Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$15,235.09
2024
Average charge
$102,438.36
Hospital list price
Stays
11
1 hospitals
Medicare paid
$168K
For these stays
For DRG 487 (knee procedures with principal diagnosis of infection without cc/mcc), Medicare paid $15,235.09 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $102,438.36 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $18,356.55. In 2023 Medicare paid $15,876.00.
11 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 487 at 1 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $168K for them.
Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, NY had the most Medicare stays for DRG 487 in 2024: 11, with an average Medicare payment of $15,235.09.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital for Special Surgery New York, NY | 11 | $102,438.36 | $18,356.55 | $15,235.09 |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 1 | 11 | $102,438.36 | $15,235.09 |
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.