Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$9,041.23
2024
Average charge
$58,629.53
Hospital list price
Stays
231
16 hospitals
Medicare paid
$2.1M
For these stays
For DRG 489 (knee procedures without principal diagnosis of infection without cc/mcc), Medicare paid $9,041.23 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $58,629.53 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $12,109.59. In 2023 Medicare paid $8,855.29.
231 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 489 at 16 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $2.1M for them.
Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, NY had the most Medicare stays for DRG 489 in 2024: 25, with an average Medicare payment of $10,668.00.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital for Special Surgery New York, NY | 25 | $75,294.08 | $16,277.96 | $10,668.00 |
| Rush University Medical Center Chicago, IL · Rush System for Health | 21 | $36,463.29 | $15,240.00 | $12,929.76 |
| UCSF Medical Center |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 2 | 37 | $42,194.30 | $10,582.49 |
| California | 2 | 31 | $133,130.90 | $14,739.45 |
| Ohio | 2 | 28 | $51,469.32 | $5,889.29 |
| New York | 1 | 25 |
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.
| 17 |
| $100,097.12 |
| $25,138.76 |
| $16,095.59 |
| Novant Health East Cooper Medical Center Mount Pleasant, SC · Novant Health | 17 | $81,313.76 | $8,182.35 | $6,550.35 |
| Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Mattoon, IL · Sarah Bush Lincoln Health System | 16 | $49,716.25 | $9,031.69 | $7,501.69 |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital New Albany, OH · Trinity Health | 15 | $62,453.07 | $9,363.40 | $6,092.53 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · Cedars Sinai Health System | 14 | $173,243.36 | $15,315.29 | $13,092.71 |
| Sioux Falls Specialty Hospital Sioux Falls, SD · Medical Facilities USA Holdings | 13 | $40,231.31 | $8,556.15 | $6,924.15 |
| Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center Akron, OH | 13 | $38,795.77 | $8,338.54 | $5,654.77 |
| St. George Regional Hospital St George, UT · Intermountain Health | 12 | $29,241.17 | $9,966.75 | $8,334.75 |
| Arkansas Surgical Hospital No Little Rock, AR · Medical Facilities USA Holdings | 12 | $21,769.00 | $8,011.75 | $5,652.67 |
| University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City, UT · University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics | 12 | $34,011.50 | $13,468.58 | $11,010.58 |
| Orthoindy Hospital Indianapolis, IN | 11 | $38,357.00 | $9,355.64 | $6,523.73 |
| Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional Hospital Grand Junction, CO · Intermountain Health | 11 | $49,090.09 | $10,668.36 | $8,961.64 |
| Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital Phenix City, AL | 11 | $22,284.45 | $9,011.73 | $6,055.45 |
| McBride Orthopedic Hospital Oklahoma City, OK · Integris Health | 11 | $36,275.73 | $8,009.73 | $6,377.73 |
| $75,294.08 |
| $10,668.00 |
| Utah | 2 | 24 | $31,626.33 | $9,672.67 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 17 | $81,313.76 | $6,550.35 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 13 | $40,231.31 | $6,924.15 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 12 | $21,769.00 | $5,652.67 |
| Alabama | 1 | 11 | $22,284.45 | $6,055.45 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 11 | $36,275.73 | $6,377.73 |
| Colorado | 1 | 11 | $49,090.09 | $8,961.64 |
| Indiana | 1 | 11 | $38,357.00 | $6,523.73 |