Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$22,237.38
2024
Average charge
$30,351.15
Hospital list price
Stays
380
9 hospitals
Medicare paid
$8.5M
For these stays
For DRG 561 (aftercare, musculoskeletal system and connective tissue without cc/mcc), Medicare paid $22,237.38 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $30,351.15 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $23,764.63. In 2023 Medicare paid $25,007.33.
380 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 561 at 9 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $8.5M for them.
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore in Baltimore, MD had the most Medicare stays for DRG 561 in 2024: 120, with an average Medicare payment of $27,079.00.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinai Hospital of Baltimore Baltimore, MD · LifeBridge Health | 120 | $31,997.12 | $28,157.28 | $27,079.00 |
| Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital Baltimore, MD · MedStar Health | 69 | $27,255.16 | $24,389.78 | $22,161.68 |
| Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 6 | 322 | $30,482.90 | $25,459.11 |
| Michigan | 1 | 35 | $7,345.80 | $3,752.46 |
| Texas | 1 | 12 | $61,150.83 | $4,952.33 |
| Florida | 1 | 11 |
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.
| 56 |
| $29,173.79 |
| $25,536.68 |
| $24,104.89 |
| Surgeons Choice Medical Center Southfield, MI | 35 | $7,345.80 | $5,703.94 | $3,752.46 |
| Umd Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute Baltimore, MD · University of Maryland Medical System | 30 | $33,168.93 | $29,297.00 | $27,988.10 |
| Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Baltimore, MD · Johns Hopkins Health System | 25 | $22,420.52 | $19,953.96 | $17,486.04 |
| University of MD Shore Medical Center at Easton Easton, MD · University of Maryland Medical System | 22 | $41,178.18 | $36,765.95 | $36,024.14 |
| Medical City Plano Plano, TX · HCA Healthcare | 12 | $61,150.83 | $6,428.83 | $4,952.33 |
| Marion Communtiy Hospital Ocala, FL · HCA Healthcare | 11 | $66,093.64 | $6,849.36 | $5,600.64 |
| $66,093.64 |
| $5,600.64 |