Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$9,012.23
2024
Average charge
$82,505.22
Hospital list price
Stays
2,460
162 hospitals
Medicare paid
$22.2M
For these stays
For DRG 419 (laparoscopic cholecystectomy without c.d.e. without cc/mcc), Medicare paid $9,012.23 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $82,505.22 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $12,418.85. In 2023 Medicare paid $8,674.99.
2,460 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 419 at 162 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $22.2M for them.
Among states with at least 50 stays, California had the highest average Medicare payment for DRG 419 ($11,826.57) and Texas the lowest ($8,038.17).
Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, VA had the most Medicare stays for DRG 419 in 2024: 38, with an average Medicare payment of $8,262.58.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winchester Medical Center Winchester, VA · Valley Health | 38 | $33,420.66 | $11,683.08 | $8,262.58 |
| Methodist Hospital San Antonio, TX · HCA Healthcare | 38 | $86,088.71 | $11,527.53 | $6,620.47 |
| Adventhealth Orlando |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 20 | 336 | $105,113.48 | $8,186.04 |
| Texas | 15 | 221 | $105,374.04 | $8,038.17 |
| California | 11 | 184 | $113,606.59 | $11,826.57 |
| New York | 9 | 159 |
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.
| 31 |
| $110,582.16 |
| $11,794.00 |
| $8,310.68 |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH · Ohiohealth | 31 | $73,742.26 | $10,917.87 | $9,470.45 |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, CA · Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian | 31 | $82,422.84 | $13,184.42 | $10,693.61 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY · New York Presbyterian Healthcare System | 29 | $92,875.31 | $20,140.31 | $12,853.48 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA · Jefferson Health | 29 | $96,933.48 | $11,829.90 | $8,772.41 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota, FL · Sarasota Memorial Health Care System | 29 | $84,731.86 | $10,408.14 | $8,222.00 |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group Fall River, MA · Southcoast Health System | 26 | $47,376.35 | $12,658.81 | $8,878.27 |
| SUNY/Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · Stony Brook Medicine | 25 | $96,052.32 | $17,643.96 | $13,439.60 |
| Naples Community Hospital Naples, FL · NCH Healthcare System | 24 | $68,383.25 | $9,784.04 | $8,178.29 |
| NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY · NYU Langone Health | 23 | $131,624.35 | $20,190.43 | $13,876.96 |
| Bsa Hospital Amarillo, TX · Ardent Health | 21 | $65,490.05 | $9,739.24 | $8,141.48 |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · Atlantic Health System | 20 | $70,584.35 | $14,586.00 | $9,944.15 |
| Long Island Jewish Medical Center New Hyde Park, NY · Northwell Health | 20 | $85,337.40 | $18,620.95 | $9,527.00 |
| Honorhealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · HonorHealth | 20 | $94,565.20 | $9,705.95 | $8,142.75 |
| Northwest Medical Center Tucson, AZ · Community Health Systems | 20 | $130,710.70 | $10,805.20 | $7,890.05 |
| Lee Memorial Hospital Fort Myers, FL · Lee Health | 19 | $87,541.37 | $10,718.89 | $9,221.63 |
| Reading Hospital West Reading, PA · Tower Health | 19 | $60,088.58 | $11,431.37 | $9,864.68 |
| West Jersey Hospital Voorhees, NJ · Virtua Health | 19 | $124,551.74 | $10,602.63 | $9,003.05 |
| Wesley Medical Center Wichita, KS · HCA Healthcare | 19 | $183,781.21 | $10,700.89 | $8,900.89 |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · Main Line Health | 19 | $60,825.68 | $12,433.42 | $6,363.58 |
| Torrance Memorial Medical Center Torrance, CA · Cedars Sinai Health System | 18 | $98,410.61 | $12,776.00 | $11,144.00 |
| Cape Coral Hospital Cape Coral, FL · Lee Health | 18 | $83,698.61 | $9,806.89 | $8,395.89 |
| Beaumont Hospital, Troy Troy, MI · Corewell Health | 18 | $60,695.11 | $10,123.72 | $7,013.83 |
| $88,933.72 |
| $11,523.77 |
| Pennsylvania | 8 | 131 | $63,234.01 | $8,251.56 |
| Massachusetts | 8 | 117 | $44,395.34 | $10,368.66 |
| Virginia | 6 | 109 | $108,523.27 | $8,511.62 |
| New Jersey | 7 | 103 | $80,438.26 | $9,717.62 |
| North Carolina | 7 | 92 | $56,063.95 | $8,293.96 |
| Ohio | 6 | 91 | $74,736.65 | $8,369.54 |
| Arizona | 5 | 85 | $89,109.45 | $8,335.73 |
| Michigan | 6 | 83 | $47,969.04 | $8,392.49 |
| Illinois | 6 | 78 | $73,561.06 | $8,366.90 |
| South Carolina | 4 | 66 | $89,785.77 | $8,103.71 |
| Washington | 4 | 58 | $83,658.22 | $10,462.90 |
| Delaware | 3 | 38 | $49,882.21 | $9,411.34 |
| Minnesota | 3 | 38 | $50,046.79 | $9,491.16 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 33 | $62,705.45 | $7,119.09 |
| Kansas | 2 | 33 | $127,777.61 | $8,327.82 |
| Indiana | 2 | 30 | $66,435.73 | $8,700.03 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 30 | $78,824.63 | $9,587.13 |
| Maryland | 2 | 29 | $15,371.76 | $11,944.03 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 29 | $76,745.14 | $8,263.69 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 25 | $61,004.56 | $8,594.52 |
| Missouri | 2 | 25 | $34,651.40 | $7,100.60 |
| Louisiana | 2 | 24 | $52,015.04 | $7,402.92 |
| Utah | 2 | 22 | $82,419.50 | $7,473.73 |
| Georgia | 1 | 18 | $90,104.78 | $9,557.50 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 17 | $52,234.24 | $9,096.29 |
| Colorado | 1 | 16 | $64,303.63 | $8,976.56 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 15 | $32,624.67 | $5,902.67 |
| Oregon | 1 | 15 | $40,849.73 | $8,868.87 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 15 | $62,522.13 | $10,054.60 |
| Idaho | 1 | 14 | $75,085.93 | $7,211.07 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 13 | $77,711.15 | $8,175.69 |
| Vermont | 1 | 13 | $46,043.15 | $7,571.00 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 11 | $56,820.36 | $9,024.73 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 11 | $130,305.64 | $9,368.73 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 11 | $44,446.45 | $8,357.00 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 11 | $31,418.09 | $8,126.55 |
| Alabama | 1 | 11 | $181,220.36 | $5,342.27 |