Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$33,378.56
2024
Average charge
$225,601.09
Hospital list price
Stays
181
12 hospitals
Medicare paid
$6.0M
For these stays
For DRG 518 (back and neck procedures except spinal fusion with mcc or disc device or neurostimulator), Medicare paid $33,378.56 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $225,601.09 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $38,703.61. In 2023 Medicare paid $33,722.10.
181 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 518 at 12 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $6.0M for them.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA had the most Medicare stays for DRG 518 in 2024: 31, with an average Medicare payment of $39,082.74.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · Cedars Sinai Health System | 31 | $422,323.84 | $42,415.42 | $39,082.74 |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · Providence | 21 | $108,070.29 | $31,223.71 | $29,427.57 |
| Foundation Surgical Hospital of San Antonio |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 5 | 88 | $249,943.80 | $35,538.52 |
| Florida | 2 | 23 | $167,250.91 | $24,176.78 |
| Texas | 1 | 20 | $207,178.00 | $21,522.35 |
| New York | 1 | 16 |
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.
| 20 |
| $207,178.00 |
| $22,909.55 |
| $21,522.35 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY · New York Presbyterian Healthcare System | 16 | $283,981.19 | $50,251.56 | $44,949.88 |
| Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula Monterey, CA · Montage Health | 14 | $179,616.71 | $41,619.36 | $40,103.93 |
| Adventhealth Orlando Orlando, FL · AdventHealth | 12 | $224,211.17 | $44,995.67 | $21,193.17 |
| University of Colorado Hospital Authority Aurora, CO · University of Colorado Health | 12 | $204,037.00 | $35,650.50 | $32,428.25 |
| Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL · Mayo Clinic | 11 | $105,112.45 | $37,785.09 | $27,431.64 |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA · Mass General Brigham | 11 | $224,896.36 | $49,399.55 | $44,768.64 |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento Sacramento, CA · Sutter Health | 11 | $154,200.45 | $44,096.64 | $38,344.00 |
| Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH · Cleveland Clinic | 11 | $125,673.55 | $33,264.91 | $29,711.27 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital la Jolla La Jolla, CA · Scripps Health | 11 | $220,245.45 | $37,466.18 | $28,600.64 |
| $283,981.19 |
| $44,949.88 |
| Colorado | 1 | 12 | $204,037.00 | $32,428.25 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 11 | $224,896.36 | $44,768.64 |
| Ohio | 1 | 11 | $125,673.55 | $29,711.27 |