Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$47,421.71
2024
Average charge
$265,880.32
Hospital list price
Stays
2,279
134 hospitals
Medicare paid
$108.1M
For these stays
For DRG 228 (other cardiothoracic procedures with mcc), Medicare paid $47,421.71 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $265,880.32 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $53,165.99. In 2023 Medicare paid $44,869.19.
2,279 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 228 at 134 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $108.1M for them.
Among states with at least 50 stays, New York had the highest average Medicare payment for DRG 228 ($60,561.37) and Kentucky the lowest ($34,410.89).
New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York, NY had the most Medicare stays for DRG 228 in 2024: 45, with an average Medicare payment of $67,703.69.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY · New York Presbyterian Healthcare System | 45 | $438,386.47 | $91,698.73 | $67,703.69 |
| Adventhealth Orlando Orlando, FL · AdventHealth | 44 | $391,537.73 | $50,135.20 | $41,559.93 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 20 | 361 | $368,709.55 | $59,586.55 |
| Florida | 15 | 292 | $250,028.61 | $37,295.35 |
| New York | 14 | 290 | $346,719.48 | $60,561.37 |
| Massachusetts | 6 | 136 |
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.
| 43 |
| $807,875.35 |
| $77,977.58 |
| $69,894.60 |
| NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY · NYU Langone Health | 41 | $501,965.24 | $72,371.05 | $66,564.15 |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA · Mass General Brigham | 38 | $227,799.58 | $68,694.76 | $55,318.47 |
| Naples Community Hospital Naples, FL · NCH Healthcare System | 36 | $163,331.06 | $37,241.39 | $35,864.06 |
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CA · Eisenhower Health | 36 | $195,168.17 | $55,415.75 | $53,903.72 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital Houston, TX · Houston Methodist | 34 | $391,143.62 | $56,459.94 | $51,385.35 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota, FL · Sarasota Memorial Health Care System | 31 | $220,377.42 | $36,627.03 | $35,338.23 |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH · Ohiohealth | 29 | $167,617.00 | $41,902.14 | $40,200.62 |
| Adventhealth Ocala Ocala, FL · AdventHealth | 28 | $312,368.04 | $37,250.75 | $36,609.61 |
| St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton Stockton, CA · CommonSpirit Health | 27 | $275,375.41 | $64,977.96 | $63,812.44 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis, TN · Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation | 27 | $192,324.30 | $39,272.52 | $36,877.33 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA · Mass General Brigham | 27 | $233,453.22 | $67,370.70 | $62,006.26 |
| North Shore University Hospital Manhasset, NY · Northwell Health | 26 | $399,824.46 | $69,653.19 | $60,205.19 |
| Medstar Washington Hospital Center Washington, DC · MedStar Health | 25 | $263,385.28 | $68,743.52 | $49,783.68 |
| SUNY/Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · Stony Brook Medicine | 25 | $330,103.36 | $66,952.00 | $61,741.96 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX · Texas Health Resources | 24 | $155,854.38 | $37,427.21 | $36,656.96 |
| Staten Island University Hospital Staten Island, NY · Northwell Health | 23 | $316,618.78 | $63,708.39 | $60,122.57 |
| ECU Health Medical Center Greenville, NC · ECU Health | 22 | $105,097.45 | $40,486.05 | $35,490.14 |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · Northwestern Medicine | 22 | $310,256.59 | $76,498.91 | $46,307.77 |
| Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, ME · Northern Light Health | 22 | $153,557.23 | $36,844.32 | $35,511.73 |
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston, SC · Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center | 21 | $308,279.19 | $73,794.00 | $55,406.67 |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus Worcester, MA · UMass Memorial Health Care | 21 | $179,460.95 | $63,696.05 | $59,793.38 |
| Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · Mount Sinai Health System | 20 | $224,939.85 | $85,931.65 | $56,066.85 |
| $191,623.60 |
| $59,715.25 |
| Texas | 6 | 106 | $320,907.57 | $40,989.45 |
| Illinois | 6 | 88 | $223,877.20 | $42,558.85 |
| New Jersey | 6 | 88 | $307,827.98 | $47,230.02 |
| Tennessee | 4 | 72 | $199,832.31 | $37,608.96 |
| North Carolina | 4 | 63 | $185,435.10 | $44,646.10 |
| Ohio | 3 | 62 | $197,223.48 | $41,123.52 |
| Virginia | 4 | 55 | $166,210.69 | $38,536.73 |
| Kentucky | 4 | 54 | $219,014.02 | $34,410.89 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | 51 | $162,158.94 | $41,523.94 |
| Missouri | 3 | 44 | $205,159.02 | $33,993.73 |
| Washington | 3 | 41 | $241,264.54 | $45,259.39 |
| Georgia | 3 | 38 | $316,857.45 | $40,886.79 |
| Connecticut | 2 | 33 | $177,460.42 | $53,811.61 |
| South Carolina | 2 | 32 | $397,738.25 | $49,165.28 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 31 | $166,969.55 | $35,698.90 |
| Kansas | 2 | 28 | $256,731.18 | $36,534.86 |
| Arkansas | 2 | 27 | $124,018.67 | $33,891.37 |
| Colorado | 2 | 26 | $143,190.73 | $34,990.00 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 25 | $263,385.28 | $49,783.68 |
| Arizona | 2 | 24 | $310,497.08 | $44,192.63 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 24 | $485,921.75 | $50,914.83 |
| Maine | 1 | 22 | $153,557.23 | $35,511.73 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 20 | $219,343.50 | $60,627.00 |
| Alabama | 1 | 17 | $89,469.94 | $35,614.12 |
| Iowa | 1 | 17 | $198,786.24 | $44,180.65 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 16 | $111,821.75 | $31,287.69 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 16 | $144,587.56 | $38,725.00 |
| Michigan | 1 | 15 | $212,338.80 | $39,564.13 |
| Louisiana | 1 | 14 | $116,655.93 | $32,777.21 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 14 | $138,410.93 | $34,420.14 |
| Nevada | 1 | 13 | $294,178.00 | $46,300.23 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 12 | $160,408.58 | $56,087.25 |
| Maryland | 1 | 12 | $77,099.58 | $46,804.00 |