Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$17,242.44
2024
Average charge
$112,095.58
Hospital list price
Stays
4,459
199 hospitals
Medicare paid
$76.9M
For these stays
For DRG 205 (other respiratory system diagnoses with mcc), Medicare paid $17,242.44 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $112,095.58 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $22,774.96. In 2023 Medicare paid $17,126.54.
4,459 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 205 at 199 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $76.9M for them.
Among states with at least 50 stays, Maryland had the highest average Medicare payment for DRG 205 ($25,954.65) and Alabama the lowest ($11,602.61).
New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York, NY had the most Medicare stays for DRG 205 in 2024: 121, with an average Medicare payment of $31,157.32.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY · New York Presbyterian Healthcare System | 121 | $257,957.76 | $37,597.10 | $31,157.32 |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · Stanford Health Care | 110 | $416,569.04 | $59,634.90 | $34,893.44 |
| UT of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr. |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 20 | 470 | $218,116.93 | $25,269.01 |
| Texas | 15 | 420 | $114,294.91 | $16,986.78 |
| New York | 15 | 403 | $173,095.65 | $23,208.59 |
| Florida | 15 | 352 |
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.
| 103 |
| $139,425.28 |
| $30,637.76 |
| $25,021.01 |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA · Mass General Brigham | 77 | $145,141.01 | $36,944.29 | $29,905.40 |
| Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA · Temple University Health System | 68 | $271,501.78 | $26,132.81 | $19,400.88 |
| Duke University Hospital Durham, NC · Duke University Health System | 68 | $67,622.60 | $24,885.38 | $17,109.76 |
| Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Baltimore, MD · Johns Hopkins Health System | 64 | $35,992.36 | $31,649.63 | $28,781.16 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital Houston, TX · Houston Methodist | 59 | $137,068.81 | $18,200.14 | $14,955.75 |
| Barnes Jewish Hospital Saint Louis, MO · BJC HealthCare | 57 | $83,839.51 | $24,002.30 | $17,837.67 |
| NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY · NYU Langone Health | 56 | $220,164.61 | $34,992.46 | $27,334.00 |
| Uf Health Shands Hospital Gainesville, FL · UF Health | 54 | $92,909.72 | $20,274.50 | $16,045.91 |
| Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL · Mayo Clinic | 54 | $76,755.57 | $24,787.98 | $12,166.61 |
| Baylor University Medical Center Dallas, TX · Baylor Scott & White Health | 53 | $91,239.55 | $24,504.85 | $15,020.81 |
| St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · CommonSpirit Health | 53 | $148,766.68 | $25,058.45 | $17,762.21 |
| Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA · University of Pennsylvania Health System | 53 | $235,089.60 | $29,258.06 | $21,404.89 |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · Northwestern Medicine | 52 | $111,081.96 | $20,782.15 | $16,210.79 |
| Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · University of California Health | 48 | $130,508.25 | $38,212.21 | $27,836.90 |
| UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Pittsburgh, PA · UPMC | 48 | $281,583.83 | $24,721.17 | $17,530.27 |
| Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH · Cleveland Clinic | 47 | $103,415.81 | $23,839.28 | $13,758.40 |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA · Inova Health System | 45 | $59,083.98 | $24,695.20 | $13,467.73 |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · Fairview Health Services | 44 | $101,642.52 | $24,239.16 | $15,534.89 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA · Mass General Brigham | 42 | $104,631.12 | $23,875.83 | $18,795.07 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · Cedars Sinai Health System | 41 | $299,596.20 | $25,484.80 | $20,953.63 |
| University of Colorado Hospital Authority Aurora, CO · University of Colorado Health | 41 | $133,860.22 | $21,772.29 | $17,266.41 |
| University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics Authority Madison, WI · UW Health | 40 | $81,804.48 | $24,612.85 | $16,130.55 |
| $94,294.96 |
| $13,373.70 |
| Massachusetts | 13 | 281 | $78,688.01 | $19,962.51 |
| Illinois | 11 | 253 | $77,790.91 | $14,901.25 |
| Pennsylvania | 8 | 249 | $209,293.57 | $17,802.26 |
| New Jersey | 11 | 162 | $104,078.50 | $14,640.19 |
| Minnesota | 6 | 139 | $70,593.35 | $15,230.21 |
| Michigan | 8 | 139 | $54,987.08 | $13,778.38 |
| North Carolina | 5 | 128 | $62,035.00 | $15,313.78 |
| Ohio | 5 | 123 | $77,206.36 | $12,980.20 |
| Virginia | 5 | 111 | $66,321.79 | $14,352.96 |
| Missouri | 4 | 100 | $71,378.12 | $14,610.45 |
| Arizona | 4 | 96 | $126,551.68 | $17,047.52 |
| Indiana | 5 | 93 | $68,169.62 | $13,337.26 |
| Tennessee | 5 | 92 | $65,428.01 | $11,635.09 |
| Maryland | 3 | 92 | $32,138.74 | $25,954.65 |
| Georgia | 4 | 75 | $92,136.63 | $14,042.03 |
| Connecticut | 3 | 66 | $61,403.83 | $15,797.52 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 65 | $75,771.00 | $15,409.06 |
| Alabama | 3 | 59 | $74,923.80 | $11,602.61 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 58 | $75,175.09 | $13,668.81 |
| Colorado | 1 | 41 | $133,860.22 | $17,266.41 |
| Delaware | 2 | 36 | $49,846.50 | $13,428.00 |
| Kansas | 1 | 33 | $111,838.82 | $15,067.36 |
| South Carolina | 2 | 30 | $62,033.07 | $13,038.90 |
| Washington | 2 | 29 | $79,251.34 | $15,748.93 |
| Nebraska | 2 | 28 | $58,575.00 | $12,745.00 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 28 | $96,726.79 | $13,636.32 |
| New Hampshire | 2 | 26 | $39,223.85 | $13,054.27 |
| Mississippi | 2 | 26 | $51,871.23 | $10,520.92 |
| South Dakota | 2 | 24 | $55,893.21 | $12,634.13 |
| Utah | 1 | 23 | $37,062.43 | $14,776.65 |
| Iowa | 1 | 20 | $96,835.75 | $15,402.55 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 17 | $57,226.29 | $12,285.65 |
| North Dakota | 1 | 14 | $47,927.07 | $12,770.14 |
| Louisiana | 1 | 13 | $73,986.00 | $10,781.92 |
| Nevada | 1 | 12 | $191,304.92 | $14,442.00 |
| Idaho | 1 | 11 | $94,049.36 | $18,215.27 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 11 | $71,896.36 | $14,498.91 |