Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$11,133.60
2024
Average charge
$84,316.93
Hospital list price
Stays
2,059
130 hospitals
Medicare paid
$22.9M
For these stays
For DRG 517 (other musculoskeletal system and connective tissue o.r. procedures without cc/mcc), Medicare paid $11,133.60 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $84,316.93 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $14,140.23. In 2023 Medicare paid $10,868.65.
2,059 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 517 at 130 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $22.9M for them.
Among states with at least 50 stays, New York had the highest average Medicare payment for DRG 517 ($15,289.01) and Virginia the lowest ($9,167.16).
Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA had the most Medicare stays for DRG 517 in 2024: 35, with an average Medicare payment of $14,881.83.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA · Mass General Brigham | 35 | $87,675.74 | $18,398.34 | $14,881.83 |
| Cjw Medical Center Richmond, VA · HCA Healthcare | 33 | $199,440.27 | $12,174.33 | $8,149.61 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 20 | 337 | $107,683.03 | $10,124.20 |
| California | 14 | 217 | $117,767.59 | $14,615.79 |
| Texas | 14 | 202 | $110,166.18 | $9,491.77 |
| New York | 5 | 107 |
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.
| 31 |
| $90,707.10 |
| $19,018.77 |
| $16,400.29 |
| Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla, CA · Scripps Health | 31 | $136,363.06 | $17,729.19 | $14,842.52 |
| HCA Florida North Florida Hospital Gainesville, FL · HCA Healthcare | 31 | $182,971.35 | $13,069.81 | $11,144.39 |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN · Allina Health | 29 | $36,369.97 | $11,895.93 | $10,094.93 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota, FL · Sarasota Memorial Health Care System | 29 | $87,485.66 | $11,261.86 | $9,617.93 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · Baptist Health | 28 | $73,480.71 | $11,763.89 | $10,265.96 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester Rochester, MN · Mayo Clinic | 27 | $49,798.74 | $20,126.89 | $12,680.81 |
| Adventhealth Orlando Orlando, FL · AdventHealth | 27 | $114,799.48 | $11,599.74 | $9,884.15 |
| Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center Akron, OH | 27 | $42,205.70 | $9,537.30 | $7,460.22 |
| Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital, LLC Wichita, KS · Surgery Center Holdings | 27 | $20,847.78 | $9,453.00 | $7,525.85 |
| Deaconess Hospital Inc Evansville, IN · Deaconess Health System | 26 | $36,679.12 | $11,431.77 | $9,028.19 |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH · Ohiohealth | 26 | $84,387.58 | $16,267.19 | $10,446.19 |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · Providence | 23 | $58,913.17 | $14,168.87 | $12,523.87 |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · NorthShore Edward-Elmhurst Health | 23 | $51,745.00 | $13,102.78 | $11,099.43 |
| NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY · NYU Langone Health | 22 | $138,099.82 | $21,804.50 | $16,301.82 |
| Hospital for Special Surgery New York, NY | 22 | $73,294.36 | $19,582.50 | $12,165.05 |
| SSM Health St Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK · SSM Health Care of Oklahoma | 22 | $53,300.45 | $12,694.64 | $9,354.36 |
| Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA · University of Pennsylvania Health System | 22 | $88,610.73 | $17,498.45 | $14,475.77 |
| Orlando Health Orlando, FL · Orlando Health | 21 | $137,279.95 | $14,800.10 | $10,686.90 |
| Medical City Plano Plano, TX · HCA Healthcare | 21 | $162,448.81 | $12,882.00 | $8,919.57 |
| Salina Regional Health Center Salina, KS · Salina Regional Health Center | 21 | $46,990.43 | $11,410.05 | $9,735.67 |
| Duke University Hospital Durham, NC · Duke University Health System | 21 | $32,743.95 | $16,879.24 | $12,603.81 |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak San Antonio, TX · HCA Healthcare | 21 | $84,013.76 | $10,134.19 | $8,579.90 |
| $95,340.16 |
| $15,289.01 |
| Pennsylvania | 6 | 96 | $82,551.35 | $12,035.95 |
| Massachusetts | 5 | 87 | $63,706.22 | $13,596.86 |
| Kansas | 5 | 87 | $49,672.45 | $9,219.71 |
| Ohio | 4 | 85 | $64,726.54 | $9,569.39 |
| Virginia | 4 | 74 | $163,511.84 | $9,167.16 |
| Michigan | 5 | 73 | $49,977.45 | $10,210.99 |
| North Carolina | 5 | 72 | $45,570.83 | $10,767.14 |
| Illinois | 4 | 60 | $56,743.22 | $11,249.58 |
| Tennessee | 4 | 59 | $57,625.10 | $9,678.17 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 56 | $42,844.55 | $11,341.70 |
| Georgia | 4 | 49 | $71,793.59 | $10,704.31 |
| Alabama | 3 | 46 | $89,465.61 | $8,293.20 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 36 | $51,325.31 | $8,623.61 |
| Indiana | 1 | 26 | $36,679.12 | $9,028.19 |
| South Carolina | 2 | 26 | $76,456.81 | $10,834.92 |
| District of Columbia | 2 | 23 | $75,771.48 | $13,523.57 |
| Nebraska | 2 | 23 | $53,798.83 | $8,921.00 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 22 | $64,612.45 | $8,287.41 |
| Arizona | 2 | 22 | $72,351.91 | $14,000.68 |
| Missouri | 1 | 17 | $64,376.18 | $12,938.59 |
| Maryland | 1 | 17 | $30,541.00 | $22,135.41 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 15 | $15,842.53 | $7,321.80 |
| Delaware | 1 | 14 | $52,962.43 | $11,490.57 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 14 | $39,969.29 | $10,225.07 |
| North Dakota | 1 | 13 | $35,129.08 | $10,356.69 |
| Iowa | 1 | 13 | $48,587.00 | $8,765.69 |
| Louisiana | 1 | 13 | $57,440.00 | $8,389.38 |
| Idaho | 1 | 13 | $41,066.85 | $9,993.62 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 12 | $68,873.25 | $12,762.17 |
| Colorado | 1 | 11 | $193,944.18 | $10,199.91 |
| Nevada | 1 | 11 | $47,205.18 | $12,339.91 |
| Montana | 1 | 11 | $33,540.45 | $10,464.27 |