Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$11,062.12
2024
Average charge
$58,649.10
Hospital list price
Stays
72
4 hospitals
Medicare paid
$796K
For these stays
For DRG 497 (local excision and removal of internal fixation devices except hip and femur without cc/), Medicare paid $11,062.12 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $58,649.10 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $13,761.10. In 2023 Medicare paid $10,679.54.
72 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 497 at 4 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $796K for them.
Sherman Oaks Hospital in Sherman Oaks, CA had the most Medicare stays for DRG 497 in 2024: 24, with an average Medicare payment of $12,716.13.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks, CA · Prime Healthcare | 24 | $61,101.75 | $14,348.13 | $12,716.13 |
| Hospital for Special Surgery New York, NY | 21 | $83,342.33 | $17,591.52 | $12,609.19 |
| SSM Health St Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 2 | 27 | $37,263.11 | $8,388.63 |
| California | 1 | 24 | $61,101.75 | $12,716.13 |
| New York | 1 | 21 | $83,342.33 | $12,609.19 |
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.
| 15 |
| $36,375.67 |
| $11,349.47 |
| $9,790.67 |
| Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital Tulsa, OK · Ardent Health | 12 | $38,372.42 | $8,898.33 | $6,636.08 |