Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$10,873.29
2024
Average charge
$86,431.15
Hospital list price
Stays
210
15 hospitals
Medicare paid
$2.3M
For these stays
For DRG 398 (appendix procedures with cc), Medicare paid $10,873.29 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $86,431.15 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $13,993.46.
210 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 398 at 15 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $2.3M for them.
Methodist Hospital in San Antonio, TX had the most Medicare stays for DRG 398 in 2024: 26, with an average Medicare payment of $9,427.92.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hospital San Antonio, TX · HCA Healthcare | 26 | $89,136.15 | $12,091.38 | $9,427.92 |
| Adventhealth Orlando Orlando, FL · AdventHealth | 25 | $97,221.48 | $11,983.00 | $10,274.04 |
| NYU Langone Hospitals |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 4 | 62 | $84,253.71 | $9,834.50 |
| Texas | 3 | 48 | $95,267.67 | $9,243.33 |
| New York | 2 | 28 | $125,174.14 | $16,892.50 |
| California | 1 | 16 |
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.
| 17 |
| $130,726.65 |
| $20,338.06 |
| $17,404.59 |
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CA · Eisenhower Health | 16 | $108,522.31 | $17,743.50 | $14,095.81 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota, FL · Sarasota Memorial Health Care System | 13 | $87,039.54 | $11,553.77 | $9,829.69 |
| Lee Memorial Hospital Fort Myers, FL · Lee Health | 13 | $78,631.54 | $12,246.15 | $10,557.23 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis, TN · Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation | 12 | $46,791.33 | $10,785.00 | $8,884.42 |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System Houston, TX · Memorial Hermann Healthcare System | 11 | $71,873.18 | $15,941.36 | $8,998.36 |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport, LA · Willis Knighton Health System | 11 | $93,148.27 | $11,171.18 | $9,063.00 |
| Villages Regional Hospital, the The Villages, FL · UF Health | 11 | $58,133.55 | $10,592.91 | $7,987.09 |
| Silver Cross Hospital and Medical Centers New Lenox, IL · Silver Cross Hospital | 11 | $43,850.55 | $16,094.91 | $7,837.55 |
| Yavapai Regional Medical Center Prescott, AZ · CommonSpirit Health | 11 | $47,718.27 | $13,052.27 | $11,540.09 |
| Long Island Jewish Medical Center New Hyde Park, NY · Northwell Health | 11 | $116,593.00 | $19,127.64 | $16,101.09 |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, the Greensboro, NC · Cone Health | 11 | $47,213.36 | $16,282.00 | $10,180.82 |
| Baptist Medical Center San Antonio, TX · Tenet Healthcare | 11 | $133,154.82 | $11,938.91 | $9,052.00 |
| $108,522.31 |
| $14,095.81 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 12 | $46,791.33 | $8,884.42 |
| Louisiana | 1 | 11 | $93,148.27 | $9,063.00 |
| Illinois | 1 | 11 | $43,850.55 | $7,837.55 |
| Arizona | 1 | 11 | $47,718.27 | $11,540.09 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 11 | $47,213.36 | $10,180.82 |