Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$9,973.97
2024
Average charge
$57,942.92
Hospital list price
Stays
89,991
2,098 hospitals
Medicare paid
$897.6M
For these stays
For DRG 189 (pulmonary edema and respiratory failure), Medicare paid $9,973.97 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $57,942.92 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $12,197.41. In 2023 Medicare paid $9,437.01.
89,991 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 189 at 2,098 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $897.6M for them.
Among states with at least 50 stays, Maryland had the highest average Medicare payment for DRG 189 ($19,278.84) and Vermont the lowest ($5,779.67).
Lexington Medical Center in West Columbia, SC had the most Medicare stays for DRG 189 in 2024: 340, with an average Medicare payment of $7,665.82.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Medical Center West Columbia, SC · Lexington Medical Center | 340 | $56,311.29 | $9,503.95 | $7,665.82 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple Temple, TX · Baylor Scott & White Health | 301 | $58,346.54 | $14,034.97 | $9,993.15 |
| Christiana Hospital |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 143 | 7,340 | $66,297.25 | $9,772.79 |
| California | 193 | 7,111 | $105,431.72 | $13,260.11 |
| Florida | 137 | 5,548 | $72,568.79 | $8,880.94 |
| New York | 101 | 4,957 |
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.
| 283 |
| $43,436.96 |
| $12,133.01 |
| $9,550.93 |
| Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center Rosedale, MD · MedStar Health | 258 | $21,262.57 | $19,162.08 | $17,418.58 |
| Meritus Medical Center Hagerstown, MD · Meritus Health | 245 | $16,667.98 | $15,410.91 | $14,087.75 |
| NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY · NYU Langone Health | 228 | $131,557.68 | $18,935.01 | $14,352.83 |
| Frederick Health Hospital Frederick, MD · Frederick Regional Health System | 225 | $15,899.93 | $14,485.69 | $12,995.99 |
| Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc Salisbury, MD · TidalHealth Peninsula Regional | 223 | $17,713.53 | $15,932.30 | $14,470.63 |
| Norton Hospitals, Inc Louisville, KY · Norton Healthcare | 219 | $50,354.76 | $9,132.54 | $7,510.36 |
| Baylor University Medical Center Dallas, TX · Baylor Scott & White Health | 212 | $63,745.98 | $14,091.80 | $9,676.88 |
| Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center Columbia, MD · Johns Hopkins Health System | 209 | $15,000.69 | $13,665.32 | $12,329.12 |
| St Bernards Medical Center Jonesboro, AR · Saint Bernards Healthcare | 203 | $25,652.28 | $8,351.33 | $7,204.89 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Hillcrest Waco, TX · Baylor Scott & White Health | 194 | $40,466.84 | $10,831.79 | $9,036.15 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA · Jefferson Health | 193 | $77,774.61 | $11,185.46 | $9,199.99 |
| Garnet Health Medical Center Middletown, NY · Garnet Health | 192 | $64,272.50 | $13,204.98 | $10,920.72 |
| Norman Regional Norman, OK · Norman Regional Health System | 190 | $55,382.74 | $9,708.61 | $7,770.29 |
| Spectrum Health Grand Rapids, MI · Corewell Health | 187 | $38,774.29 | $12,995.18 | $9,067.50 |
| Stormont Vail Hospital Topeka, KS · Stormont Vail Health | 184 | $41,453.48 | $9,212.12 | $7,095.01 |
