Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$91,243.34
2024
Average charge
$588,626.57
Hospital list price
Stays
1,012
57 hospitals
Medicare paid
$92.3M
For these stays
For DRG 453 (combined anterior and posterior spinal fusion with mcc), Medicare paid $91,243.34 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $588,626.57 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $105,253.20. In 2023 Medicare paid $92,100.20.
1,012 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 453 at 57 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $92.3M for them.
Among states with at least 50 stays, New York had the highest average Medicare payment for DRG 453 ($142,658.61) and Ohio the lowest ($68,595.76).
UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco, CA had the most Medicare stays for DRG 453 in 2024: 73, with an average Medicare payment of $138,782.59.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCSF Medical Center San Francisco, CA · University of California San Francisco | 73 | $709,251.38 | $152,267.29 | $138,782.59 |
| NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY · NYU Langone Health | 58 | $1,060,384.86 | $163,668.90 | $152,787.28 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 8 | 226 | $764,299.66 | $121,289.30 |
| Texas | 8 | 115 | $1,043,731.84 | $83,684.32 |
| Colorado | 5 | 93 | $436,417.95 | $70,943.45 |
| Florida | 5 | 73 |
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.
| 38 |
| $1,097,779.42 |
| $126,632.11 |
| $105,414.63 |
| UC San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr San Diego, CA · University of California Health | 31 | $708,006.16 | $152,191.58 | $134,547.29 |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA · Jefferson Health | 26 | $365,985.58 | $103,907.19 | $82,784.50 |
| University of Colorado Hospital Authority Aurora, CO · University of Colorado Health | 23 | $627,059.09 | $99,065.22 | $84,397.39 |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · Fairview Health Services | 22 | $364,372.23 | $111,698.91 | $82,874.41 |
| Medical City Plano Plano, TX · HCA Healthcare | 22 | $1,543,131.77 | $93,588.91 | $70,028.86 |
| Barnes Jewish Hospital Saint Louis, MO · BJC HealthCare | 21 | $455,852.00 | $106,220.19 | $98,518.29 |
| El Camino Health Mountain View, CA · El Camino Health | 21 | $763,059.05 | $104,014.29 | $94,224.67 |
| Orlando Health Orlando, FL · Orlando Health | 21 | $758,553.71 | $80,039.86 | $63,054.14 |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · Northwestern Medicine | 21 | $493,733.95 | $118,551.19 | $84,396.33 |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO · AdventHealth | 20 | $436,384.90 | $77,442.95 | $67,738.90 |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO · AdventHealth | 20 | $448,349.30 | $86,153.90 | $69,800.10 |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · Stanford Health Care | 19 | $1,016,996.89 | $147,302.16 | $137,856.37 |
| Ohio State University State Health System Columbus, OH · The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center | 18 | $432,584.72 | $116,442.06 | $76,494.72 |
| St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · CommonSpirit Health | 18 | $414,941.44 | $89,928.00 | $82,974.83 |
| Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services Colorado Springs, CO · CommonSpirit Health | 17 | $295,578.47 | $65,293.00 | $63,602.76 |
| Adventhealth Orlando Orlando, FL · AdventHealth | 17 | $476,201.59 | $65,826.29 | $63,776.59 |
| Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center Houston, TX · Memorial Hermann Healthcare System | 17 | $728,067.47 | $115,991.65 | $111,732.82 |
| Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital Santa Rosa, CA · Sutter Health | 16 | $280,331.94 | $114,058.63 | $94,046.31 |
| Carilion Medical Center Roanoke, VA · Carilion Clinic | 16 | $290,431.50 | $94,268.50 | $58,308.06 |
| Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla, CA · Scripps Health | 15 | $645,613.67 | $114,075.33 | $93,892.27 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Nashville, TN · Ascension | 15 | $485,830.73 | $84,694.33 | $73,153.53 |
| University of Kansas Hospital Kansas City, KS · The University of Kansas Health System | 15 | $428,663.00 | $87,694.20 | $59,232.80 |
| $500,573.84 |
| $70,201.18 |
| New York | 2 | 72 | $969,178.57 | $142,658.61 |
| Minnesota | 4 | 60 | $293,096.60 | $79,757.53 |
| Ohio | 4 | 59 | $286,964.19 | $68,595.76 |
| Illinois | 2 | 35 | $422,249.40 | $88,638.66 |
| Virginia | 2 | 31 | $354,223.65 | $60,932.81 |
| Arizona | 2 | 30 | $351,696.70 | $79,689.40 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 26 | $295,750.23 | $69,348.73 |
| Massachusetts | 2 | 26 | $177,337.96 | $86,801.19 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 26 | $365,985.58 | $82,784.50 |
| Missouri | 1 | 21 | $455,852.00 | $98,518.29 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 15 | $485,830.73 | $73,153.53 |
| Kansas | 1 | 15 | $428,663.00 | $59,232.80 |
| Washington | 1 | 15 | $494,734.87 | $103,875.60 |
| Idaho | 1 | 14 | $526,543.57 | $60,238.00 |
| Georgia | 1 | 14 | $610,781.14 | $76,624.29 |
| Indiana | 1 | 13 | $325,577.23 | $71,238.23 |
| Delaware | 1 | 11 | $213,911.27 | $71,434.55 |
| Nevada | 1 | 11 | $591,117.55 | $66,935.45 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 11 | $332,248.82 | $82,312.18 |