Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$25,475.38
2024
Average charge
$141,892.50
Hospital list price
Stays
650
45 hospitals
Medicare paid
$16.6M
For these stays
For DRG 451 (single level spinal fusion except cervical without mcc), Medicare paid $25,475.38 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $141,892.50 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $30,599.01.
650 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 451 at 45 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $16.6M for them.
Among states with at least 50 stays, California had the highest average Medicare payment for DRG 451 ($30,768.46) and Texas the lowest ($20,679.86).
Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, NY had the most Medicare stays for DRG 451 in 2024: 26, with an average Medicare payment of $24,033.77.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital for Special Surgery New York, NY | 26 | $162,472.65 | $46,657.85 | $24,033.77 |
| Medstar Georgetown University Hospital Washington, DC · MedStar Health | 22 | $129,522.59 | $41,267.91 | $30,613.64 |
| Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital, LLC |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 6 | 83 | $235,003.66 | $30,768.46 |
| New York | 3 | 51 | $205,878.55 | $30,763.55 |
| Texas | 4 | 50 | $174,655.74 | $20,679.86 |
| Illinois | 3 | 46 |
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.
| 21 |
| $62,081.00 |
| $19,566.43 |
| $18,012.14 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota, FL · Sarasota Memorial Health Care System | 20 | $210,427.35 | $23,695.95 | $22,063.95 |
| Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center Akron, OH | 19 | $118,262.95 | $19,396.89 | $17,850.79 |
| Rush University Medical Center Chicago, IL · Rush System for Health | 19 | $109,891.79 | $40,434.95 | $32,199.26 |
| Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak Royal Oak, MI · Corewell Health | 19 | $97,281.89 | $28,489.95 | $23,825.00 |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA · Mass General Brigham | 19 | $116,606.63 | $37,340.63 | $34,548.42 |
| Oklahoma Surgical Hospital, LLC Tulsa, OK | 18 | $44,368.56 | $21,276.00 | $18,115.39 |
| Midwest Surgical Hospital LLC Omaha, NE · Surgery Center Holdings | 17 | $109,858.00 | $21,044.00 | $19,412.00 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester Rochester, MN · Mayo Clinic | 17 | $92,125.18 | $36,124.71 | $30,211.76 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · Cedars Sinai Health System | 16 | $476,629.88 | $36,813.13 | $33,803.00 |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst, IL · NorthShore Edward-Elmhurst Health | 16 | $108,395.06 | $23,207.00 | $21,677.00 |
| Rex Hospital Raleigh, NC · UNC Health Care System | 15 | $87,903.60 | $21,032.67 | $19,361.07 |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center Roseville, CA · Sutter Health | 15 | $154,855.40 | $32,088.07 | $30,353.60 |
| Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Baltimore, MD · Johns Hopkins Health System | 14 | $54,318.07 | $48,210.43 | $46,811.57 |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · Sentara Healthcare | 14 | $114,443.57 | $24,231.14 | $22,704.86 |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · Providence | 14 | $120,024.43 | $30,575.43 | $25,268.29 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital Houston, TX · Houston Methodist | 14 | $275,973.14 | $26,635.21 | $23,890.21 |
| Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · Mount Sinai Health System | 14 | $152,877.71 | $46,800.93 | $35,000.64 |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · Atlantic Health System | 13 | $134,342.38 | $39,075.69 | $22,915.54 |
| University of California Davis Medical Center Sacramento, CA · Ucop | 13 | $337,493.69 | $43,106.62 | $39,287.85 |
| Hoag Orthopedic Institute Irvine, CA · Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian | 13 | $131,089.31 | $29,740.69 | $24,240.00 |
| Deaconess Hospital Inc Evansville, IN · Deaconess Health System | 13 | $68,249.62 | $24,018.38 | $22,331.00 |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City, IA · University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics | 13 | $132,607.92 | $28,882.15 | $26,088.31 |
| $124,742.37 |
| $25,924.37 |
| North Carolina | 3 | 41 | $110,700.98 | $22,510.02 |
| Ohio | 2 | 32 | $111,935.16 | $19,252.84 |
| Florida | 2 | 32 | $199,345.13 | $20,754.19 |
| Massachusetts | 2 | 30 | $116,274.63 | $33,237.67 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 28 | $81,743.82 | $27,180.32 |
| Maryland | 2 | 26 | $49,993.15 | $42,809.35 |
| Indiana | 2 | 24 | $111,294.08 | $23,746.79 |
| Alabama | 2 | 23 | $170,085.87 | $18,593.74 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 22 | $129,522.59 | $30,613.64 |
| Kansas | 1 | 21 | $62,081.00 | $18,012.14 |
| Michigan | 1 | 19 | $97,281.89 | $23,825.00 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 18 | $44,368.56 | $18,115.39 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 17 | $109,858.00 | $19,412.00 |
| Virginia | 1 | 14 | $114,443.57 | $22,704.86 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 13 | $134,342.38 | $22,915.54 |
| Iowa | 1 | 13 | $132,607.92 | $26,088.31 |
| Utah | 1 | 13 | $66,288.62 | $27,299.08 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 11 | $85,334.45 | $19,715.18 |
| Georgia | 1 | 11 | $329,943.00 | $20,206.27 |