Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$38,459.60
2024
Average charge
$241,737.02
Hospital list price
Stays
281
19 hospitals
Medicare paid
$10.8M
For these stays
For DRG 428 (multiple level combined anterior and posterior spinal fusion except cervical without cc/), Medicare paid $38,459.60 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $241,737.02 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $47,822.85.
281 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 428 at 19 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $10.8M for them.
Among states with at least 50 stays, North Carolina had the highest average Medicare payment for DRG 428 ($41,745.85) and Louisiana the lowest ($32,758.13).
Specialists Hospital Shreveport in Shreveport, LA had the most Medicare stays for DRG 428 in 2024: 24, with an average Medicare payment of $32,796.88.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specialists Hospital Shreveport Shreveport, LA | 24 | $142,736.25 | $34,547.38 | $32,796.88 |
| Oklahoma Spine Hospital Oklahoma City, OK · Medical Facilities USA Holdings | 19 | $167,820.00 | $37,526.16 | $29,421.47 |
| Duke University Hospital |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 4 | 62 | $230,594.84 | $41,745.85 |
| Louisiana | 3 | 54 | $166,211.19 | $32,758.13 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 31 | $150,204.39 | $31,556.90 |
| California | 2 | 25 |
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.
| 19 |
| $239,444.58 |
| $58,770.58 |
| $52,810.95 |
| Nebraska Spine Hospital, LLC Omaha, NE · Surgical Care Affiliates | 17 | $247,004.12 | $38,841.12 | $33,858.82 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis, TN · Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation | 17 | $136,546.71 | $40,948.76 | $33,340.94 |
| Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health Charlotte, NC · Atrium Health | 16 | $235,185.56 | $58,836.94 | $32,355.56 |
| Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services Colorado Springs, CO · CommonSpirit Health | 15 | $242,253.00 | $58,321.13 | $34,205.60 |
| Firsthealth Moore Regional Hospital Pinehurst, NC · FirstHealth of the Carolinas | 15 | $162,326.33 | $38,425.07 | $36,758.60 |
| The Spine Hospital of Louisiana Baton Rouge, LA | 15 | $150,164.67 | $34,631.27 | $32,999.27 |
| Avala Covington, LA · LCMC Health System | 15 | $219,817.60 | $34,087.00 | $32,455.00 |
| Medstar Georgetown University Hospital Washington, DC · MedStar Health | 14 | $236,567.14 | $72,822.86 | $52,441.07 |
| Fresno Surgical Hospital Fresno, CA · Tenet Healthcare | 13 | $88,077.08 | $50,220.54 | $48,714.08 |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville, AL · Huntsville Hospital Health System | 12 | $322,864.33 | $36,799.67 | $35,164.58 |
| Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla, CA · Scripps Health | 12 | $537,070.00 | $90,675.00 | $53,097.92 |
| Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL · Mayo Clinic | 12 | $155,277.42 | $55,197.58 | $44,173.75 |
| Wakemed, Raleigh Campus Raleigh, NC · WakeMed Health and Hospitals | 12 | $295,797.42 | $44,929.83 | $42,980.58 |
| McBride Orthopedic Hospital Oklahoma City, OK · Integris Health | 12 | $122,313.00 | $36,570.00 | $34,938.00 |
| Baptist Hospital Pensacola, FL · Baptist Health Care | 11 | $209,686.36 | $41,587.00 | $40,103.36 |
| Medical City Plano Plano, TX · HCA Healthcare | 11 | $990,844.55 | $63,613.73 | $38,035.73 |
| $303,593.68 |
| $50,818.32 |
| Florida | 2 | 23 | $181,299.09 | $42,227.04 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 17 | $136,546.71 | $33,340.94 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 17 | $247,004.12 | $33,858.82 |
| Colorado | 1 | 15 | $242,253.00 | $34,205.60 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 14 | $236,567.14 | $52,441.07 |
| Alabama | 1 | 12 | $322,864.33 | $35,164.58 |
| Texas | 1 | 11 | $990,844.55 | $38,035.73 |