Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$58,260.72
2024
Average charge
$344,494.09
Hospital list price
Stays
388
28 hospitals
Medicare paid
$22.6M
For these stays
For DRG 459 (spinal fusion except cervical with mcc), Medicare paid $58,260.72 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $344,494.09 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $68,211.43. In 2023 Medicare paid $60,891.78.
388 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 459 at 28 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $22.6M for them.
NYU Langone Hospitals in New York, NY had the most Medicare stays for DRG 459 in 2024: 28, with an average Medicare payment of $68,634.71.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY · NYU Langone Health | 28 | $537,669.36 | $73,628.68 | $68,634.71 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester Rochester, MN · Mayo Clinic | 21 | $185,939.24 | $104,945.05 | $55,608.24 |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 3 | 37 | $618,292.78 | $87,348.19 |
| Massachusetts | 2 | 30 | $143,808.67 | $56,232.43 |
| New York | 1 | 28 | $537,669.36 | $68,634.71 |
| Florida | 2 | 27 |
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 |
| $153,790.74 |
| $71,066.47 |
| $56,152.37 |
| Harborview Medical Center Seattle, WA · UW Medicine | 16 | $293,202.75 | $91,375.69 | $62,615.63 |
| Medstar Georgetown University Hospital Washington, DC · MedStar Health | 16 | $233,269.63 | $76,998.94 | $52,962.38 |
| Grand Strand Regional Medical Center Myrtle Beach, SC · HCA Healthcare | 15 | $488,948.27 | $47,590.07 | $45,419.67 |
| Orlando Health Orlando, FL · Orlando Health | 15 | $464,189.67 | $48,923.87 | $46,685.13 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Nashville, TN · Ascension | 14 | $214,250.21 | $46,982.07 | $43,407.79 |
| University of Alabama Hospital Birmingham, AL · UAB Health System | 14 | $266,756.57 | $52,320.71 | $44,215.57 |
| Christiana Hospital Newark, DE · ChristianaCare | 14 | $194,150.21 | $63,852.71 | $60,603.93 |
| Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak Royal Oak, MI · Corewell Health | 14 | $182,873.79 | $45,717.86 | $42,629.00 |
| Norton Hospitals, Inc Louisville, KY · Norton Healthcare | 13 | $330,896.46 | $46,404.15 | $45,377.15 |
| Barnes Jewish Hospital Saint Louis, MO · BJC HealthCare | 13 | $326,600.38 | $81,281.62 | $73,614.69 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · Cedars Sinai Health System | 13 | $748,026.15 | $77,428.69 | $72,764.08 |
| UCSF Medical Center San Francisco, CA · University of California San Francisco | 12 | $482,791.75 | $108,696.00 | $100,000.42 |
| Adventhealth Orlando Orlando, FL · AdventHealth | 12 | $426,298.75 | $47,203.92 | $45,105.50 |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City, IA · University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics | 12 | $225,689.42 | $57,626.08 | $52,548.75 |
| University of Maryland Medical Center Baltimore, MD · University of Maryland Medical System | 12 | $128,519.92 | $116,896.00 | $114,994.67 |
| University of California Davis Medical Center Sacramento, CA · Ucop | 12 | $613,249.33 | $99,031.50 | $90,495.42 |
| Miami Valley Hospital Dayton, OH · Premier Health | 12 | $242,328.00 | $49,919.42 | $39,553.67 |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · Lifespan | 12 | $150,878.50 | $64,315.00 | $60,777.67 |
| Medical City Plano Plano, TX · HCA Healthcare | 12 | $766,147.83 | $47,236.75 | $46,073.67 |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA · Inova Health System | 12 | $232,886.17 | $73,871.00 | $59,462.00 |
| University of Colorado Hospital Authority Aurora, CO · University of Colorado Health | 11 | $439,050.64 | $55,034.82 | $51,126.55 |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston, MA · Beth Israel Lahey Health | 11 | $126,566.91 | $58,104.18 | $56,370.73 |
| $447,349.26 |
| $45,983.07 |
| Virginia | 2 | 23 | $227,735.65 | $52,027.87 |
| Ohio | 2 | 23 | $225,959.83 | $44,691.17 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 21 | $185,939.24 | $55,608.24 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 16 | $233,269.63 | $52,962.38 |
| Washington | 1 | 16 | $293,202.75 | $62,615.63 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 15 | $488,948.27 | $45,419.67 |
| Michigan | 1 | 14 | $182,873.79 | $42,629.00 |
| Delaware | 1 | 14 | $194,150.21 | $60,603.93 |
| Alabama | 1 | 14 | $266,756.57 | $44,215.57 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 14 | $214,250.21 | $43,407.79 |
| Missouri | 1 | 13 | $326,600.38 | $73,614.69 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 13 | $330,896.46 | $45,377.15 |
| Iowa | 1 | 12 | $225,689.42 | $52,548.75 |
| Texas | 1 | 12 | $766,147.83 | $46,073.67 |
| Maryland | 1 | 12 | $128,519.92 | $114,994.67 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 12 | $150,878.50 | $60,777.67 |
| Colorado | 1 | 11 | $439,050.64 | $51,126.55 |
| Arizona | 1 | 11 | $781,605.91 | $47,829.27 |