Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$12,485.76
2024
Average charge
$45,775.45
Hospital list price
Stays
38
3 hospitals
Medicare paid
$474K
For these stays
For DRG 197 (interstitial lung disease with cc), Medicare paid $12,485.76 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $45,775.45 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $15,792.37. In 2023 Medicare paid $13,519.22.
38 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 197 at 3 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $474K for them.
Johns Hopkins Hospital, the in Baltimore, MD had the most Medicare stays for DRG 197 in 2024: 15, with an average Medicare payment of $18,337.60.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Baltimore, MD · Johns Hopkins Health System | 15 | $25,728.87 | $23,122.73 | $18,337.60 |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · NorthShore Edward-Elmhurst Health | 12 | $33,155.08 | $8,544.08 | $6,761.42 |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 1 | 15 | $25,728.87 | $18,337.60 |
| Illinois | 1 | 12 | $33,155.08 | $6,761.42 |
| New York | 1 | 11 | $86,879.36 | $10,750.73 |
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.
| 11 |
| $86,879.36 |
| $13,703.64 |
| $10,750.73 |