Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$36,644.37
2024
Average charge
$219,524.27
Hospital list price
Stays
24,579
988 hospitals
Medicare paid
$900.7M
For these stays
For DRG 329 (major small and large bowel procedures with mcc), Medicare paid $36,644.37 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $219,524.27 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $43,909.73. In 2023 Medicare paid $36,478.77.
24,579 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 329 at 988 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $900.7M for them.
Among states with at least 50 stays, California had the highest average Medicare payment for DRG 329 ($53,512.98) and Arkansas the lowest ($27,806.37).
NYU Langone Hospitals in New York, NY had the most Medicare stays for DRG 329 in 2024: 176, with an average Medicare payment of $57,280.94.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY · NYU Langone Health | 176 | $446,385.60 | $71,179.23 | $57,280.94 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester Rochester, MN · Mayo Clinic | 148 | $175,271.97 | $70,636.32 | $53,646.53 |
| Adventhealth Orlando |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 84 | 2,156 | $273,603.42 | $31,366.75 |
| California | 78 | 1,847 | $404,831.83 | $53,512.98 |
| Texas | 73 | 1,733 | $241,678.35 | $30,676.97 |
| New York | 46 | 1,482 |
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.
| 147 |
| $313,521.14 |
| $37,479.35 |
| $32,579.99 |
| Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH · Cleveland Clinic | 131 | $187,255.62 | $57,571.56 | $33,395.63 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY · New York Presbyterian Healthcare System | 131 | $413,382.38 | $71,791.27 | $61,017.93 |
| Methodist Hospital San Antonio, TX · HCA Healthcare | 109 | $230,201.66 | $32,956.52 | $26,989.45 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA · Mass General Brigham | 108 | $196,810.02 | $58,826.90 | $47,443.70 |
| Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · Mount Sinai Health System | 91 | $242,643.26 | $66,377.44 | $51,455.18 |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington, MA · Beth Israel Lahey Health | 91 | $68,923.69 | $47,508.93 | $37,945.16 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA · Jefferson Health | 88 | $294,184.66 | $41,435.49 | $36,147.97 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · Cedars Sinai Health System | 83 | $996,471.36 | $90,178.00 | $75,676.49 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · Baptist Health | 82 | $203,985.57 | $35,970.66 | $27,967.74 |
| North Shore University Hospital Manhasset, NY · Northwell Health | 80 | $316,010.34 | $59,751.25 | $47,509.91 |
| Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center Wilmington, NC · Novant Health | 77 | $152,250.35 | $41,658.32 | $38,023.47 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota, FL · Sarasota Memorial Health Care System | 77 | $186,046.49 | $33,618.26 | $27,708.45 |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon, NH · Dartmouth-Hitchcock | 75 | $195,199.93 | $68,655.33 | $50,344.99 |
| Barnes Jewish Hospital Saint Louis, MO · BJC HealthCare | 75 | $179,363.99 | $54,402.91 | $42,529.40 |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA · Inova Health System | 74 | $95,289.97 | $43,583.72 | $30,293.31 |
