Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$43,815.59
2024
Average charge
$270,499.56
Hospital list price
Stays
8,116
291 hospitals
Medicare paid
$355.6M
For these stays
For DRG 220 (cardiac valve and other major cardiothoracic procedures without cardiac catheterization), Medicare paid $43,815.59 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $270,499.56 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $55,508.13. In 2023 Medicare paid $43,757.77.
8,116 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 220 at 291 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $355.6M for them.
Among states with at least 50 stays, Maryland had the highest average Medicare payment for DRG 220 ($88,800.22) and Oklahoma the lowest ($30,378.34).
Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, OH had the most Medicare stays for DRG 220 in 2024: 245, with an average Medicare payment of $38,048.33.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH · Cleveland Clinic | 245 | $196,749.51 | $55,999.67 | $38,048.33 |
| Baylor Scott & White the Heart Hospital Plano Plano, TX · Baylor Scott & White Health | 165 | $172,441.09 | $43,394.88 | $34,311.28 |
| University of Michigan Health System |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 23 | 554 | $541,290.85 | $60,675.58 |
| Florida | 18 | 498 | $317,298.79 | $38,733.60 |
| Pennsylvania | 14 | 465 | $310,809.43 | $44,275.65 |
| Ohio | 9 | 447 |
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.
| 148 |
| $213,002.23 |
| $60,198.24 |
| $48,095.39 |
| Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA · University of Pennsylvania Health System | 128 | $437,408.16 | $62,480.15 | $51,846.14 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester Rochester, MN · Mayo Clinic | 113 | $179,911.51 | $73,674.41 | $47,213.91 |
| Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Baltimore, MD · Johns Hopkins Health System | 101 | $77,818.44 | $70,618.39 | $61,875.52 |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · Stanford Health Care | 99 | $897,454.22 | $103,648.55 | $82,797.26 |
| University of Alabama Hospital Birmingham, AL · UAB Health System | 99 | $243,581.24 | $55,392.06 | $33,592.85 |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA · Inova Health System | 83 | $205,564.90 | $60,937.84 | $48,088.13 |
| University of Maryland Medical Center Baltimore, MD · University of Maryland Medical System | 77 | $170,387.48 | $157,255.29 | $151,436.82 |
| Barnes Jewish Hospital Saint Louis, MO · BJC HealthCare | 68 | $246,844.91 | $62,550.90 | $49,399.15 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota, FL · Sarasota Memorial Health Care System | 67 | $325,044.94 | $38,877.12 | $37,125.84 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · Vanderbilt Health | 65 | $263,366.75 | $53,944.35 | $36,668.98 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · Cedars Sinai Health System | 62 | $687,298.06 | $63,764.39 | $60,027.44 |
| Duke University Hospital Durham, NC · Duke University Health System | 62 | $246,148.16 | $66,027.32 | $51,132.11 |
| Honorhealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · HonorHealth | 61 | $451,460.30 | $46,870.03 | $41,360.23 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Phoenix, AZ · Mayo Clinic | 60 | $224,129.43 | $69,249.50 | $43,962.42 |
| Hartford Hospital Hartford, CT · Hartford Healthcare | 59 | $125,405.69 | $70,334.14 | $39,121.42 |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · Atlantic Health System | 57 | $323,679.91 | $57,691.61 | $45,812.65 |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · Providence | 57 | $443,909.04 | $81,579.39 | $43,341.88 |
| SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison, WI · SSM Health | 57 | $192,288.18 | $40,074.93 | $37,376.65 |
| Main Line Hospital Lankenau Wynnewood, PA · Main Line Health | 55 | $249,179.69 | $47,408.15 | $41,021.71 |
| Morton Plant Hospital Clearwater, FL · Baycare Health System | 55 | $249,433.09 | $39,824.85 | $34,246.73 |
| Roper Hospital Charleston, SC · Bon Secours Mercy Health | 52 | $237,434.17 | $37,365.29 | $34,183.10 |
| UT of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr. Dallas, TX · The University of Texas System | 48 | $175,372.10 | $57,893.56 | $37,995.19 |
| $222,350.74 |
| $38,437.05 |
| Texas | 13 | 440 | $301,796.13 | $36,257.39 |
| North Carolina | 13 | 334 | $243,585.82 | $42,005.55 |
| New York | 12 | 309 | $275,519.94 | $50,144.41 |
| Maryland | 7 | 290 | $105,848.23 | $88,800.22 |
| New Jersey | 9 | 288 | $289,401.74 | $45,439.44 |
| Washington | 10 | 286 | $318,907.31 | $43,954.78 |
| Michigan | 6 | 279 | $199,991.14 | $44,079.33 |
| Arizona | 9 | 266 | $315,277.91 | $40,183.29 |
| Minnesota | 8 | 247 | $181,754.73 | $43,420.07 |
| Missouri | 8 | 245 | $197,141.39 | $36,965.79 |
| Virginia | 8 | 236 | $235,218.62 | $46,306.44 |
| Georgia | 7 | 196 | $303,427.66 | $38,969.38 |
| Tennessee | 8 | 192 | $270,852.58 | $35,194.28 |
| Illinois | 10 | 191 | $285,766.81 | $43,324.46 |
| Wisconsin | 6 | 189 | $182,604.43 | $36,930.65 |
| Massachusetts | 7 | 186 | $168,994.90 | $50,467.42 |
| Indiana | 6 | 178 | $255,560.74 | $38,669.33 |
| Alabama | 4 | 159 | $290,457.19 | $32,616.67 |
| South Carolina | 6 | 153 | $319,515.16 | $39,115.05 |
| Oregon | 6 | 125 | $195,226.48 | $45,571.38 |
| Louisiana | 8 | 122 | $246,829.63 | $36,167.81 |
| Kentucky | 6 | 105 | $297,094.69 | $36,707.22 |
| Connecticut | 3 | 104 | $162,466.44 | $43,989.24 |
| Arkansas | 4 | 95 | $186,774.40 | $30,890.29 |
| Colorado | 3 | 89 | $356,716.19 | $45,049.91 |
| Utah | 5 | 83 | $231,138.14 | $40,383.65 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 73 | $178,547.53 | $38,255.68 |
| Montana | 3 | 63 | $132,188.79 | $37,914.29 |
| Mississippi | 4 | 63 | $154,711.30 | $33,913.14 |
| Idaho | 2 | 55 | $191,591.20 | $39,649.78 |
| New Hampshire | 2 | 51 | $180,805.49 | $41,030.20 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 50 | $248,049.44 | $30,378.34 |
| Maine | 2 | 50 | $200,465.28 | $32,673.16 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 48 | $232,553.79 | $44,475.06 |
| West Virginia | 2 | 47 | $244,665.64 | $38,204.64 |
| South Dakota | 2 | 44 | $199,279.43 | $35,672.36 |
| Iowa | 2 | 41 | $157,147.68 | $33,062.88 |
| North Dakota | 2 | 40 | $138,350.17 | $34,012.15 |
| Kansas | 2 | 36 | $516,445.69 | $34,630.94 |
| Delaware | 1 | 25 | $175,934.24 | $41,624.36 |
| Nevada | 1 | 22 | $209,473.91 | $38,762.73 |
| Alaska | 1 | 18 | $324,621.56 | $43,702.83 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 15 | $140,542.73 | $40,724.87 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 13 | $211,265.69 | $44,946.23 |
| Vermont | 1 | 11 | $165,933.55 | $31,250.18 |