Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$15,513.84
2024
Average charge
$58,966.94
Hospital list price
Stays
62
5 hospitals
Medicare paid
$962K
For these stays
For DRG 296 (cardiac arrest, unexplained with mcc), Medicare paid $15,513.84 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $58,966.94 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $17,995.24. In 2023 Medicare paid $13,127.43.
62 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 296 at 5 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $962K for them.
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, LA had the most Medicare stays for DRG 296 in 2024: 15, with an average Medicare payment of $12,012.87.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Baton Rouge, LA · Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System | 15 | $53,241.33 | $13,197.67 | $12,012.87 |
| Jackson Health System Miami, FL · Jackson Health System | 13 | $102,721.62 | $29,231.69 | $24,585.54 |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 2 | 26 | $49,382.27 | $10,720.42 |
| Florida | 1 | 13 | $102,721.62 | $24,585.54 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 12 | $59,504.58 | $17,665.92 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 11 |
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.
| 12 |
| $59,504.58 |
| $19,730.92 |
| $17,665.92 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc Lafayette, LA · Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System | 11 | $44,119.91 | $12,120.73 | $8,958.00 |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · Mercy Health System | 11 | $29,325.00 | $15,239.00 | $13,774.91 |
| $29,325.00 |
| $13,774.91 |