| University of Kansas Hospital Kansas City, KS · The University of Kansas Health System | 73 | $222,533.79 | $37,532.66 | $32,921.14 |
| Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi Des Moines, IA · Central Iowa Hospital | 72 | $125,876.28 | $34,290.85 | $29,000.82 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Phoenix, AZ · Mayo Clinic | 71 | $182,060.30 | $67,469.31 | $45,168.20 |
| Baptist Medical Center San Antonio, TX · Tenet Healthcare | 71 | $371,260.72 | $37,084.79 | $25,029.69 |
| Long Island Jewish Medical Center New Hyde Park, NY · Northwell Health | 69 | $245,690.77 | $53,941.26 | $45,318.81 |
| Cleveland Clinic Hospital Weston, FL · Cleveland Clinic | 66 | $149,347.26 | $37,658.11 | $28,631.08 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis, TN · Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation | 65 | $281,404.48 | $49,831.54 | $45,373.38 |
| $278,440.42 |
| $46,408.95 |
| Pennsylvania | 42 | 1,073 | $252,206.58 | $36,513.59 |
| Ohio | 35 | 935 | $171,871.17 | $30,878.42 |
| Illinois | 38 | 925 | $186,001.87 | $34,041.18 |
| New Jersey | 34 | 918 | $263,430.39 | $37,786.49 |
| Virginia | 32 | 846 | $187,661.09 | $31,899.42 |
| Massachusetts | 24 | 787 | $114,259.08 | $41,121.95 |
| North Carolina | 26 | 707 | $140,669.04 | $32,781.18 |
| Missouri | 27 | 611 | $166,743.76 | $32,537.41 |
| Georgia | 29 | 607 | $215,900.66 | $34,609.76 |
| Arizona | 25 | 589 | $228,916.05 | $36,586.87 |
| Michigan | 24 | 586 | $141,063.03 | $33,481.91 |
| Tennessee | 21 | 581 | $171,750.39 | $30,925.12 |
| Washington | 24 | 577 | $194,534.10 | $36,861.87 |
| Maryland | 24 | 533 | $59,217.49 | $49,937.98 |
| South Carolina | 19 | 476 | $262,430.54 | $42,505.25 |
| Minnesota | 14 | 471 | $156,331.54 | $41,953.41 |
| Indiana | 17 | 415 | $180,500.73 | $31,800.42 |
| Kentucky | 15 | 386 | $161,765.42 | $30,501.53 |
| Oklahoma | 14 | 355 | $186,073.66 | $30,408.68 |
| Colorado | 17 | 353 | $275,579.34 | $35,633.59 |
| Wisconsin | 15 | 341 | $164,058.64 | $36,892.38 |
| Alabama | 17 | 314 | $252,665.39 | $30,634.57 |
| Iowa | 12 | 296 | $135,187.56 | $30,612.43 |
| Kansas | 11 | 285 | $225,623.81 | $29,725.94 |
| Arkansas | 13 | 285 | $121,479.37 | $27,806.37 |
| Nevada | 15 | 274 | $372,040.46 | $34,481.46 |
| Mississippi | 12 | 261 | $148,902.49 | $28,731.72 |
| Oregon | 11 | 237 | $158,657.20 | $45,107.89 |
| Connecticut | 10 | 236 | $165,804.51 | $40,785.15 |
| Louisiana | 12 | 232 | $199,742.52 | $30,420.84 |
| Nebraska | 7 | 225 | $140,277.68 | $32,291.77 |
| New Hampshire | 7 | 172 | $169,637.64 | $41,734.39 |
| West Virginia | 7 | 157 | $160,962.50 | $30,659.35 |
| South Dakota | 4 | 131 | $153,345.15 | $34,660.73 |
| Montana | 6 | 129 | $99,894.75 | $33,047.25 |
| Utah | 5 | 126 | $119,083.80 | $32,106.08 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | 123 | $254,835.29 | $43,196.24 |
| North Dakota | 5 | 116 | $115,486.46 | $33,678.59 |
| Idaho | 5 | 105 | $158,026.19 | $32,654.89 |
| Delaware | 3 | 99 | $119,847.55 | $34,600.59 |
| New Mexico | 5 | 96 | $166,170.65 | $36,028.60 |
| Hawaii | 5 | 95 | $201,890.60 | $46,738.96 |
| Maine | 2 | 59 | $166,666.14 | $37,924.58 |
| Alaska | 4 | 59 | $298,400.68 | $47,984.95 |
| Rhode Island | 3 | 45 | $86,582.69 | $35,028.64 |
| Wyoming | 2 | 45 | $124,662.64 | $40,643.04 |
| Vermont | 1 | 44 | $156,571.02 | $26,431.23 |