Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$40,159.67
2024
Average charge
$186,091.33
Hospital list price
Stays
24
2 hospitals
Medicare paid
$964K
For these stays
For DRG 500 (soft tissue procedures with mcc), Medicare paid $40,159.67 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $186,091.33 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $44,270.13. In 2022 Medicare paid $61,778.08.
24 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 500 at 2 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $964K for them.
NYU Langone Hospitals in New York, NY had the most Medicare stays for DRG 500 in 2024: 13, with an average Medicare payment of $41,543.31.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY · NYU Langone Health | 13 | $266,647.08 | $47,401.69 | $41,543.31 |
| St Charles Medical Center - Bend Bend, OR · Saint Charles Health System | 11 | $90,889.09 | $40,569.18 | $38,524.45 |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 1 | 13 | $266,647.08 | $41,543.31 |
| Oregon | 1 | 11 | $90,889.09 | $38,524.45 |
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.