Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$33,846.56
2024
Average charge
$204,066.63
Hospital list price
Stays
10,551
421 hospitals
Medicare paid
$357.1M
For these stays
For DRG 455 (combined anterior and posterior spinal fusion without cc/mcc), Medicare paid $33,846.56 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $204,066.63 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $40,610.20. In 2023 Medicare paid $34,163.05.
10,551 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 455 at 421 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $357.1M for them.
Among states with at least 50 stays, Maryland had the highest average Medicare payment for DRG 455 ($47,801.63) and Louisiana the lowest ($26,239.66).
Specialists Hospital Shreveport in Shreveport, LA had the most Medicare stays for DRG 455 in 2024: 156, with an average Medicare payment of $25,659.48.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specialists Hospital Shreveport Shreveport, LA | 156 | $121,761.33 | $28,245.72 | $25,659.48 |
| Oklahoma Spine Hospital Oklahoma City, OK · Medical Facilities USA Holdings | 115 | $146,203.57 | $30,671.28 | $25,523.70 |
| Huntsville Hospital |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 42 | 1,010 | $287,851.18 | $46,000.44 |
| Texas | 32 | 806 | $263,011.11 | $29,773.46 |
| Florida | 31 | 776 | $248,538.04 | $32,321.92 |
| Arizona | 19 | 456 |
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.
| 90 |
| $255,970.59 |
| $32,614.28 |
| $28,982.18 |
| Nebraska Spine Hospital, LLC Omaha, NE · Surgical Care Affiliates | 90 | $208,853.38 | $32,084.30 | $27,463.60 |
| Hospital for Special Surgery New York, NY | 88 | $240,163.10 | $58,766.08 | $49,451.05 |
| The Spine Hospital of Louisiana Baton Rouge, LA | 87 | $121,703.61 | $29,362.85 | $25,463.68 |
| Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services Colorado Springs, CO · CommonSpirit Health | 80 | $214,893.90 | $36,616.46 | $31,534.14 |
| Christiana Hospital Newark, DE · ChristianaCare | 76 | $147,136.12 | $42,604.84 | $38,413.17 |
| Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health Charlotte, NC · Atrium Health | 76 | $213,570.22 | $42,301.28 | $36,173.00 |
| McBride Orthopedic Hospital Oklahoma City, OK · Integris Health | 73 | $90,637.84 | $29,319.55 | $26,727.58 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · Baptist Health | 72 | $192,143.96 | $35,470.58 | $31,571.69 |
| Medstar Georgetown University Hospital Washington, DC · MedStar Health | 71 | $179,624.17 | $52,116.52 | $43,128.96 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis, TN · Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation | 70 | $128,514.30 | $33,705.37 | $27,157.94 |
| Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla, CA · Scripps Health | 69 | $372,600.17 | $59,500.10 | $47,660.67 |
| Baptist Hospital Pensacola, FL · Baptist Health Care | 66 | $169,175.62 | $32,701.88 | $31,094.61 |
| Black Hills Surgical Hospital LLC Rapid City, SD · Sanford Health | 65 | $111,721.15 | $32,375.57 | $30,060.60 |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA · Jefferson Health | 62 | $159,102.42 | $55,537.74 | $35,419.35 |
| Avala Covington, LA · LCMC Health System | 58 | $161,629.79 | $29,007.29 | $26,597.60 |
| Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine & Joint Hospital Tyler, TX · Tenet Healthcare | 57 | $89,900.53 | $31,481.88 | $26,580.98 |
| Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital Phenix City, AL | 56 | $78,328.29 | $31,440.45 | $26,188.16 |
| Hoag Orthopedic Institute Irvine, CA · Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian | 55 | $193,090.71 | $45,260.76 | $38,165.91 |
| Christ Hospital Cincinnati, OH · The Christ Hospital Health Network | 55 | $148,541.18 | $33,669.69 | $31,445.40 |
| St Mary's Hospital Athens, GA · Trinity Health | 54 | $128,753.31 | $38,427.04 | $33,245.67 |
| Medical City Plano Plano, TX · HCA Healthcare | 53 | $685,046.36 | $45,317.77 | $31,486.26 |
| Duke University Hospital Durham, NC · Duke University Health System | 52 | $202,129.29 | $51,637.13 | $44,016.63 |
| $237,747.75 |
| $34,600.77 |
| North Carolina | 17 | 456 | $177,587.23 | $33,811.04 |
| Virginia | 17 | 425 | $233,235.98 | $33,017.12 |
| Georgia | 16 | 400 | $212,957.70 | $32,332.52 |
| Tennessee | 16 | 376 | $173,052.26 | $28,675.93 |
| Louisiana | 7 | 368 | $129,965.54 | $26,239.66 |
| Oklahoma | 9 | 340 | $143,128.80 | $26,713.91 |
| Washington | 15 | 329 | $168,945.29 | $34,627.13 |
| South Carolina | 14 | 326 | $226,901.92 | $30,365.20 |
| Pennsylvania | 14 | 312 | $157,639.64 | $32,875.22 |
| Colorado | 11 | 281 | $282,983.05 | $35,659.12 |
| Indiana | 12 | 273 | $282,592.22 | $32,012.05 |
| Alabama | 7 | 264 | $247,167.48 | $26,838.49 |
| Missouri | 10 | 257 | $130,459.97 | $28,417.54 |
| Massachusetts | 10 | 238 | $87,913.58 | $40,282.16 |
| Ohio | 11 | 230 | $150,272.95 | $30,633.40 |
| New York | 8 | 225 | $221,993.73 | $44,836.35 |
| Utah | 9 | 222 | $139,317.57 | $30,576.01 |
| Illinois | 8 | 212 | $170,227.45 | $34,584.59 |
| Kansas | 5 | 173 | $156,973.83 | $27,062.23 |
| Michigan | 10 | 168 | $126,199.94 | $32,186.57 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 158 | $176,623.97 | $28,470.64 |
| Idaho | 5 | 134 | $167,113.94 | $32,043.76 |
| Maryland | 7 | 125 | $61,766.58 | $47,801.63 |
| Oregon | 5 | 101 | $143,219.48 | $37,635.80 |
| Minnesota | 5 | 100 | $102,859.85 | $33,597.83 |
| Arkansas | 5 | 98 | $79,987.60 | $30,043.84 |
| Nevada | 4 | 94 | $266,691.61 | $35,266.07 |
| South Dakota | 2 | 77 | $114,488.35 | $29,971.05 |
| Delaware | 1 | 76 | $147,136.12 | $38,413.17 |
| New Jersey | 5 | 71 | $283,285.45 | $39,485.99 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 71 | $179,624.17 | $43,128.96 |
| Connecticut | 4 | 63 | $126,969.00 | $44,523.79 |
| Kentucky | 4 | 63 | $252,151.48 | $35,000.95 |
| Montana | 3 | 61 | $149,664.51 | $34,344.05 |
| Mississippi | 2 | 37 | $312,724.62 | $27,484.92 |
| Alaska | 2 | 34 | $415,630.06 | $41,992.94 |
| Iowa | 2 | 27 | $148,281.93 | $28,094.85 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 27 | $90,829.74 | $32,572.96 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 26 | $166,868.23 | $72,260.00 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 25 | $143,202.32 | $37,311.88 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 25 | $292,442.12 | $28,412.16 |
| North Dakota | 1 | 15 | $92,611.27 | $31,635.20 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 11 | $148,176.55 | $30,826.18 |