Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$26,320.08
2024
Average charge
$145,144.79
Hospital list price
Stays
132
7 hospitals
Medicare paid
$3.5M
For these stays
For DRG 574 (skin graft for skin ulcer or cellulitis with cc), Medicare paid $26,320.08 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $145,144.79 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $29,188.59. In 2023 Medicare paid $27,910.52.
132 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 574 at 7 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $3.5M for them.
Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp in Bakersfield, CA had the most Medicare stays for DRG 574 in 2024: 44, with an average Medicare payment of $22,215.86.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp Bakersfield, CA | 44 | $75,590.55 | $23,310.30 | $22,215.86 |
| Lee Memorial Hospital Fort Myers, FL · Lee Health | 19 | $90,764.89 | $24,268.21 | $22,660.63 |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 2 | 56 | $96,418.98 | $27,054.37 |
| Florida | 2 | 30 | $120,631.77 | $22,864.27 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 18 | $137,493.44 | $28,935.50 |
| Georgia | 1 | 15 |
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.
| 18 |
| $137,493.44 |
| $31,756.22 |
| $28,935.50 |
| Doctors Hospital Augusta, GA · HCA Healthcare | 15 | $389,244.47 | $25,059.13 | $21,142.27 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA · Mass General Brigham | 13 | $140,549.77 | $39,919.38 | $33,484.92 |
| UCSF Medical Center San Francisco, CA · University of California San Francisco | 12 | $172,789.92 | $52,204.83 | $44,795.58 |
| HCA Florida Blake Hospital Bradenton, FL · HCA Healthcare | 11 | $172,220.00 | $24,839.64 | $23,216.00 |
| $389,244.47 |
| $21,142.27 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 13 | $140,549.77 | $33,484.92 |