Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$20,897.48
2024
Average charge
$116,613.51
Hospital list price
Stays
122
8 hospitals
Medicare paid
$2.5M
For these stays
For DRG 173 (ultrasound accelerated and other thrombolysis with principal diagnosis pulmonary embolis), Medicare paid $20,897.48 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $116,613.51 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $27,528.42.
122 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 173 at 8 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $2.5M for them.
Willis Knighton Medical Center in Shreveport, LA had the most Medicare stays for DRG 173 in 2024: 22, with an average Medicare payment of $19,878.18.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport, LA · Willis Knighton Health System | 22 | $106,093.64 | $21,387.45 | $19,878.18 |
| Deaconess Hospital Inc Evansville, IN · Deaconess Health System | 17 | $67,930.35 | $22,890.24 | $21,099.41 |
| Mercy General Hospital |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 1 | 22 | $106,093.64 | $19,878.18 |
| Indiana | 1 | 17 | $67,930.35 | $21,099.41 |
| California | 1 | 16 | $143,313.38 | $29,687.00 |
| Ohio | 1 | 15 |
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 |
| $143,313.38 |
| $31,050.00 |
| $29,687.00 |
| Miami Valley Hospital Dayton, OH · Premier Health | 15 | $89,830.13 | $35,026.80 | $14,226.07 |
| Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen Hospital Lynchburg, VA · Centra Health | 14 | $135,134.86 | $26,781.64 | $20,311.14 |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon, NH · Dartmouth-Hitchcock | 13 | $100,084.54 | $43,467.62 | $23,920.31 |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital South, LLC Oklahoma City, OK · Oklahoma Heart Hospital | 13 | $86,380.31 | $19,833.69 | $18,329.69 |
| Baptist Medical Center San Antonio, TX · Tenet Healthcare | 12 | $231,797.92 | $23,228.92 | $19,291.08 |
| $89,830.13 |
| $14,226.07 |
| Virginia | 1 | 14 | $135,134.86 | $20,311.14 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 13 | $100,084.54 | $23,920.31 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 13 | $86,380.31 | $18,329.69 |
| Texas | 1 | 12 | $231,797.92 | $19,291.08 |