Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$62,389.97
2024
Average charge
$301,221.63
Hospital list price
Stays
30
2 hospitals
Medicare paid
$1.9M
For these stays
For DRG 231 (coronary bypass with ptca with mcc), Medicare paid $62,389.97 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $301,221.63 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $69,001.60.
30 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 231 at 2 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $1.9M for them.
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN had the most Medicare stays for DRG 231 in 2024: 17, with an average Medicare payment of $60,082.88.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Nashville, TN · Ascension | 17 | $384,955.35 | $65,968.47 | $60,082.88 |
| St Joseph's Hospital Health Center Syracuse, NY · Trinity Health | 13 | $191,723.69 | $72,968.00 | $65,406.92 |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 1 | 17 | $384,955.35 | $60,082.88 |
| New York | 1 | 13 | $191,723.69 | $65,406.92 |
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.