Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$6,139.94
2024
Average charge
$53,933.38
Hospital list price
Stays
495
32 hospitals
Medicare paid
$3.0M
For these stays
For DRG 204 (respiratory signs and symptoms), Medicare paid $6,139.94 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $53,933.38 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $8,497.29. In 2023 Medicare paid $5,997.06.
495 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 204 at 32 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $3.0M for them.
Among states with at least 50 stays, New York had the highest average Medicare payment for DRG 204 ($8,242.11) and Florida the lowest ($5,212.01).
Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Sarasota, FL had the most Medicare stays for DRG 204 in 2024: 36, with an average Medicare payment of $5,124.83.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota, FL · Sarasota Memorial Health Care System | 36 | $40,091.67 | $6,509.39 | $5,124.83 |
| NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY · NYU Langone Health | 27 | $80,908.33 | $11,792.56 | $9,476.89 |
| Adventhealth Orlando |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 8 | 149 | $50,304.29 | $5,212.01 |
| New York | 7 | 128 | $71,162.20 | $8,242.11 |
| Michigan | 3 | 47 | $28,081.15 | $5,192.98 |
| New Jersey | 3 | 35 |
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.
| 26 |
| $60,199.50 |
| $9,375.04 |
| $4,662.04 |
| Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY · Montefiore Medical Center | 21 | $70,041.38 | $14,240.67 | $9,403.05 |
| North Shore University Hospital Manhasset, NY · Northwell Health | 20 | $82,372.55 | $10,086.90 | $7,431.95 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY · New York Presbyterian Healthcare System | 19 | $97,026.95 | $16,612.53 | $7,183.89 |
| Beaumont Hospital, Troy Troy, MI · Corewell Health | 19 | $28,502.63 | $5,881.05 | $4,306.63 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA · Jefferson Health | 17 | $57,501.65 | $7,583.18 | $6,179.29 |
| SUNY/Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · Stony Brook Medicine | 17 | $50,009.88 | $10,656.53 | $8,665.47 |
| Naples Community Hospital Naples, FL · NCH Healthcare System | 16 | $40,074.00 | $6,365.50 | $5,145.38 |
| Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital Stuart, FL · Cleveland Clinic | 16 | $49,261.38 | $5,543.06 | $4,707.25 |
| Orlando Health Orlando, FL · Orlando Health | 15 | $57,846.13 | $8,445.33 | $6,394.07 |
| Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and Novi Southfield, MI · Henry Ford Health Parent | 14 | $20,953.93 | $7,379.71 | $6,023.14 |
| Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak Royal Oak, MI · Corewell Health | 14 | $34,636.36 | $8,021.07 | $5,565.71 |
| Methodist Hospital San Antonio, TX · HCA Healthcare | 14 | $62,475.93 | $8,221.21 | $4,839.36 |
| HCA Florida North Florida Hospital Gainesville, FL · HCA Healthcare | 14 | $73,348.93 | $7,422.43 | $5,798.57 |
| Morton Plant Hospital Clearwater, FL · Baycare Health System | 14 | $38,644.36 | $6,754.93 | $5,421.21 |
| South Shore Hospital South Weymouth, MA · South Shore Health System | 13 | $18,247.77 | $6,885.77 | $5,630.38 |
| St Francis Hospital - the Heart Center Roslyn, NY · Catholic Health | 13 | $46,437.00 | $7,115.31 | $5,934.23 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health | 13 | $63,996.08 | $7,476.08 | $5,657.23 |
| Honorhealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · HonorHealth | 12 | $42,341.08 | $6,016.75 | $4,918.58 |
| Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center Thousand Oaks, CA · HCA Healthcare | 12 | $89,096.83 | $8,499.75 | $6,496.08 |
| Marion Communtiy Hospital Ocala, FL · HCA Healthcare | 12 | $51,824.00 | $8,107.42 | $5,021.08 |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville, KY · Baptist Healthcare System | 12 | $40,499.75 | $5,369.17 | $4,394.50 |
| Duke University Hospital Durham, NC · Duke University Health System | 12 | $27,901.42 | $10,095.50 | $5,673.00 |
| $67,109.23 |
| $5,650.89 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 28 | $45,083.07 | $5,848.46 |
| Texas | 2 | 25 | $48,267.52 | $5,362.92 |
| California | 2 | 23 | $83,389.26 | $7,139.65 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 13 | $18,247.77 | $5,630.38 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 12 | $27,901.42 | $5,673.00 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 12 | $40,499.75 | $4,394.50 |
| Arizona | 1 | 12 | $42,341.08 | $4,918.58 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 11 | $42,835.45 | $4,615.18 |