Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$18,331.71
2024
Average charge
$130,840.01
Hospital list price
Stays
180
14 hospitals
Medicare paid
$3.3M
For these stays
For DRG 144 (other ear, nose, mouth and throat o.r. procedures with cc), Medicare paid $18,331.71 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $130,840.01 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $22,897.81. In 2023 Medicare paid $17,847.04.
180 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 144 at 14 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $3.3M for them.
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA had the most Medicare stays for DRG 144 in 2024: 20, with an average Medicare payment of $26,209.75.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · University of California Health | 20 | $112,214.00 | $31,127.75 | $26,209.75 |
| Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary - Boston, MA · Mass General Brigham | 17 | $54,100.82 | $24,357.12 | $19,551.24 |
| Stanford Health Care |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 3 | 36 | $110,382.11 | $18,256.83 |
| California | 2 | 35 | $246,364.60 | $28,305.77 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 17 | $54,100.82 | $19,551.24 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 13 |
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.
| 15 |
| $425,232.07 |
| $35,544.13 |
| $31,100.47 |
| Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA · University of Pennsylvania Health System | 13 | $169,575.77 | $21,583.38 | $18,088.31 |
| University of Alabama Hospital Birmingham, AL · UAB Health System | 12 | $66,213.17 | $16,357.42 | $12,172.92 |
| Indiana University Health Indianapolis, IN · Indiana University Health | 12 | $120,415.00 | $19,309.42 | $15,701.25 |
| Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · Mount Sinai Health System | 12 | $111,127.67 | $25,208.17 | $21,034.92 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY · New York Presbyterian Healthcare System | 12 | $107,101.25 | $22,149.25 | $19,211.58 |
| Long Island Jewish Medical Center New Hyde Park, NY · Northwell Health | 12 | $112,917.42 | $17,270.00 | $14,524.00 |
| Baylor University Medical Center Dallas, TX · Baylor Scott & White Health | 11 | $71,597.18 | $17,290.00 | $13,659.55 |
| Adventhealth Orlando Orlando, FL · AdventHealth | 11 | $185,152.82 | $17,544.91 | $11,181.09 |
| Rush University Medical Center Chicago, IL · Rush System for Health | 11 | $78,125.00 | $21,772.27 | $18,549.18 |
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston, SC · Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center | 11 | $96,808.00 | $20,989.73 | $12,143.45 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · Vanderbilt Health | 11 | $76,584.91 | $19,466.91 | $12,625.82 |
| $169,575.77 |
| $18,088.31 |
| Alabama | 1 | 12 | $66,213.17 | $12,172.92 |
| Indiana | 1 | 12 | $120,415.00 | $15,701.25 |
| Illinois | 1 | 11 | $78,125.00 | $18,549.18 |
| Florida | 1 | 11 | $185,152.82 | $11,181.09 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 11 | $96,808.00 | $12,143.45 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 11 | $76,584.91 | $12,625.82 |
| Texas | 1 | 11 | $71,597.18 | $13,659.55 |