Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$13,310.40
2024
Average charge
$86,480.85
Hospital list price
Stays
8,932
465 hospitals
Medicare paid
$118.9M
For these stays
For DRG 551 (medical back problems with mcc), Medicare paid $13,310.40 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $86,480.85 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $16,214.74. In 2023 Medicare paid $12,947.50.
8,932 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 551 at 465 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $118.9M for them.
Among states with at least 50 stays, Maryland had the highest average Medicare payment for DRG 551 ($23,701.30) and Mississippi the lowest ($10,234.00).
Adventhealth Orlando in Orlando, FL had the most Medicare stays for DRG 551 in 2024: 100, with an average Medicare payment of $11,558.89.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventhealth Orlando Orlando, FL · AdventHealth | 100 | $99,281.37 | $13,508.48 | $11,558.89 |
| NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY · NYU Langone Health | 80 | $151,108.93 | $23,930.25 | $19,231.45 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 45 | 929 | $97,442.51 | $11,217.93 |
| California | 49 | 853 | $143,446.96 | $17,364.14 |
| New York | 30 | 776 | $116,357.99 | $16,672.74 |
| Texas | 34 | 615 |
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.
| 72 |
| $136,823.15 |
| $25,796.82 |
| $18,343.58 |
| South Shore Hospital South Weymouth, MA · South Shore Health System | 71 | $31,247.20 | $13,010.00 | $11,216.10 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA · Jefferson Health | 66 | $124,213.05 | $15,506.12 | $12,148.09 |
| North Shore University Hospital Manhasset, NY · Northwell Health | 54 | $133,212.26 | $20,868.15 | $17,102.31 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · Cedars Sinai Health System | 52 | $247,954.29 | $22,177.48 | $18,318.94 |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO · Mercy | 49 | $59,687.90 | $13,111.86 | $11,515.00 |
| Christiana Hospital Newark, DE · ChristianaCare | 47 | $51,218.49 | $15,914.43 | $12,976.19 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota, FL · Sarasota Memorial Health Care System | 47 | $70,046.94 | $12,582.94 | $10,527.21 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · Vanderbilt Health | 45 | $94,480.40 | $22,722.67 | $11,851.22 |
| Orlando Health Orlando, FL · Orlando Health | 44 | $86,583.70 | $14,399.84 | $12,062.14 |
| SUNY/Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · Stony Brook Medicine | 43 | $117,265.37 | $21,902.60 | $18,785.53 |
| Mount Sinai West New York, NY · Mount Sinai Health System | 42 | $138,750.62 | $24,267.64 | $19,033.43 |
| Medical City Plano Plano, TX · HCA Healthcare | 42 | $135,786.40 | $12,202.10 | $10,081.98 |
| Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health Fort Myers, FL · Lee Health | 40 | $81,330.55 | $11,495.08 | $9,475.88 |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Atlanta, GA · Grady Health System | 40 | $175,407.35 | $32,958.20 | $25,852.65 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health | 40 | $97,155.10 | $15,544.10 | $12,490.48 |
| Ascension St Vincent Hospital Indianapolis, IN · Ascension | 39 | $69,123.23 | $16,106.41 | $13,352.90 |
| Saint Francis Hospital, Inc Tulsa, OK · Saint Francis Health System | 39 | $42,220.90 | $11,732.03 | $10,229.23 |
| Long Island Jewish Medical Center New Hyde Park, NY · Northwell Health | 38 | $110,372.71 | $21,076.55 | $17,187.00 |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA · Inova Health System | 37 | $44,458.16 | $17,390.08 | $12,842.46 |
| Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital Stuart, FL · Cleveland Clinic | 37 | $50,342.95 | $9,855.14 | $8,648.00 |
| Jefferson Abington Hospital Abington, PA · Jefferson Health | 37 | $54,741.73 | $14,500.05 | $11,196.27 |
| Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi Des Moines, IA · Central Iowa Hospital | 36 | $53,315.28 | $12,880.56 | $10,226.64 |
| $95,932.15 |
| $11,735.93 |
| Massachusetts | 19 | 438 | $45,143.79 | $14,854.08 |
| Pennsylvania | 22 | 437 | $84,745.25 | $12,128.17 |
| Illinois | 21 | 408 | $63,538.90 | $11,733.53 |
| New Jersey | 17 | 313 | $110,550.26 | $14,094.02 |
| Ohio | 16 | 298 | $53,513.87 | $11,493.62 |
| Tennessee | 13 | 272 | $75,447.42 | $11,466.10 |
| Virginia | 14 | 260 | $71,273.05 | $11,764.50 |
| Michigan | 15 | 241 | $43,079.11 | $12,000.77 |
| North Carolina | 13 | 232 | $57,481.63 | $12,051.14 |
| Missouri | 12 | 227 | $72,863.62 | $11,443.24 |
| Minnesota | 12 | 210 | $52,013.31 | $12,249.62 |
| Indiana | 9 | 182 | $62,922.05 | $11,946.96 |
| Georgia | 9 | 176 | $107,094.36 | $15,539.08 |
| Maryland | 9 | 150 | $28,282.31 | $23,701.30 |
| Nevada | 8 | 146 | $144,856.96 | $13,053.25 |
| Kansas | 6 | 144 | $98,336.11 | $11,400.08 |
| Washington | 9 | 139 | $81,739.86 | $14,576.04 |
| Arizona | 8 | 130 | $80,178.21 | $12,413.71 |
| South Carolina | 7 | 124 | $99,687.63 | $11,306.67 |
| Oklahoma | 5 | 111 | $60,046.81 | $11,505.71 |
| Connecticut | 6 | 104 | $63,654.78 | $15,348.37 |
| Iowa | 5 | 100 | $60,004.39 | $10,733.94 |
| Wisconsin | 5 | 93 | $66,086.15 | $11,918.43 |
| Alabama | 5 | 86 | $78,304.08 | $11,741.56 |
| Kentucky | 5 | 84 | $64,548.43 | $10,816.06 |
| New Hampshire | 5 | 69 | $61,957.10 | $13,360.57 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 65 | $50,914.08 | $11,391.68 |
| Colorado | 3 | 58 | $147,312.33 | $10,399.55 |
| Mississippi | 3 | 51 | $38,146.92 | $10,234.00 |
| Delaware | 1 | 47 | $51,218.49 | $12,976.19 |
| North Dakota | 2 | 40 | $57,473.85 | $12,980.25 |
| Utah | 2 | 35 | $46,414.03 | $11,381.23 |
| Arkansas | 2 | 35 | $59,569.14 | $9,679.51 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 26 | $67,159.42 | $13,579.69 |
| Louisiana | 2 | 25 | $64,333.76 | $10,802.24 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 24 | $46,995.88 | $11,961.33 |
| Oregon | 2 | 24 | $66,008.71 | $18,080.46 |
| Maine | 1 | 23 | $57,387.48 | $11,207.30 |
| Idaho | 1 | 20 | $63,237.90 | $11,372.45 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 17 | $95,706.35 | $15,510.41 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 14 | $44,576.43 | $15,341.71 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 13 | $37,752.00 | $8,319.46 |
| Montana | 1 | 13 | $37,398.23 | $12,335.00 |
| Vermont | 1 | 12 | $39,651.25 | $4,808.25 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 12 | $46,218.92 | $11,607.42 |