Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$26,846.66
2024
Average charge
$83,761.01
Hospital list price
Stays
264
15 hospitals
Medicare paid
$7.1M
For these stays
For DRG 559 (aftercare, musculoskeletal system and connective tissue with mcc), Medicare paid $26,846.66 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $83,761.01 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $29,305.32. In 2023 Medicare paid $33,035.51.
264 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 559 at 15 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $7.1M for them.
Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital in Baltimore, MD had the most Medicare stays for DRG 559 in 2024: 39, with an average Medicare payment of $26,457.44.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital Baltimore, MD · MedStar Health | 39 | $31,814.72 | $28,348.00 | $26,457.44 |
| Meritus Medical Center Hagerstown, MD · Meritus Health | 29 | $36,467.24 | $33,522.69 | $31,673.79 |
| Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 7 | 155 | $39,957.63 | $33,610.66 |
| New York | 2 | 30 | $206,482.20 | $25,078.07 |
| California | 2 | 26 | $180,948.19 | $19,811.27 |
| Florida | 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.
| 23 |
| $42,060.70 |
| $36,666.00 |
| $36,215.26 |
| Umd Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute Baltimore, MD · University of Maryland Medical System | 21 | $39,214.05 | $34,578.62 | $32,326.43 |
| Sinai Hospital of Baltimore Baltimore, MD · LifeBridge Health | 18 | $59,110.39 | $52,016.39 | $49,137.72 |
| Adventhealth Orlando Orlando, FL · AdventHealth | 16 | $110,716.31 | $13,607.06 | $12,056.06 |
| NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY · NYU Langone Health | 16 | $133,485.63 | $24,377.81 | $20,459.50 |
| Southern California Hospital at Hollywood Hollywood, CA · Prospect Medical Holdings | 15 | $108,619.20 | $20,790.47 | $19,838.47 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY · New York Presbyterian Healthcare System | 14 | $289,906.86 | $40,280.71 | $30,356.43 |
| University of MD Shore Medical Center at Easton Easton, MD · University of Maryland Medical System | 13 | $50,364.92 | $44,950.92 | $44,197.69 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis, TN · Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation | 13 | $74,448.54 | $13,827.92 | $11,407.62 |
| Saint Francis Hospital, Inc Tulsa, OK · Saint Francis Health System | 12 | $52,071.92 | $12,449.58 | $9,851.75 |
| Medical City Plano Plano, TX · HCA Healthcare | 12 | $138,016.75 | $13,035.75 | $12,584.50 |
| Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Baltimore, MD · Johns Hopkins Health System | 12 | $32,123.83 | $28,709.17 | $24,034.75 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · Cedars Sinai Health System | 11 | $279,578.64 | $23,191.45 | $19,774.18 |
| $110,716.31 |
| $12,056.06 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 13 | $74,448.54 | $11,407.62 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 12 | $52,071.92 | $9,851.75 |
| Texas | 1 | 12 | $138,016.75 | $12,584.50 |