Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$62,568.55
2024
Average charge
$435,969.76
Hospital list price
Stays
1,170
72 hospitals
Medicare paid
$73.2M
For these stays
For DRG 427 (multiple level combined anterior and posterior spinal fusion except cervical with cc), Medicare paid $62,568.55 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $435,969.76 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $76,200.46.
1,170 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 427 at 72 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $73.2M for them.
Among states with at least 50 stays, New York had the highest average Medicare payment for DRG 427 ($82,291.96) and Texas the lowest ($50,346.12).
Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, NY had the most Medicare stays for DRG 427 in 2024: 33, with an average Medicare payment of $72,997.33.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital for Special Surgery New York, NY | 33 | $358,039.09 | $99,773.76 | $72,997.33 |
| Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health Charlotte, NC · Atrium Health | 30 | $305,212.43 | $69,464.90 | $53,101.10 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 9 | 174 | $572,358.05 | $80,293.09 |
| Texas | 9 | 153 | $709,456.07 | $50,346.12 |
| New York | 4 | 82 | $446,187.73 | $82,291.96 |
| Colorado | 5 | 78 |
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.
| 29 |
| $837,542.34 |
| $84,780.59 |
| $80,871.52 |
| Texas Orthopedic Hospital Houston, TX · HCA Healthcare | 29 | $623,552.93 | $60,621.24 | $43,288.07 |
| UCSF Medical Center San Francisco, CA · University of California San Francisco | 29 | $616,872.17 | $120,272.59 | $105,927.31 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester Rochester, MN · Mayo Clinic | 28 | $245,968.89 | $103,927.46 | $70,202.75 |
| Norton Hospitals, Inc Louisville, KY · Norton Healthcare | 27 | $410,398.96 | $64,869.93 | $53,440.63 |
| Medical City Plano Plano, TX · HCA Healthcare | 26 | $1,222,346.62 | $100,036.04 | $48,182.42 |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · Stanford Health Care | 26 | $737,823.81 | $108,284.92 | $102,450.54 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY · New York Presbyterian Healthcare System | 23 | $385,193.39 | $87,251.78 | $81,992.13 |
| Ascension St Vincent Hospital Indianapolis, IN · Ascension | 22 | $217,617.41 | $62,347.50 | $59,872.23 |
| St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · CommonSpirit Health | 22 | $320,873.00 | $70,917.73 | $65,327.91 |
| Hoag Orthopedic Institute Irvine, CA · Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian | 19 | $250,721.74 | $64,153.00 | $62,521.00 |
| Duke University Hospital Durham, NC · Duke University Health System | 19 | $313,092.74 | $90,123.63 | $82,658.84 |
| Sky Ridge Medical Center Lone Tree, CO · HCA Healthcare | 19 | $693,501.74 | $60,809.58 | $53,606.84 |
| Christ Hospital Cincinnati, OH · The Christ Hospital Health Network | 18 | $223,802.11 | $54,686.17 | $52,062.06 |
| Alaska Regional Hospital Anchorage, AK · HCA Healthcare | 18 | $868,318.89 | $136,467.72 | $64,141.22 |
| Oklahoma Spine Hospital Oklahoma City, OK · Medical Facilities USA Holdings | 18 | $242,127.56 | $46,527.22 | $44,895.22 |
| Fresno Surgical Hospital Fresno, CA · Tenet Healthcare | 18 | $93,558.56 | $63,450.17 | $61,892.17 |
| Nebraska Spine Hospital, LLC Omaha, NE · Surgical Care Affiliates | 18 | $293,998.33 | $47,715.78 | $46,265.11 |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak San Antonio, TX · HCA Healthcare | 18 | $307,330.17 | $47,670.78 | $46,038.78 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota, FL · Sarasota Memorial Health Care System | 17 | $380,988.65 | $53,478.76 | $51,753.59 |
| Adventhealth Orlando Orlando, FL · AdventHealth | 17 | $362,644.71 | $58,697.94 | $48,558.94 |
| Mercy Medical Center Inc Baltimore, MD · Mercy Medical Center | 17 | $55,469.94 | $48,966.71 | $44,229.65 |
| St David's Medical Center Austin, TX · HCA Healthcare | 17 | $648,009.71 | $67,398.00 | $44,049.35 |
| $594,545.08 |
| $54,567.00 |
| Virginia | 5 | 70 | $491,080.40 | $53,300.69 |
| Florida | 4 | 61 | $389,551.77 | $53,602.92 |
| North Carolina | 3 | 60 | $288,144.85 | $61,424.85 |
| Pennsylvania | 4 | 54 | $301,583.76 | $60,691.41 |
| Minnesota | 3 | 53 | $232,088.77 | $63,904.57 |
| Ohio | 3 | 45 | $218,436.64 | $49,238.27 |
| Tennessee | 3 | 36 | $385,393.61 | $54,401.22 |
| Arizona | 2 | 33 | $275,318.03 | $63,586.85 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 29 | $229,623.66 | $44,940.38 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 27 | $410,398.96 | $53,440.63 |
| Georgia | 2 | 24 | $409,728.79 | $67,148.96 |
| Illinois | 2 | 24 | $206,288.25 | $69,923.21 |
| Indiana | 1 | 22 | $217,617.41 | $59,872.23 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 18 | $293,998.33 | $46,265.11 |
| Alaska | 1 | 18 | $868,318.89 | $64,141.22 |
| Maryland | 1 | 17 | $55,469.94 | $44,229.65 |
| Iowa | 1 | 16 | $199,152.00 | $56,521.88 |
| Idaho | 1 | 16 | $339,055.63 | $62,479.25 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 14 | $165,043.00 | $80,856.00 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 13 | $279,830.23 | $79,687.31 |
| Utah | 1 | 11 | $123,013.64 | $61,883.00 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 11 | $309,985.09 | $102,684.36 |
| Washington | 1 | 11 | $334,896.55 | $84,497.27 |