Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$40,809.16
2024
Average charge
$241,346.21
Hospital list price
Stays
1,489
96 hospitals
Medicare paid
$60.8M
For these stays
For DRG 239 (amputation for circulatory system disorders except upper limb and toe with mcc), Medicare paid $40,809.16 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $241,346.21 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $50,890.80. In 2023 Medicare paid $38,907.52.
1,489 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 239 at 96 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $60.8M for them.
Among states with at least 50 stays, Massachusetts had the highest average Medicare payment for DRG 239 ($61,614.43) and North Carolina the lowest ($30,747.51).
New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York, NY had the most Medicare stays for DRG 239 in 2024: 42, with an average Medicare payment of $56,489.07.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY · New York Presbyterian Healthcare System | 42 | $381,286.07 | $89,004.83 | $56,489.07 |
| Baptist Medical Center San Antonio, TX · Tenet Healthcare | 36 | $289,829.86 | $29,533.33 | $28,496.42 |
| Methodist Hospital |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 11 | 215 | $321,296.03 | $50,868.58 |
| Texas | 9 | 168 | $292,976.40 | $31,120.40 |
| California | 9 | 129 | $324,610.66 | $52,254.16 |
| South Carolina | 6 | 84 |
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.
| 34 |
| $298,675.41 |
| $36,595.18 |
| $27,931.09 |
| NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY · NYU Langone Health | 30 | $409,242.03 | $63,361.77 | $55,141.63 |
| Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL · Advocate Health Care | 26 | $190,711.19 | $63,511.04 | $34,729.50 |
| Adventhealth Orlando Orlando, FL · AdventHealth | 26 | $287,762.92 | $41,419.15 | $28,370.62 |
| North Shore University Hospital Manhasset, NY · Northwell Health | 24 | $362,759.83 | $64,199.63 | $47,975.79 |
| Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY · Montefiore Medical Center | 23 | $333,901.04 | $54,895.04 | $47,460.04 |
| Barnes Jewish Hospital Saint Louis, MO · BJC HealthCare | 22 | $192,693.77 | $55,911.50 | $35,042.36 |
| Christiana Hospital Newark, DE · ChristianaCare | 21 | $183,052.33 | $54,904.43 | $39,232.29 |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · Northwestern Medicine | 21 | $261,697.10 | $65,710.67 | $43,024.71 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA · Jefferson Health | 21 | $206,850.95 | $39,585.00 | $37,147.90 |
| Medstar Washington Hospital Center Washington, DC · MedStar Health | 20 | $243,981.40 | $58,112.40 | $52,321.50 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · Cedars Sinai Health System | 20 | $597,792.60 | $60,580.05 | $53,250.65 |
| Saint Francis Hospital, Inc Tulsa, OK · Saint Francis Health System | 20 | $165,753.10 | $36,238.25 | $32,015.60 |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · Atlantic Health System | 19 | $342,043.53 | $57,403.47 | $43,383.84 |
| Lexington Medical Center West Columbia, SC · Lexington Medical Center | 19 | $162,380.53 | $31,751.05 | $29,783.95 |
| Albany Medical Center Hospital Albany, NY · Albany Medical Center | 18 | $198,470.94 | $58,595.00 | $51,420.39 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital Houston, TX · Houston Methodist | 18 | $440,819.72 | $48,377.67 | $42,477.50 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester Rochester, MN · Mayo Clinic | 18 | $220,232.39 | $70,398.22 | $58,688.22 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health | 18 | $196,918.78 | $39,923.22 | $38,220.33 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA · Mass General Brigham | 18 | $362,893.22 | $82,868.44 | $67,625.39 |
| Kettering Health Main Campus Kettering, OH · Kettering Health | 18 | $125,892.94 | $32,275.50 | $29,368.56 |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System Houston, TX · Memorial Hermann Healthcare System | 18 | $147,514.50 | $31,892.67 | $31,123.56 |
| Medstar Georgetown University Hospital Washington, DC · MedStar Health | 17 | $542,263.47 | $111,182.59 | $65,227.12 |
| $157,806.39 |
| $30,776.20 |
| Illinois | 4 | 71 | $205,645.54 | $37,564.13 |
| North Carolina | 5 | 69 | $111,077.12 | $30,747.51 |
| Massachusetts | 5 | 65 | $227,944.91 | $61,614.43 |
| Pennsylvania | 4 | 64 | $403,494.81 | $45,737.42 |
| Tennessee | 4 | 59 | $141,161.71 | $31,471.90 |
| Virginia | 4 | 51 | $184,987.94 | $38,688.24 |
| Ohio | 3 | 44 | $183,027.66 | $36,577.66 |
| Florida | 2 | 41 | $281,033.22 | $31,394.00 |
| District of Columbia | 2 | 37 | $381,029.92 | $58,251.11 |
| New Jersey | 2 | 37 | $271,442.30 | $40,871.86 |
| Indiana | 3 | 36 | $141,061.44 | $32,403.17 |
| Missouri | 2 | 36 | $169,472.69 | $31,838.42 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 33 | $180,236.18 | $53,249.03 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 28 | $161,297.04 | $29,755.82 |
| Mississippi | 2 | 26 | $105,497.58 | $23,679.15 |
| Louisiana | 2 | 25 | $140,090.44 | $31,802.88 |
| Michigan | 2 | 22 | $136,323.68 | $43,098.55 |
| Connecticut | 2 | 22 | $265,094.36 | $50,114.82 |
| Delaware | 1 | 21 | $183,052.33 | $39,232.29 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 20 | $165,753.10 | $32,015.60 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 15 | $176,421.40 | $27,439.33 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 14 | $112,444.86 | $23,177.71 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 13 | $254,805.62 | $44,876.31 |
| Oregon | 1 | 11 | $324,759.45 | $72,995.09 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 11 | $146,491.55 | $29,739.00 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 11 | $233,898.09 | $51,424.91 |
| Washington | 1 | 11 | $216,503.45 | $28,649.64 |