Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$40,306.77
2024
Average charge
$214,292.08
Hospital list price
Stays
60
4 hospitals
Medicare paid
$2.4M
For these stays
For DRG 573 (skin graft for skin ulcer or cellulitis with mcc), Medicare paid $40,306.77 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $214,292.08 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $51,397.05. In 2023 Medicare paid $38,466.30.
60 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 573 at 4 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $2.4M for them.
Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp in Bakersfield, CA had the most Medicare stays for DRG 573 in 2024: 23, with an average Medicare payment of $30,727.35.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp Bakersfield, CA | 23 | $102,628.91 | $31,774.74 | $30,727.35 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health | 14 | $240,000.00 | $66,977.64 | $42,170.07 |
| University of Kansas Hospital |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 1 | 23 | $102,628.91 | $30,727.35 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 14 | $240,000.00 | $42,170.07 |
| Kansas | 1 | 12 | $451,639.33 | $55,600.25 |
| 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.
| 12 |
| $451,639.33 |
| $78,930.33 |
| $55,600.25 |
| Lee Memorial Hospital Fort Myers, FL · Lee Health | 11 | $156,126.18 | $42,559.36 | $41,281.18 |
| $156,126.18 |
| $41,281.18 |