Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$7,400.72
2024
Average charge
$56,111.26
Hospital list price
Stays
121
10 hospitals
Medicare paid
$895K
For these stays
For DRG 185 (major chest trauma without cc/mcc), Medicare paid $7,400.72 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $56,111.26 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $10,344.98. In 2023 Medicare paid $5,188.41.
121 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 185 at 10 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $895K for them.
SUNY/Stony Brook University Hospital in Stony Brook, NY had the most Medicare stays for DRG 185 in 2024: 14, with an average Medicare payment of $7,225.86.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUNY/Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · Stony Brook Medicine | 14 | $59,755.64 | $10,989.64 | $7,225.86 |
| Marion Communtiy Hospital Ocala, FL · HCA Healthcare | 14 | $71,684.07 | $6,606.86 | $4,988.57 |
| Grady Memorial Hospital |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 2 | 26 | $54,709.04 | $6,637.77 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 22 | $38,706.95 | $4,843.32 |
| Florida | 1 | 14 | $71,684.07 | $4,988.57 |
| Georgia | 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.
| 13 |
| $74,535.92 |
| $22,249.31 |
| $17,294.92 |
| Baystate Medical Center Springfield, MA · Baystate Health | 13 | $11,843.38 | $8,419.08 | $6,049.38 |
| North Shore University Hospital Manhasset, NY · Northwell Health | 12 | $48,821.33 | $10,277.83 | $5,951.67 |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · Lifespan | 11 | $22,867.55 | $9,077.27 | $6,912.27 |
| Christiana Hospital Newark, DE · ChristianaCare | 11 | $26,639.82 | $8,116.45 | $4,880.18 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA · Jefferson Health | 11 | $55,523.00 | $7,206.73 | $5,015.82 |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · Trinity Health | 11 | $21,890.91 | $6,296.45 | $4,670.82 |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · Stanford Health Care | 11 | $167,671.36 | $13,245.73 | $10,301.73 |
| $74,535.92 |
| $17,294.92 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 13 | $11,843.38 | $6,049.38 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 11 | $22,867.55 | $6,912.27 |
| Delaware | 1 | 11 | $26,639.82 | $4,880.18 |
| California | 1 | 11 | $167,671.36 | $10,301.73 |