Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$12,187.78
2024
Average charge
$55,029.83
Hospital list price
Stays
23
2 hospitals
Medicare paid
$280K
For these stays
For DRG 121 (acute major eye infections with cc/mcc), Medicare paid $12,187.78 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $55,029.83 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $15,578.96. In 2023 Medicare paid $12,096.59.
23 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 121 at 2 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $280K for them.
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA had the most Medicare stays for DRG 121 in 2024: 12, with an average Medicare payment of $11,375.58.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA · Jefferson Health | 12 | $59,018.25 | $16,012.33 | $11,375.58 |
| Harborview Medical Center Seattle, WA · UW Medicine | 11 | $50,678.82 | $15,106.18 | $13,073.82 |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 12 | $59,018.25 | $11,375.58 |
| Washington | 1 | 11 | $50,678.82 | $13,073.82 |
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.