Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$8,685.77
2024
Average charge
$157,792.60
Hospital list price
Stays
35
2 hospitals
Medicare paid
$304K
For these stays
For DRG 585 (breast biopsy, local excision and other breast procedures without cc/mcc), Medicare paid $8,685.77 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $157,792.60 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $18,578.31. In 2023 Medicare paid $9,648.71.
35 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 585 at 2 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $304K for them.
St Charles Surgical Hospital in New Orleans, LA had the most Medicare stays for DRG 585 in 2024: 24, with an average Medicare payment of $8,521.42.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA | 24 | $156,438.21 | $12,759.04 | $8,521.42 |
| University of Kansas Hospital Kansas City, KS · The University of Kansas Health System | 11 | $160,747.64 | $31,274.91 | $9,044.36 |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 1 | 24 | $156,438.21 | $8,521.42 |
| Kansas | 1 | 11 | $160,747.64 | $9,044.36 |
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.