Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$24,372.77
2024
Average charge
$148,365.64
Hospital list price
Stays
22
2 hospitals
Medicare paid
$536K
For these stays
For DRG 420 (hepatobiliary diagnostic procedures with mcc), Medicare paid $24,372.77 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $148,365.64 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $34,158.59. In 2023 Medicare paid $24,186.82.
22 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 420 at 2 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $536K for them.
Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, NJ had the most Medicare stays for DRG 420 in 2024: 11, with an average Medicare payment of $25,223.64.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health | 11 | $222,022.45 | $37,315.45 | $25,223.64 |
| Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center Wilmington, NC · Novant Health | 11 | $74,708.82 | $31,001.73 | $23,521.91 |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 1 | 11 | $74,708.82 | $23,521.91 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 11 | $222,022.45 | $25,223.64 |
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.