Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$128,553.74
2024
Average charge
$725,197.05
Hospital list price
Stays
81
5 hospitals
Medicare paid
$10.4M
For these stays
For DRG 426 (multiple level combined anterior and posterior spinal fusion except cervical with mcc or), Medicare paid $128,553.74 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $725,197.05 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $143,198.62.
81 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 426 at 5 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $10.4M for them.
UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco, CA had the most Medicare stays for DRG 426 in 2024: 31, with an average Medicare payment of $170,077.39.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCSF Medical Center San Francisco, CA · University of California San Francisco | 31 | $896,415.42 | $180,848.97 | $170,077.39 |
| Barnes Jewish Hospital Saint Louis, MO · BJC HealthCare | 14 | $443,225.00 | $113,054.71 | $105,212.00 |
| NYU Langone Hospitals |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 1 | 31 | $896,415.42 | $170,077.39 |
| New York | 2 | 24 | $774,559.38 | $121,137.75 |
| Missouri | 1 | 14 | $443,225.00 | $105,212.00 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 12 |
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.
| 13 |
| $855,139.92 |
| $148,819.54 |
| $114,632.46 |
| Norton Hospitals, Inc Louisville, KY · Norton Healthcare | 12 | $513,125.67 | $79,797.17 | $63,348.33 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY · New York Presbyterian Healthcare System | 11 | $679,327.82 | $137,980.36 | $128,825.82 |
| $513,125.67 |
| $63,348.33 |