Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$13,410.42
2024
Average charge
$85,776.69
Hospital list price
Stays
159
11 hospitals
Medicare paid
$2.1M
For these stays
For DRG 142 (major head and neck procedures without cc/mcc), Medicare paid $13,410.42 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $85,776.69 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $19,279.40. In 2023 Medicare paid $13,964.33.
159 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 142 at 11 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $2.1M for them.
University of Alabama Hospital in Birmingham, AL had the most Medicare stays for DRG 142 in 2024: 21, with an average Medicare payment of $10,967.19.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alabama Hospital Birmingham, AL · UAB Health System | 21 | $92,578.81 | $15,876.48 | $10,967.19 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester Rochester, MN · Mayo Clinic | 18 | $76,048.67 | $26,765.67 | $12,561.39 |
| Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary - |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 25 | $117,484.92 | $14,766.08 |
| Alabama | 1 | 21 | $92,578.81 | $10,967.19 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 18 | $76,048.67 | $12,561.39 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 18 |
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.
| 18 |
| $43,331.50 |
| $21,941.22 |
| $17,872.44 |
| Barnes Jewish Hospital Saint Louis, MO · BJC HealthCare | 17 | $63,636.53 | $15,845.53 | $12,786.24 |
| Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA · University of Pennsylvania Health System | 14 | $130,205.93 | $17,807.00 | $15,194.21 |
| University of Kansas Hospital Kansas City, KS · The University of Kansas Health System | 14 | $66,916.86 | $17,249.43 | $10,048.50 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · Vanderbilt Health | 13 | $105,231.85 | $18,918.23 | $10,344.85 |
| University of Michigan Health System Ann Arbor, MI · University of Michigan Health System | 11 | $77,319.45 | $22,896.00 | $11,779.36 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota, FL · Sarasota Memorial Health Care System | 11 | $90,411.82 | $11,722.09 | $10,016.27 |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA · Jefferson Health | 11 | $101,294.55 | $16,683.36 | $14,221.18 |
| UCSF Medical Center San Francisco, CA · University of California San Francisco | 11 | $125,150.64 | $25,897.91 | $22,973.18 |
| $43,331.50 |
| $17,872.44 |
| Missouri | 1 | 17 | $63,636.53 | $12,786.24 |
| Kansas | 1 | 14 | $66,916.86 | $10,048.50 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 13 | $105,231.85 | $10,344.85 |
| Michigan | 1 | 11 | $77,319.45 | $11,779.36 |
| Florida | 1 | 11 | $90,411.82 | $10,016.27 |
| California | 1 | 11 | $125,150.64 | $22,973.18 |