Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$24,844.94
2024
Average charge
$102,909.71
Hospital list price
Stays
52
4 hospitals
Medicare paid
$1.3M
For these stays
For DRG 146 (ear, nose, mouth and throat malignancy with mcc), Medicare paid $24,844.94 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $102,909.71 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $34,462.31. In 2023 Medicare paid $21,732.65.
52 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 146 at 4 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $1.3M for them.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA had the most Medicare stays for DRG 146 in 2024: 16, with an average Medicare payment of $42,900.31.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA · Beth Israel Lahey Health | 16 | $100,933.31 | $51,934.06 | $42,900.31 |
| Adventhealth Orlando Orlando, FL · AdventHealth | 13 | $132,451.69 | $26,071.69 | $12,575.00 |
| Barnes Jewish Hospital |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 1 | 16 | $100,933.31 | $42,900.31 |
| Florida | 1 | 13 | $132,451.69 | $12,575.00 |
| Missouri | 1 | 12 | $79,308.92 | $18,978.08 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 11 |
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.
| 12 |
| $79,308.92 |
| $23,755.17 |
| $18,978.08 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · Vanderbilt Health | 11 | $96,617.55 | $30,645.55 | $19,483.64 |
| $96,617.55 |
| $19,483.64 |