519.64 | $4,871.45 |
| Louisiana | 1 | 11 | $24,438.45 | $4,289.36 |
| Colorado | 1 | 11 | $90,281.27 | $5,161.18 |