Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$29,377.56
2024
Average charge
$193,126.16
Hospital list price
Stays
1,378
89 hospitals
Medicare paid
$40.5M
For these stays
For DRG 402 (single level combined anterior and posterior spinal fusion except cervical), Medicare paid $29,377.56 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $193,126.16 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $36,549.46.
1,378 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 402 at 89 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $40.5M for them.
Among states with at least 50 stays, California had the highest average Medicare payment for DRG 402 ($45,102.90) and Texas the lowest ($23,848.24).
Oklahoma Spine Hospital in Oklahoma City, OK had the most Medicare stays for DRG 402 in 2024: 32, with an average Medicare payment of $22,847.81.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Spine Hospital Oklahoma City, OK · Medical Facilities USA Holdings | 32 | $116,299.94 | $26,861.34 | $22,847.81 |
| Medical City Plano Plano, TX · HCA Healthcare | 30 | $686,364.70 | $37,477.70 | $25,609.80 |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 10 | 172 | $350,798.04 | $23,848.24 |
| California | 6 | 99 | $349,674.12 | $45,102.90 |
| Oklahoma | 4 | 80 | $120,794.43 | $24,393.38 |
| New York | 4 | 71 |
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.
| 28 |
| $134,640.43 |
| $50,833.11 |
| $32,002.82 |
| Texas Orthopedic Hospital Houston, TX · HCA Healthcare | 28 | $413,111.04 | $41,897.25 | $20,337.96 |
| Adventhealth Orlando Orlando, FL · AdventHealth | 26 | $294,754.46 | $34,441.27 | $27,649.58 |
| Hospital for Special Surgery New York, NY | 25 | $209,774.24 | $50,293.80 | $33,565.68 |
| Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla, CA · Scripps Health | 24 | $425,159.67 | $54,220.46 | $42,651.79 |
| Black Hills Surgical Hospital LLC Rapid City, SD · Sanford Health | 24 | $95,945.38 | $29,004.04 | $23,615.17 |
| Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health Charlotte, NC · Atrium Health | 24 | $162,853.96 | $34,608.54 | $29,600.71 |
| Nebraska Spine Hospital, LLC Omaha, NE · Surgical Care Affiliates | 22 | $152,238.68 | $31,817.64 | $22,760.91 |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville, AL · Huntsville Hospital Health System | 22 | $209,000.05 | $27,423.68 | $20,424.77 |
| Ascension St Vincent Hospital Indianapolis, IN · Ascension | 21 | $184,722.19 | $37,977.62 | $32,017.10 |
| Specialists Hospital Shreveport Shreveport, LA | 21 | $92,797.95 | $24,561.48 | $23,007.19 |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA · Mass General Brigham | 21 | $117,164.86 | $46,870.71 | $44,016.14 |
| Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine & Joint Hospital Tyler, TX · Tenet Healthcare | 20 | $100,664.15 | $25,670.35 | $24,119.95 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY · New York Presbyterian Healthcare System | 19 | $182,581.11 | $51,936.26 | $41,838.47 |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · NorthShore Edward-Elmhurst Health | 19 | $130,888.95 | $35,745.89 | $33,521.68 |
| St Charles Medical Center - Bend Bend, OR · Saint Charles Health System | 19 | $133,393.05 | $42,724.05 | $37,003.58 |
| Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital, LLC Wichita, KS · Surgery Center Holdings | 19 | $75,249.47 | $25,169.89 | $22,115.05 |
| Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital Phenix City, AL | 18 | $68,640.17 | $27,019.39 | $22,035.50 |
| Cox Medical Centers Springfield, MO · CoxHealth | 18 | $113,699.67 | $29,186.06 | $23,478.22 |
| Duke University Hospital Durham, NC · Duke University Health System | 18 | $126,771.72 | $39,321.39 | $34,783.06 |
| SSM Health St Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK · SSM Health Care of Oklahoma | 18 | $106,642.17 | $31,989.89 | $26,748.56 |
| Christiana Hospital Newark, DE · ChristianaCare | 17 | $115,446.65 | $36,899.94 | $29,415.53 |
| Community Hospital, LLC Oklahoma City, OK · Tenet Healthcare | 17 | $169,865.53 | $26,364.00 | $24,732.00 |
| $224,369.68 |
| $37,961.48 |
| North Carolina | 4 | 65 | $140,847.31 | $30,745.37 |
| Florida | 4 | 64 | $253,141.28 | $27,634.58 |
| Illinois | 4 | 60 | $180,225.57 | $29,187.12 |
| Oregon | 4 | 55 | $129,628.58 | $33,561.56 |
| Massachusetts | 4 | 54 | $105,599.00 | $40,663.78 |
| Virginia | 4 | 52 | $144,284.12 | $24,301.42 |
| Ohio | 4 | 51 | $91,093.27 | $24,086.20 |
| Alabama | 2 | 40 | $145,838.10 | $21,149.60 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 39 | $133,453.59 | $32,462.44 |
| Arizona | 3 | 39 | $169,024.74 | $30,920.97 |
| Minnesota | 3 | 39 | $94,386.44 | $29,117.33 |
| Louisiana | 2 | 36 | $110,346.47 | $22,840.03 |
| Nebraska | 2 | 34 | $148,845.35 | $23,564.24 |
| Kansas | 2 | 32 | $104,530.47 | $24,438.38 |
| Indiana | 2 | 32 | $255,667.78 | $30,675.37 |
| Missouri | 2 | 31 | $102,228.68 | $22,549.68 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 27 | $217,500.22 | $26,768.67 |
| Washington | 2 | 26 | $132,657.08 | $27,887.81 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 24 | $95,945.38 | $23,615.17 |
| Utah | 2 | 22 | $87,918.23 | $27,732.82 |
| Delaware | 1 | 17 | $115,446.65 | $29,415.53 |
| Michigan | 1 | 17 | $162,602.47 | $32,284.00 |
| Maryland | 1 | 16 | $37,701.44 | $31,391.50 |
| Nevada | 1 | 14 | $324,410.43 | $40,152.43 |
| Idaho | 1 | 12 | $157,460.58 | $22,760.83 |
| Georgia | 1 | 12 | $120,821.33 | $29,197.00 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 12 | $238,624.75 | $28,398.25 |
| Montana | 1 | 12 | $73,804.58 | $26,677.17 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 11 | $402,174.00 | $29,949.36 |
| Alaska | 1 | 11 | $404,209.91 | $29,536.36 |