Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$19,832.81
2024
Average charge
$136,690.15
Hospital list price
Stays
1,174
66 hospitals
Medicare paid
$23.3M
For these stays
For DRG 141 (major head and neck procedures with cc), Medicare paid $19,832.81 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $136,690.15 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $27,205.60. In 2023 Medicare paid $20,461.23.
1,174 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 141 at 66 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $23.3M for them.
Among states with at least 50 stays, California had the highest average Medicare payment for DRG 141 ($27,408.67) and Florida the lowest ($17,663.97).
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester in Rochester, MN had the most Medicare stays for DRG 141 in 2024: 47, with an average Medicare payment of $17,968.94.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester Rochester, MN · Mayo Clinic | 47 | $79,428.04 | $32,230.06 | $17,968.94 |
| Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary - Boston, MA · Mass General Brigham | 37 | $71,315.57 | $30,436.05 | $23,710.32 |
| Barnes Jewish Hospital |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 7 | 123 | $239,515.45 | $27,408.67 |
| Florida | 5 | 90 | $168,713.94 | $17,663.97 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | 68 | $190,230.79 | $20,999.72 |
| Illinois | 4 | 62 |
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.
| 35 |
| $83,611.71 |
| $25,139.03 |
| $15,835.09 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Phoenix, AZ · Mayo Clinic | 35 | $123,125.63 | $28,294.57 | $21,308.26 |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA · Jefferson Health | 33 | $159,719.82 | $26,882.33 | $23,466.91 |
| Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL · Mayo Clinic | 29 | $97,677.31 | $26,680.62 | $13,310.62 |
| Adventhealth Orlando Orlando, FL · AdventHealth | 27 | $234,816.19 | $33,140.74 | $21,968.37 |
| Baylor University Medical Center Dallas, TX · Baylor Scott & White Health | 27 | $66,925.19 | $20,063.89 | $14,834.74 |
| University of Alabama Hospital Birmingham, AL · UAB Health System | 24 | $104,633.50 | $20,054.71 | $13,612.83 |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · Stanford Health Care | 24 | $396,406.54 | $44,674.25 | $29,406.25 |
| The Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · Methodist Health System | 24 | $52,149.58 | $16,188.25 | $12,624.71 |
| OHSU Hospital and Clinics Portland, OR · Oregon Health and Science University | 24 | $148,427.96 | $31,709.33 | $23,593.50 |
| University of Kansas Hospital Kansas City, KS · The University of Kansas Health System | 24 | $79,859.92 | $18,189.38 | $14,692.50 |
| University of Michigan Health System Ann Arbor, MI · University of Michigan Health System | 22 | $123,601.27 | $33,604.00 | $18,226.32 |
| Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · University of California Health | 22 | $182,503.00 | $39,150.36 | $31,634.14 |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA · Emory University | 22 | $139,995.50 | $30,996.18 | $14,919.95 |
| University of Maryland Medical Center Baltimore, MD · University of Maryland Medical System | 21 | $49,728.10 | $45,946.95 | $44,392.67 |
| University of Washington Medical Ctr Seattle, WA · UW Medicine | 20 | $176,623.75 | $26,715.25 | $20,093.70 |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks, CA · Prime Healthcare | 20 | $82,007.70 | $21,508.20 | $19,876.20 |
| Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH · Cleveland Clinic | 20 | $187,069.40 | $26,167.75 | $20,586.35 |
| Trident Medical Center Charleston, SC · HCA Healthcare | 20 | $321,165.00 | $19,113.00 | $13,638.80 |
| University of California Davis Medical Center Sacramento, CA · Ucop | 20 | $271,948.20 | $31,873.65 | $27,670.00 |
| UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Pittsburgh, PA · UPMC | 19 | $209,144.21 | $20,530.79 | $17,566.63 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · Vanderbilt Health | 19 | $136,558.63 | $26,090.21 | $16,554.95 |
| UNC Hospitals Chapel Hill, NC · UNC Health Care System | 18 | $65,899.22 | $26,720.56 | $18,677.72 |
| $129,602.69 |
| $20,188.74 |
| Massachusetts | 3 | 61 | $74,366.75 | $22,215.93 |
| New York | 4 | 55 | $154,883.60 | $22,361.20 |
| Texas | 3 | 52 | $112,044.44 | $18,065.27 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 47 | $79,428.04 | $17,968.94 |
| North Carolina | 3 | 45 | $80,614.80 | $16,231.38 |
| Missouri | 1 | 35 | $83,611.71 | $15,835.09 |
| Arizona | 1 | 35 | $123,125.63 | $21,308.26 |
| Washington | 2 | 34 | $183,921.74 | $20,754.26 |
| Maryland | 2 | 32 | $46,683.97 | $40,870.59 |
| South Carolina | 2 | 31 | $255,459.29 | $16,375.13 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 27 | $103,399.22 | $14,963.37 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 27 | $113,638.67 | $15,722.26 |
| Virginia | 2 | 27 | $105,079.56 | $17,900.33 |
| Arkansas | 2 | 25 | $66,460.24 | $13,932.72 |
| Oregon | 1 | 24 | $148,427.96 | $23,593.50 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 24 | $52,149.58 | $12,624.71 |
| Alabama | 1 | 24 | $104,633.50 | $13,612.83 |
| Kansas | 1 | 24 | $79,859.92 | $14,692.50 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 23 | $186,052.00 | $17,310.87 |
| Michigan | 1 | 22 | $123,601.27 | $18,226.32 |
| New Jersey | 2 | 22 | $106,389.27 | $17,368.73 |
| Georgia | 1 | 22 | $139,995.50 | $14,919.95 |
| Ohio | 1 | 20 | $187,069.40 | $20,586.35 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 19 | $136,558.63 | $16,554.95 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 17 | $85,150.71 | $20,397.53 |
| Utah | 1 | 16 | $84,618.13 | $21,223.06 |
| Colorado | 1 | 14 | $126,434.00 | $13,629.00 |
| Iowa | 1 | 13 | $120,268.69 | $17,411.92 |