Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$7,114.44
2024
Average charge
$50,120.28
Hospital list price
Stays
43,981
1,284 hospitals
Medicare paid
$312.9M
For these stays
For DRG 552 (medical back problems without mcc), Medicare paid $7,114.44 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $50,120.28 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $9,373.15. In 2023 Medicare paid $6,814.34.
43,981 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 552 at 1,284 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $312.9M for them.
Among states with at least 50 stays, Maryland had the highest average Medicare payment for DRG 552 ($11,250.89) and Arkansas the lowest ($5,466.57).
Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, PA had the most Medicare stays for DRG 552 in 2024: 276, with an average Medicare payment of $6,510.77.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA · Jefferson Health | 276 | $55,518.79 | $8,798.17 | $6,510.77 |
| Adventhealth Orlando Orlando, FL · AdventHealth | 268 | $66,019.36 | $8,638.05 | $6,114.72 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 115 | 4,940 | $64,445.54 | $6,396.34 |
| California | 123 | 3,928 | $85,405.73 | $9,202.64 |
| New York | 72 | 3,118 | $64,086.33 | $9,067.71 |
| Pennsylvania | 74 | 2,654 |
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.
| 239 |
| $42,690.23 |
| $7,341.36 |
| $5,692.10 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY · New York Presbyterian Healthcare System | 211 | $91,923.97 | $14,518.83 | $10,301.33 |
| NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY · NYU Langone Health | 197 | $101,333.26 | $14,254.82 | $10,547.95 |
| Christiana Hospital Newark, DE · ChristianaCare | 190 | $30,425.14 | $9,003.21 | $6,890.17 |
| South Shore Hospital South Weymouth, MA · South Shore Health System | 189 | $17,306.10 | $7,886.44 | $6,241.09 |
| Marion Communtiy Hospital Ocala, FL · HCA Healthcare | 168 | $96,112.36 | $9,678.93 | $6,315.97 |
| Orlando Health Orlando, FL · Orlando Health | 153 | $65,576.65 | $9,818.47 | $7,493.49 |
| SUNY/Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · Stony Brook Medicine | 149 | $83,629.32 | $12,971.52 | $9,804.83 |
| North Shore University Hospital Manhasset, NY · Northwell Health | 149 | $84,973.72 | $12,222.40 | $8,478.46 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · Cedars Sinai Health System | 146 | $170,720.29 | $13,859.07 | $9,845.65 |
| Cjw Medical Center Richmond, VA · HCA Healthcare | 143 | $76,643.36 | $7,205.05 | $5,396.50 |
| Methodist Hospital San Antonio, TX · HCA Healthcare | 135 | $66,988.35 | $8,146.66 | $6,158.16 |
| Jefferson Abington Hospital Abington, PA · Jefferson Health | 133 | $34,641.31 | $8,330.83 | $6,399.92 |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · Atlantic Health System | 129 | $65,454.08 | $10,805.16 | $7,458.90 |
| Beaumont Hospital, Troy Troy, MI · Corewell Health | 126 | $31,846.41 | $7,072.59 | $5,195.89 |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH · Ohiohealth | 125 | $27,888.68 | $8,465.95 | $6,484.75 |
| Naples Community Hospital Naples, FL · NCH Healthcare System | 123 | $48,209.20 | $7,190.38 | $5,763.55 |
