Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$12,187.49
2024
Average charge
$67,320.28
Hospital list price
Stays
76
6 hospitals
Medicare paid
$926K
For these stays
For DRG 168 (other respiratory system o.r. procedures without cc/mcc), Medicare paid $12,187.49 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $67,320.28 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $15,575.39. In 2023 Medicare paid $13,724.99.
76 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 168 at 6 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $926K for them.
Barnes Jewish Hospital in Saint Louis, MO had the most Medicare stays for DRG 168 in 2024: 15, with an average Medicare payment of $10,707.47.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes Jewish Hospital Saint Louis, MO · BJC HealthCare | 15 | $49,839.73 | $15,034.07 | $10,707.47 |
| Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA · University of Pennsylvania Health System | 14 | $106,725.00 | $15,948.64 | $13,251.36 |
| St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 1 | 15 | $49,839.73 | $10,707.47 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 14 | $106,725.00 | $13,251.36 |
| Georgia | 1 | 12 | $39,595.67 | $6,961.83 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 12 |
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 |
| $39,595.67 |
| $9,578.33 |
| $6,961.83 |
| Duke University Hospital Durham, NC · Duke University Health System | 12 | $45,796.58 | $14,908.50 | $11,850.50 |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center Nashville, TN · HCA Healthcare | 12 | $126,589.08 | $12,380.25 | $8,212.83 |
| Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Baltimore, MD · Johns Hopkins Health System | 11 | $30,074.45 | $26,593.91 | $23,256.00 |
| $45,796.58 |
| $11,850.50 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 12 | $126,589.08 | $8,212.83 |
| Maryland | 1 | 11 | $30,074.45 | $23,256.00 |