Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$21,554.19
2024
Average charge
$45,277.97
Hospital list price
Stays
1,076
36 hospitals
Medicare paid
$23.2M
For these stays
For DRG 560 (aftercare, musculoskeletal system and connective tissue with cc), Medicare paid $21,554.19 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $45,277.97 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $23,287.63. In 2023 Medicare paid $21,527.68.
1,076 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 560 at 36 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $23.2M for them.
Among states with at least 50 stays, Maryland had the highest average Medicare payment for DRG 560 ($28,623.10) and Florida the lowest ($7,288.12).
Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, MD had the most Medicare stays for DRG 560 in 2024: 137, with an average Medicare payment of $31,515.04.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meritus Medical Center Hagerstown, MD · Meritus Health | 137 | $35,603.22 | $32,883.38 | $31,515.04 |
| Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital Baltimore, MD · MedStar Health | 133 | $30,080.57 | $26,745.69 | $25,085.63 |
| Sinai Hospital of Baltimore |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 9 | 693 | $33,502.11 | $28,623.10 |
| Florida | 7 | 113 | $51,046.19 | $7,288.12 |
| New York | 4 | 60 | $93,735.18 | $11,548.30 |
| California | 3 | 45 |
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.
| 106 |
| $30,352.75 |
| $26,770.42 |
| $25,418.15 |
| Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Baltimore, MD · Johns Hopkins Health System | 93 | $36,711.71 | $32,101.84 | $31,065.73 |
| Umd Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute Baltimore, MD · University of Maryland Medical System | 67 | $35,475.72 | $31,308.37 | $30,825.09 |
| Western Maryland Regional Medical Center Cumberland, MD · UPMC | 54 | $30,762.48 | $27,255.35 | $26,570.00 |
| University of MD Shore Medical Center at Easton Easton, MD · University of Maryland Medical System | 38 | $40,684.76 | $36,329.58 | $35,814.21 |
| Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Baltimore, MD · Johns Hopkins Health System | 37 | $26,428.57 | $24,010.95 | $19,939.43 |
| Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital Baltimore, MD · LifeBridge Health | 28 | $40,896.29 | $36,343.32 | $35,702.18 |
| Orlando Health Orlando, FL · Orlando Health | 24 | $55,965.54 | $10,627.88 | $8,821.96 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY · New York Presbyterian Healthcare System | 22 | $102,571.68 | $16,255.32 | $13,104.00 |
| Adventhealth Orlando Orlando, FL · AdventHealth | 21 | $46,717.05 | $10,040.10 | $7,551.76 |
| Medical City Plano Plano, TX · HCA Healthcare | 19 | $112,484.32 | $7,764.89 | $5,068.84 |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, CA · Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian | 17 | $42,639.35 | $10,013.12 | $9,409.24 |
| Naples Community Hospital Naples, FL · NCH Healthcare System | 17 | $38,231.71 | $7,078.06 | $6,170.12 |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · Stanford Health Care | 17 | $213,470.59 | $19,847.06 | $15,873.41 |
| Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health Fort Myers, FL · Lee Health | 15 | $41,940.27 | $7,875.53 | $6,982.20 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA · Mass General Brigham | 15 | $49,047.80 | $14,043.33 | $11,112.67 |
| SUNY/Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · Stony Brook Medicine | 14 | $85,889.57 | $15,634.86 | $11,178.64 |
| Marion Communtiy Hospital Ocala, FL · HCA Healthcare | 14 | $78,306.07 | $9,092.07 | $8,004.07 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis, TN · Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation | 14 | $40,846.36 | $10,635.57 | $6,397.29 |
| Barnes Jewish Hospital Saint Louis, MO · BJC HealthCare | 13 | $37,767.85 | $13,961.92 | $9,093.23 |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · NorthShore Edward-Elmhurst Health | 13 | $38,123.54 | $9,389.77 | $7,989.08 |
| NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY · NYU Langone Health | 13 | $101,103.38 | $14,110.08 | $10,462.15 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA · Jefferson Health | 13 | $74,164.38 | $10,473.85 | $8,487.08 |
| $126,277.20 |
| $13,059.60 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 25 | $33,117.36 | $5,894.08 |
| Illinois | 2 | 24 | $39,988.38 | $8,006.75 |
| Texas | 1 | 19 | $112,484.32 | $5,068.84 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 15 | $49,047.80 | $11,112.67 |
| Missouri | 1 | 13 | $37,767.85 | $9,093.23 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 13 | $74,164.38 | $8,487.08 |
| Ohio | 1 | 12 | $29,085.42 | $7,922.33 |
| Michigan | 1 | 11 | $25,672.36 | $6,326.27 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 11 | $88,453.27 | $7,667.64 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 11 | $40,156.82 | $7,897.36 |
| Delaware | 1 | 11 | $24,137.27 | $7,767.09 |