Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$4,936.54
2024
Average charge
$35,633.22
Hospital list price
Stays
467
27 hospitals
Medicare paid
$2.3M
For these stays
For DRG 544 (pathological fractures and musculoskeletal and connective tissue malignancy without cc/m), Medicare paid $4,936.54 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $35,633.22 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $6,558.44. In 2023 Medicare paid $4,863.00.
467 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 544 at 27 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $2.3M for them.
Among states with at least 50 stays, Illinois had the highest average Medicare payment for DRG 544 ($4,610.47) and Arizona the lowest ($4,466.71).
Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital in Evanston, IL had the most Medicare stays for DRG 544 in 2024: 35, with an average Medicare payment of $5,266.49.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · NorthShore Edward-Elmhurst Health | 35 | $24,712.03 | $7,143.69 | $5,266.49 |
| Honorhealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Ctr Scottsdale, AZ · HonorHealth | 30 | $32,195.50 | $6,457.00 | $4,755.20 |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 4 | 106 | $43,774.17 | $4,466.71 |
| Illinois | 4 | 80 | $23,311.11 | $4,610.47 |
| Massachusetts | 3 | 43 | $19,656.23 | $5,218.86 |
| Florida | 3 | 41 |
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.
| 29 |
| $58,595.10 |
| $6,439.48 |
| $4,388.03 |
| Honorhealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · HonorHealth | 28 | $33,304.43 | $5,097.86 | $3,980.71 |
| Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital Saint Louis Park, MN · HealthPartners | 23 | $21,560.87 | $6,034.61 | $4,422.96 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA · Jefferson Health | 20 | $49,176.40 | $7,041.20 | $5,214.95 |
| Northeast Hospital Corporation Beverly, MA · Beth Israel Lahey Health | 19 | $16,074.11 | $6,373.37 | $5,256.74 |
| Honor Health John C. Lincoln Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · HonorHealth | 19 | $54,863.95 | $6,284.53 | $4,847.47 |
| SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison, WI · SSM Health | 18 | $28,717.22 | $5,934.17 | $4,518.72 |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL · Northwestern Medicine | 18 | $24,296.11 | $5,234.28 | $3,783.61 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital la Jolla La Jolla, CA · Scripps Health | 17 | $50,638.06 | $7,510.06 | $5,974.06 |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH · Ohiohealth | 16 | $27,807.25 | $8,533.69 | $6,848.31 |
| Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health Fort Myers, FL · Lee Health | 16 | $42,347.25 | $5,658.38 | $4,410.38 |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH · Ohiohealth | 15 | $30,145.60 | $6,648.00 | $4,914.33 |
| Northwest Community Hospital 1 Arlington Heights, IL · NorthShore Edward-Elmhurst Health | 15 | $15,517.07 | $5,426.80 | $4,230.00 |
| Regions Hospital Saint Paul, MN · HealthPartners | 14 | $27,041.93 | $7,535.43 | $5,441.14 |
| Carilion Medical Center Roanoke, VA · Carilion Clinic | 14 | $22,675.00 | $7,108.21 | $5,094.36 |
| Adventhealth Orlando Orlando, FL · AdventHealth | 14 | $70,962.00 | $6,347.21 | $4,638.64 |
| West Jersey Hospital Voorhees, NJ · Virtua Health | 14 | $64,247.64 | $6,268.43 | $4,692.71 |
| Evergreenhealth Medical Center Kirkland, WA · EvergreenHealth | 13 | $31,119.69 | $6,481.08 | $4,977.08 |
| Newton-Wellesley Hospital Newton, MA · Mass General Brigham | 13 | $22,101.08 | $7,523.62 | $4,892.62 |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry McHenry, IL · Northwestern Medicine | 12 | $27,490.17 | $5,889.58 | $4,413.00 |
| Staten Island University Hospital Staten Island, NY · Northwell Health | 11 | $36,421.27 | $9,172.91 | $7,289.18 |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · Atlantic Health System | 11 | $54,128.18 | $7,709.64 | $6,252.91 |
| Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · Valley Health System | 11 | $45,184.36 | $6,496.82 | $5,231.36 |
| $49,832.41 |
| $4,439.73 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 37 | $23,634.78 | $4,808.22 |
| New Jersey | 3 | 36 | $55,330.69 | $5,334.03 |
| Ohio | 2 | 31 | $28,938.71 | $5,912.52 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 20 | $49,176.40 | $5,214.95 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 18 | $28,717.22 | $4,518.72 |
| California | 1 | 17 | $50,638.06 | $5,974.06 |
| Virginia | 1 | 14 | $22,675.00 | $5,094.36 |
| Washington | 1 | 13 | $31,119.69 | $4,977.08 |
| New York | 1 | 11 | $36,421.27 | $7,289.18 |