| Uf Health Shands Hospital Gainesville, FL · UF Health | 182 | $62,154.19 | $14,627.54 | $11,424.85 |
| Baystate Medical Center Springfield, MA · Baystate Health | 175 | $27,322.81 | $14,174.29 | $11,683.74 |
| St Marys Medical Center Huntington, WV · Cabell Huntington Hospital | 175 | $38,951.05 | $9,582.80 | $7,359.54 |
| Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi Des Moines, IA · Central Iowa Hospital | 175 | $37,935.26 | $9,897.86 | $6,954.57 |
| Cape Cod Hospital Hyannis, MA · Cape Cod Healthcare | 174 | $24,379.56 | $12,657.34 | $11,392.84 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Grapevine Grapevine, TX · Baylor Scott & White Health | 172 | $57,680.22 | $8,718.17 | $6,946.88 |
| Saint Agnes Hospital Baltimore, MD · Ascension | 171 | $23,217.85 | $20,015.76 | $18,999.34 |
| $74,664.87 |
| $11,880.69 |
| Illinois | 90 | 4,126 | $50,584.90 | $9,131.82 |
| Maryland | 39 | 4,086 | $23,287.08 | $19,278.84 |
| Pennsylvania | 94 | 3,963 | $66,047.35 | $8,847.62 |
| Ohio | 92 | 3,373 | $44,126.39 | $8,251.03 |
| Michigan | 69 | 2,963 | $37,795.44 | $9,024.00 |
| Massachusetts | 45 | 2,430 | $28,959.88 | $10,546.72 |
| Indiana | 58 | 2,363 | $41,319.78 | $8,639.11 |
| Georgia | 67 | 2,326 | $56,465.90 | $9,397.37 |
| New Jersey | 46 | 2,268 | $96,892.58 | $10,259.97 |
| North Carolina | 60 | 2,238 | $41,624.95 | $8,999.59 |
| Virginia | 60 | 2,193 | $49,325.92 | $8,241.00 |
| Tennessee | 48 | 1,926 | $46,237.74 | $7,793.35 |
| Washington | 40 | 1,919 | $57,819.62 | $9,435.99 |
| South Carolina | 36 | 1,882 | $55,613.47 | $8,506.71 |
| Missouri | 46 | 1,778 | $54,512.73 | $8,727.29 |
| Kentucky | 42 | 1,753 | $41,940.47 | $7,692.41 |
| Wisconsin | 45 | 1,552 | $41,098.11 | $8,411.75 |
| Oklahoma | 33 | 1,541 | $51,664.63 | $8,597.14 |
| Arizona | 37 | 1,401 | $59,343.04 | $9,748.11 |
| Minnesota | 34 | 1,357 | $42,161.03 | $9,602.93 |
| Arkansas | 21 | 1,256 | $38,787.12 | $7,624.68 |
| Iowa | 27 | 1,204 | $39,561.29 | $8,111.99 |
| Mississippi | 28 | 1,166 | $49,322.14 | $7,948.87 |
| Louisiana | 32 | 1,125 | $46,699.52 | $7,784.78 |
| Kansas | 26 | 1,060 | $54,226.98 | $8,239.98 |
| Alabama | 37 | 1,022 | $56,929.42 | $7,819.73 |
| Nevada | 18 | 1,006 | $89,346.77 | $10,140.48 |
| Colorado | 31 | 997 | $79,395.91 | $8,968.63 |
| Connecticut | 22 | 985 | $50,759.23 | $11,222.80 |
| West Virginia | 15 | 914 | $42,067.32 | $7,628.02 |
| Oregon | 22 | 782 | $43,239.15 | $10,622.58 |
| Nebraska | 15 | 689 | $45,524.90 | $8,400.90 |
| South Dakota | 10 | 502 | $44,955.90 | $9,324.92 |
| New Hampshire | 12 | 475 | $36,749.66 | $8,991.56 |
| Idaho | 12 | 474 | $43,340.11 | $8,741.85 |
| New Mexico | 15 | 441 | $42,218.02 | $10,014.39 |
| Delaware | 6 | 438 | $41,708.49 | $9,517.53 |
| Vermont | 5 | 424 | $34,245.46 | $5,779.67 |
| Utah | 14 | 414 | $46,537.85 | $9,016.92 |
| North Dakota | 7 | 339 | $36,026.49 | $9,315.65 |
| Alaska | 6 | 317 | $92,015.91 | $13,958.12 |
| Montana | 10 | 250 | $31,102.16 | $8,452.99 |
| Maine | 8 | 248 | $49,813.53 | $11,070.86 |
| Rhode Island | 6 | 200 | $40,844.59 | $9,893.41 |
| Hawaii | 8 | 160 | $48,319.13 | $11,460.44 |
| District of Columbia | 5 | 157 | $76,141.00 | $11,447.98 |
| Wyoming | 4 | 99 | $30,942.12 | $11,501.08 |