Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$9,218.35
2024
Average charge
$200,482.86
Hospital list price
Stays
91
4 hospitals
Medicare paid
$839K
For these stays
For DRG 581 (other skin, subcutaneous tissue and breast procedures without cc/mcc), Medicare paid $9,218.35 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $200,482.86 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $13,707.70. In 2023 Medicare paid $10,505.71.
91 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 581 at 4 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $839K for them.
Methodist Hospital in San Antonio, TX had the most Medicare stays for DRG 581 in 2024: 31, with an average Medicare payment of $7,133.71.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hospital San Antonio, TX · HCA Healthcare | 31 | $123,371.03 | $12,896.65 | $7,133.71 |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA | 29 | $161,456.48 | $8,318.10 | $6,128.55 |
| Stanford Health Care |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 2 | 44 | $172,718.75 | $7,514.70 |
| Louisiana | 1 | 29 | $161,456.48 | $6,128.55 |
| California | 1 | 18 | $331,226.50 | $18,360.83 |
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 |
| $331,226.50 |
| $24,901.78 |
| $18,360.83 |
| Baptist Medical Center San Antonio, TX · Tenet Healthcare | 13 | $290,394.08 | $12,165.23 | $8,423.23 |