Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$11,532.66
2024
Average charge
$93,461.58
Hospital list price
Stays
118
8 hospitals
Medicare paid
$1.4M
For these stays
For DRG 145 (other ear, nose, mouth and throat o.r. procedures without cc/mcc), Medicare paid $11,532.66 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $93,461.58 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $15,352.41. In 2023 Medicare paid $9,854.93.
118 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 145 at 8 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $1.4M for them.
MUSC Medical Center in Charleston, SC had the most Medicare stays for DRG 145 in 2024: 25, with an average Medicare payment of $10,091.56.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston, SC · Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center | 25 | $62,457.48 | $13,046.44 | $10,091.56 |
| University of Alabama Hospital Birmingham, AL · UAB Health System | 18 | $68,146.50 | $12,620.50 | $8,565.61 |
| Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 2 | 28 | $142,205.93 | $16,887.11 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 25 | $62,457.48 | $10,091.56 |
| Alabama | 1 | 18 | $68,146.50 | $8,565.61 |
| 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.
| 16 |
| $80,068.00 |
| $22,108.25 |
| $18,025.50 |
| Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA · University of Pennsylvania Health System | 13 | $169,082.00 | $16,339.23 | $13,204.15 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · Vanderbilt Health | 12 | $61,743.75 | $13,381.25 | $9,056.58 |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · Stanford Health Care | 12 | $225,056.50 | $18,167.00 | $15,369.25 |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC Cincinnati, OH · UC Health | 11 | $71,295.45 | $13,493.45 | $10,857.55 |
| Barnes Jewish Hospital Saint Louis, MO · BJC HealthCare | 11 | $48,671.45 | $15,009.55 | $7,434.45 |
| $169,082.00 |
| $13,204.15 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 12 | $61,743.75 | $9,056.58 |
| Ohio | 1 | 11 | $71,295.45 | $10,857.55 |
| Missouri | 1 | 11 | $48,671.45 | $7,434.45 |