Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$16,669.59
2024
Average charge
$110,526.07
Hospital list price
Stays
2,401
125 hospitals
Medicare paid
$40.0M
For these stays
For DRG 473 (cervical spinal fusion without cc/mcc), Medicare paid $16,669.59 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $110,526.07 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $20,736.58. In 2023 Medicare paid $16,778.30.
2,401 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 473 at 125 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $40.0M for them.
Among states with at least 50 stays, California had the highest average Medicare payment for DRG 473 ($24,846.52) and Louisiana the lowest ($12,724.30).
The Spine Hospital of Louisiana in Baton Rouge, LA had the most Medicare stays for DRG 473 in 2024: 91, with an average Medicare payment of $12,522.19.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Spine Hospital of Louisiana Baton Rouge, LA | 91 | $86,275.97 | $15,561.81 | $12,522.19 |
| Oklahoma Spine Hospital Oklahoma City, OK · Medical Facilities USA Holdings | 78 | $77,655.72 | $16,140.19 | $12,766.06 |
| Specialists Hospital Shreveport |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 11 | 261 | $135,214.74 | $17,273.43 |
| Louisiana | 7 | 260 | $88,991.38 | $12,724.30 |
| Texas | 14 | 233 | $122,106.33 | $14,481.33 |
| California | 8 | 130 |
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.
| 62 |
| $76,290.74 |
| $15,270.37 |
| $12,299.13 |
| Christiana Hospital Newark, DE · ChristianaCare | 56 | $75,977.80 | $23,669.25 | $18,050.95 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota, FL · Sarasota Memorial Health Care System | 44 | $129,460.25 | $18,136.70 | $16,103.77 |
| Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · Bon Secours Mercy Health | 44 | $61,835.89 | $18,000.80 | $14,809.30 |
| Avala Covington, LA · LCMC Health System | 43 | $107,717.21 | $15,146.44 | $13,241.74 |
| Duke University Hospital Durham, NC · Duke University Health System | 39 | $69,450.64 | $24,915.03 | $20,725.59 |
| Holmes Regional Medical Center Melbourne, FL · Health First | 32 | $152,205.91 | $18,491.09 | $16,903.97 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · Baptist Health | 32 | $117,849.72 | $21,422.84 | $16,109.00 |
| Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital, LLC Wichita, KS · Surgery Center Holdings | 31 | $50,029.42 | $15,279.48 | $13,647.48 |
| The Core Institute Specialty Hosp Phoenix, AZ | 31 | $97,706.29 | $17,458.52 | $15,344.29 |
| Renown Regional Medical Center Reno, NV · Renown Health | 31 | $75,441.68 | $24,634.55 | $18,949.58 |
| Virginia Hospital Center Arlington, VA · VHC Health | 31 | $77,198.52 | $18,552.39 | $16,761.39 |
| Adventhealth Orlando Orlando, FL · AdventHealth | 31 | $147,679.74 | $23,312.32 | $15,127.32 |
| Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine & Joint Hospital Tyler, TX · Tenet Healthcare | 30 | $64,750.03 | $17,982.87 | $13,034.93 |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN · Allina Health | 29 | $61,213.48 | $21,118.86 | $16,058.34 |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville, AL · Huntsville Hospital Health System | 29 | $97,737.83 | $16,745.28 | $15,236.41 |
| The Hospital at Westlake Medical Center Austin, TX | 27 | $181,712.85 | $18,630.22 | $15,424.07 |
| Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla, CA · Scripps Health | 26 | $272,553.19 | $28,884.35 | $25,930.04 |
| Orlando Health Orlando, FL · Orlando Health | 25 | $190,694.32 | $20,312.84 | $18,678.60 |
| Hospital for Special Surgery New York, NY | 25 | $128,369.88 | $29,401.64 | $22,178.00 |
| 340073 | 24 | $51,893.00 | $18,253.00 | $15,888.08 |
| Baylor Scott and White Surgical Hospital Fortworth Fort Worth, TX · Tenet Healthcare | 24 | $61,704.83 | $16,011.50 | $14,379.50 |
| Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL · AdventHealth | 23 | $94,637.13 | $19,107.87 | $15,034.57 |
| $212,168.38 |
| $24,846.52 |
| Arizona | 6 | 107 | $112,536.98 | $17,737.47 |
| Alabama | 6 | 101 | $129,321.01 | $14,072.74 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 90 | $87,448.11 | $12,862.67 |
| Michigan | 6 | 85 | $66,401.73 | $16,082.67 |
| Georgia | 6 | 84 | $115,654.49 | $16,096.19 |
| New York | 5 | 83 | $133,282.33 | $22,083.36 |
| Tennessee | 5 | 72 | $83,257.51 | $14,661.62 |
| South Carolina | 3 | 69 | $88,815.26 | $15,827.29 |
| North Carolina | 2 | 59 | $80,041.61 | $19,714.51 |
| Delaware | 1 | 56 | $75,977.80 | $18,050.95 |
| Minnesota | 3 | 55 | $56,050.42 | $17,343.42 |
| Illinois | 3 | 53 | $91,810.98 | $15,306.51 |
| Ohio | 3 | 51 | $81,663.76 | $14,313.31 |
| Indiana | 3 | 49 | $313,794.71 | $18,588.63 |
| Virginia | 2 | 49 | $76,991.35 | $19,396.00 |
| Arkansas | 3 | 46 | $49,913.85 | $14,068.37 |
| Montana | 2 | 37 | $47,699.84 | $17,511.49 |
| Kansas | 1 | 31 | $50,029.42 | $13,647.48 |
| Nevada | 1 | 31 | $75,441.68 | $18,949.58 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 31 | $165,443.58 | $20,095.65 |
| Idaho | 2 | 28 | $89,299.64 | $13,864.79 |
| Maryland | 2 | 27 | $33,652.81 | $27,566.78 |
| Missouri | 2 | 25 | $75,752.84 | $14,862.80 |
| Massachusetts | 2 | 24 | $37,639.62 | $23,330.71 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 20 | $174,711.55 | $15,813.45 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 19 | $95,358.26 | $23,115.95 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 15 | $106,185.40 | $14,221.60 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 14 | $97,663.21 | $18,349.21 |
| Washington | 1 | 13 | $90,559.54 | $17,619.62 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 13 | $251,929.31 | $11,104.69 |
| Oregon | 1 | 12 | $88,211.92 | $18,536.00 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 11 | $60,346.18 | $15,623.45 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 11 | $130,660.82 | $14,585.27 |
| Colorado | 1 | 11 | $109,793.73 | $16,342.64 |
| Alaska | 1 | 11 | $139,819.09 | $17,120.55 |