Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$12,139.04
2024
Average charge
$81,946.50
Hospital list price
Stays
1,751
123 hospitals
Medicare paid
$21.3M
For these stays
For DRG 186 (pleural effusion with mcc), Medicare paid $12,139.04 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $81,946.50 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $14,801.31. In 2023 Medicare paid $11,782.93.
1,751 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 186 at 123 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $21.3M for them.
Among states with at least 50 stays, California had the highest average Medicare payment for DRG 186 ($16,253.17) and Tennessee the lowest ($10,128.11).
New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York, NY had the most Medicare stays for DRG 186 in 2024: 33, with an average Medicare payment of $17,408.76.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY · New York Presbyterian Healthcare System | 33 | $190,702.00 | $21,531.67 | $17,408.76 |
| Adventhealth Orlando Orlando, FL · AdventHealth | 33 | $107,429.97 | $12,833.82 | $11,074.15 |
| NYU Langone Hospitals |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 19 | 306 | $71,925.95 | $10,293.07 |
| California | 13 | 173 | $123,152.94 | $16,253.17 |
| New York | 9 | 171 | $139,221.09 | $16,198.39 |
| Arizona | 6 | 86 |
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.
| 28 |
| $178,071.93 |
| $25,545.39 |
| $19,375.96 |
| Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center Wilmington, NC · Novant Health | 24 | $42,301.29 | $13,251.67 | $11,885.54 |
| Long Island Jewish Medical Center New Hyde Park, NY · Northwell Health | 23 | $140,515.35 | $20,387.13 | $17,548.70 |
| St Lukes Hospital Bethlehem, PA · Saint Lukes University Health Network | 21 | $107,155.81 | $14,167.19 | $11,739.52 |
| Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi Des Moines, IA · Central Iowa Hospital | 20 | $50,971.35 | $11,775.40 | $10,007.90 |
| Holmes Regional Medical Center Melbourne, FL · Health First | 20 | $52,987.95 | $11,364.75 | $10,365.35 |
| Renown Regional Medical Center Reno, NV · Renown Health | 20 | $50,903.40 | $16,552.90 | $12,320.15 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota, FL · Sarasota Memorial Health Care System | 20 | $61,677.15 | $11,826.75 | $10,572.25 |
| Villages Regional Hospital, the The Villages, FL · UF Health | 19 | $64,460.74 | $10,118.95 | $9,023.79 |
| Methodist Hospital San Antonio, TX · HCA Healthcare | 19 | $107,810.89 | $11,633.53 | $10,018.37 |
| Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler, AZ · CommonSpirit Health | 19 | $79,612.05 | $11,797.74 | $10,993.11 |
| Christiana Hospital Newark, DE · ChristianaCare | 19 | $45,282.00 | $14,050.79 | $12,390.16 |
| Norton Hospitals, Inc Louisville, KY · Norton Healthcare | 19 | $54,781.00 | $10,980.16 | $10,243.00 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Venice North Venice, FL · Sarasota Memorial Health Care System | 18 | $61,258.39 | $9,653.06 | $8,655.72 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · Baptist Health | 18 | $98,257.83 | $13,341.33 | $11,095.78 |
| North Shore University Hospital Manhasset, NY · Northwell Health | 18 | $121,770.83 | $18,515.33 | $14,596.56 |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines, IA · Trinity Health | 17 | $85,608.88 | $12,944.53 | $9,716.06 |
| Baptist Medical Center San Antonio, TX · Tenet Healthcare | 17 | $118,825.12 | $12,014.76 | $9,998.94 |
| Saint Francis Hospital, Inc Tulsa, OK · Saint Francis Health System | 17 | $56,238.53 | $11,770.88 | $10,815.71 |
| Baystate Medical Center Springfield, MA · Baystate Health | 17 | $26,240.24 | $17,136.59 | $14,015.88 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Phoenix, AZ · Mayo Clinic | 16 | $53,481.19 | $22,672.44 | $11,806.13 |
| West Jersey Hospital Voorhees, NJ · Virtua Health | 16 | $128,460.75 | $11,893.69 | $11,071.44 |
| Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL · Advocate Health Care | 16 | $65,637.38 | $17,578.56 | $10,061.81 |
| $67,831.76 |
| $11,524.94 |
| Texas | 6 | 80 | $105,321.30 | $11,117.80 |
| Illinois | 6 | 77 | $56,961.38 | $10,143.49 |
| Tennessee | 6 | 72 | $58,372.04 | $10,128.11 |
| New Jersey | 5 | 64 | $91,275.31 | $12,759.91 |
| North Carolina | 4 | 64 | $46,712.83 | $11,585.97 |
| Pennsylvania | 4 | 61 | $113,280.98 | $12,877.90 |
| Georgia | 4 | 45 | $94,052.62 | $11,468.98 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 43 | $66,569.74 | $10,911.33 |
| Massachusetts | 3 | 40 | $42,303.15 | $13,987.95 |
| Virginia | 3 | 38 | $77,708.37 | $10,575.08 |
| Iowa | 2 | 37 | $66,885.89 | $9,873.81 |
| Kansas | 3 | 35 | $115,316.31 | $11,741.29 |
| Maryland | 3 | 35 | $14,049.63 | $11,403.06 |
| Nebraska | 2 | 27 | $45,221.52 | $9,732.89 |
| Connecticut | 2 | 26 | $72,988.42 | $16,188.58 |
| Missouri | 2 | 25 | $36,604.68 | $10,917.48 |
| South Carolina | 2 | 24 | $67,038.58 | $10,826.83 |
| Louisiana | 2 | 23 | $54,334.87 | $9,729.87 |
| Nevada | 1 | 20 | $50,903.40 | $12,320.15 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 19 | $54,781.00 | $10,243.00 |
| Delaware | 1 | 19 | $45,282.00 | $12,390.16 |
| Alabama | 1 | 15 | $77,798.20 | $10,709.60 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 15 | $44,214.93 | $9,604.27 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 14 | $97,357.14 | $13,185.64 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 14 | $96,106.36 | $12,074.36 |
| Ohio | 1 | 14 | $45,117.14 | $11,331.36 |
| Utah | 1 | 12 | $56,651.92 | $13,134.25 |
| Montana | 1 | 12 | $36,201.25 | $11,319.25 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 12 | $47,812.67 | $9,242.08 |
| Michigan | 1 | 11 | $52,469.00 | $10,132.73 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 11 | $86,590.18 | $9,614.73 |
| Colorado | 1 | 11 | $75,921.45 | $10,202.91 |