| St Francis Hospital - the Heart Center Roslyn, NY · Catholic Health | 115 | $54,963.69 | $8,686.80 | $6,824.01 |
| HCA Florida North Florida Hospital Gainesville, FL · HCA Healthcare | 114 | $90,471.37 | $8,682.20 | $6,815.40 |
| Wesley Medical Center Wichita, KS · HCA Healthcare | 113 | $120,770.82 | $8,620.58 | $6,147.33 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus Walnut Creek, CA · John Muir Health | 111 | $96,787.36 | $10,536.32 | $8,895.97 |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO · Mercy | 111 | $30,634.14 | $8,094.92 | $6,160.41 |
| Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital Stuart, FL · Cleveland Clinic | 110 | $32,251.65 | $6,419.90 | $4,759.12 |
| $46,192.46 |
| $6,265.94 |
| Texas | 83 | 2,642 | $62,840.37 | $7,088.47 |
| Illinois | 62 | 2,172 | $38,844.82 | $6,814.70 |
| New Jersey | 48 | 1,949 | $65,911.42 | $7,368.04 |
| Ohio | 57 | 1,814 | $31,342.79 | $6,019.95 |
| Massachusetts | 38 | 1,673 | $22,756.61 | $7,506.58 |
| Michigan | 42 | 1,528 | $29,944.81 | $6,365.40 |
| Virginia | 31 | 1,194 | $40,299.13 | $6,077.09 |
| Maryland | 30 | 1,161 | $14,278.58 | $11,250.89 |
| Missouri | 29 | 1,091 | $37,432.49 | $6,096.52 |
| Georgia | 34 | 1,003 | $48,985.15 | $7,890.13 |
| North Carolina | 28 | 943 | $33,661.51 | $6,578.80 |
| Indiana | 28 | 897 | $33,419.16 | $6,143.63 |
| Tennessee | 26 | 808 | $43,614.89 | $6,357.49 |
| Arizona | 22 | 739 | $50,782.41 | $6,648.12 |
| Minnesota | 19 | 694 | $31,047.19 | $6,391.15 |
| South Carolina | 24 | 662 | $48,224.99 | $6,323.16 |
| Kansas | 12 | 567 | $63,095.15 | $5,966.39 |
| Alabama | 19 | 509 | $41,055.04 | $5,837.96 |
| Washington | 23 | 508 | $41,339.75 | $6,931.56 |
| Kentucky | 15 | 492 | $32,476.90 | $5,588.84 |
| Wisconsin | 18 | 484 | $35,941.54 | $6,201.04 |
| Nevada | 13 | 468 | $88,128.60 | $7,429.23 |
| Colorado | 20 | 466 | $76,131.20 | $6,259.91 |
| Iowa | 15 | 446 | $29,552.55 | $5,614.45 |
| Connecticut | 15 | 412 | $41,064.52 | $8,251.21 |
| Oklahoma | 10 | 338 | $38,087.04 | $6,440.77 |
| Louisiana | 13 | 336 | $35,582.96 | $5,654.10 |
| Nebraska | 10 | 322 | $28,845.02 | $6,325.15 |
| West Virginia | 11 | 300 | $29,222.60 | $5,597.84 |
| New Hampshire | 10 | 295 | $45,373.75 | $6,506.72 |
| Mississippi | 11 | 276 | $29,865.96 | $5,749.24 |
| Arkansas | 15 | 261 | $27,320.88 | $5,466.57 |
| Oregon | 10 | 243 | $33,753.55 | $7,745.07 |
| Delaware | 3 | 218 | $30,718.83 | $6,750.17 |
| Utah | 8 | 208 | $35,152.19 | $6,745.29 |
| North Dakota | 4 | 142 | $26,462.82 | $6,129.61 |
| South Dakota | 4 | 139 | $37,112.52 | $6,408.35 |
| Montana | 7 | 116 | $21,162.66 | $6,231.76 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | 106 | $49,243.79 | $7,800.65 |
| Idaho | 4 | 103 | $36,104.42 | $6,676.63 |
| Rhode Island | 3 | 83 | $27,501.72 | $7,335.31 |
| New Mexico | 5 | 81 | $27,161.40 | $6,673.28 |
| Maine | 3 | 77 | $32,467.04 | $6,291.83 |
| Hawaii | 3 | 62 | $34,790.26 | $8,459.77 |
| Alaska | 2 | 54 | $83,640.37 | $7,644.56 |
| Wyoming | 2 | 38 | $33,341.74 | $8,310.29 |
| Vermont | 1 | 31 | $44,167.65 | $4,559.77 |