Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$74,107.73
2024
Average charge
$390,216.79
Hospital list price
Stays
529
36 hospitals
Medicare paid
$39.2M
For these stays
For DRG 268 (aortic and heart assist procedures except pulsation balloon with mcc), Medicare paid $74,107.73 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $390,216.79 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $85,313.62. In 2023 Medicare paid $70,559.29.
529 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 268 at 36 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $39.2M for them.
UT of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr. in Dallas, TX had the most Medicare stays for DRG 268 in 2024: 30, with an average Medicare payment of $73,571.13.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UT of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr. Dallas, TX · The University of Texas System | 30 | $348,172.13 | $90,972.67 | $73,571.13 |
| Keck Hospital of Usc Los Angeles, CA · University of Southern California | 27 | $556,603.07 | $118,658.04 | $103,128.93 |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 5 | 84 | $447,553.81 | $65,179.40 |
| Florida | 3 | 47 | $436,811.32 | $60,659.32 |
| California | 2 | 44 | $570,448.77 | $109,241.50 |
| New York | 2 | 31 |
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.
| 27 |
| $344,157.59 |
| $88,713.33 |
| $76,653.89 |
| Uf Health Shands Hospital Gainesville, FL · UF Health | 25 | $287,749.92 | $69,586.48 | $62,227.32 |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · Northwestern Medicine | 19 | $500,007.58 | $88,746.26 | $74,405.95 |
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston, SC · Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center | 19 | $364,036.53 | $84,312.47 | $71,362.68 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY · New York Presbyterian Healthcare System | 17 | $490,354.94 | $92,777.35 | $86,496.71 |
| UCSF Medical Center San Francisco, CA · University of California San Francisco | 17 | $592,439.00 | $127,248.76 | $118,949.71 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester Rochester, MN · Mayo Clinic | 17 | $327,300.76 | $102,676.41 | $94,755.71 |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk, VA · Sentara Healthcare | 16 | $259,164.19 | $62,638.06 | $56,567.88 |
| Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center Houston, TX · Memorial Hermann Healthcare System | 16 | $456,383.00 | $92,516.00 | $79,690.81 |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System Houston, TX · Memorial Hermann Healthcare System | 14 | $210,190.14 | $53,048.71 | $51,593.50 |
| NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY · NYU Langone Health | 14 | $937,440.86 | $129,017.71 | $122,436.79 |
| Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ · Banner Health | 14 | $307,392.29 | $65,444.64 | $59,649.50 |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington, KY · University of Kentucky Healthcare | 13 | $297,689.77 | $71,884.00 | $65,626.54 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA · Mass General Brigham | 13 | $499,103.46 | $92,629.69 | $75,501.69 |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · Henry Ford Health Parent | 13 | $253,585.23 | $87,014.08 | $58,245.77 |
| Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health Charlotte, NC · Atrium Health | 13 | $417,348.77 | $90,304.85 | $60,098.77 |
| University of Alabama Hospital Birmingham, AL · UAB Health System | 13 | $329,884.54 | $97,791.31 | $48,628.08 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood Kingwood, TX · HCA Healthcare | 13 | $819,911.62 | $54,879.31 | $53,301.46 |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ · RWJBarnabas Health | 12 | $341,289.00 | $69,983.00 | $66,865.67 |
| Saint Francis Hospital, Inc Tulsa, OK · Saint Francis Health System | 12 | $183,422.00 | $65,573.42 | $34,710.33 |
| Hartford Hospital Hartford, CT · Hartford Healthcare | 12 | $244,102.42 | $77,622.83 | $73,268.83 |
| Methodist Hospital San Antonio, TX · HCA Healthcare | 11 | $567,792.27 | $54,217.64 | $52,514.09 |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH · Ohiohealth | 11 | $290,703.91 | $53,016.91 | $50,857.73 |
| $692,264.71 |
| $102,727.71 |
| Missouri | 1 | 27 | $344,157.59 | $76,653.89 |
| Arizona | 2 | 25 | $387,326.96 | $58,435.00 |
| Massachusetts | 2 | 24 | $338,489.75 | $80,609.21 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 24 | $226,729.67 | $55,683.04 |
| North Carolina | 2 | 24 | $336,956.92 | $61,342.33 |
| New Jersey | 2 | 23 | $398,309.65 | $62,640.65 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 23 | $210,263.09 | $42,945.52 |
| Maryland | 2 | 22 | $176,198.00 | $144,646.27 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 19 | $364,036.53 | $71,362.68 |
| Illinois | 1 | 19 | $500,007.58 | $74,405.95 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 17 | $327,300.76 | $94,755.71 |
| Virginia | 1 | 16 | $259,164.19 | $56,567.88 |
| Michigan | 1 | 13 | $253,585.23 | $58,245.77 |
| Alabama | 1 | 13 | $329,884.54 | $48,628.08 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 12 | $244,102.42 | $73,268.83 |
| Ohio | 1 | 11 | $290,703.91 | $50,857.73 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 11 | $309,021.00 | $80,702.55 |