Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$10,117.65
2024
Average charge
$73,389.78
Hospital list price
Stays
1,084
74 hospitals
Medicare paid
$11.0M
For these stays
For DRG 621 (o.r. procedures for obesity without cc/mcc), Medicare paid $10,117.65 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $73,389.78 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $14,373.80. In 2023 Medicare paid $10,189.24.
1,084 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 621 at 74 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $11.0M for them.
Among states with at least 50 stays, California had the highest average Medicare payment for DRG 621 ($13,218.58) and Arkansas the lowest ($8,318.73).
Arkansas Heart Hospital-Encore in Bryant, AR had the most Medicare stays for DRG 621 in 2024: 46, with an average Medicare payment of $7,813.59.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Heart Hospital-Encore Bryant, AR | 46 | $35,042.70 | $9,410.11 | $7,813.59 |
| Memorial Medical Center Modesto, CA · Sutter Health | 28 | $77,583.36 | $16,769.36 | $12,777.32 |
| Summa Health System |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 8 | 125 | $87,157.95 | $13,218.58 |
| Texas | 7 | 100 | $81,132.09 | $9,173.54 |
| Arkansas | 3 | 85 | $49,345.32 | $8,318.73 |
| Washington | 4 | 50 |
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.
| 23 |
| $47,816.35 |
| $13,064.52 |
| $10,128.83 |
| Adventhealth South Overland Park, Inc Overland Park, KS · AdventHealth | 21 | $94,734.48 | $9,125.43 | $7,571.14 |
| Rex Hospital Raleigh, NC · UNC Health Care System | 20 | $36,808.60 | $12,913.65 | $7,660.80 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple Temple, TX · Baylor Scott & White Health | 20 | $45,535.05 | $14,003.25 | $11,673.20 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock Little Rock, AR · Baptist Health | 20 | $48,387.45 | $10,358.65 | $8,686.80 |
| St Mark's Hospital Salt Lake City, UT · HCA Healthcare | 19 | $85,190.53 | $17,323.58 | $6,647.95 |
| Northwest Medical Center-Springdale Springdale, AR · Community Health Systems | 19 | $84,981.00 | $10,797.11 | $9,154.26 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · Vanderbilt Health | 19 | $75,490.47 | $17,477.21 | $9,393.21 |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · Legacy Health | 19 | $43,732.63 | $17,092.05 | $10,915.05 |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center Roseville, CA · Sutter Health | 18 | $64,152.06 | $19,634.44 | $10,916.67 |
| West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc Morgantown, WV · WVU Medicine | 17 | $84,888.47 | $22,404.06 | $8,028.94 |
| NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY · NYU Langone Health | 16 | $188,423.19 | $21,998.38 | $16,091.38 |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Oakland, CA · Sutter Health | 16 | $111,064.38 | $17,662.00 | $14,831.25 |
| UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital Tyler, TX · Ardent Health | 16 | $105,634.13 | $12,604.56 | $8,969.50 |
| Deaconess Medical Center Spokane, WA · Multicare Health System | 16 | $103,462.31 | $13,647.44 | $10,151.31 |
| Lexington Medical Center West Columbia, SC · Lexington Medical Center | 16 | $66,896.25 | $12,466.88 | $8,660.75 |
| Emerson Hospital - W Concord, MA · Emerson Hospital Health System | 16 | $28,488.38 | $12,954.75 | $9,784.56 |
| Viera Hospital Melbourne, FL · Health First | 16 | $108,491.69 | $10,165.50 | $8,533.50 |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group Fall River, MA · Southcoast Health System | 16 | $44,777.88 | $12,544.31 | $10,401.94 |
| Grand Strand Regional Medical Center Myrtle Beach, SC · HCA Healthcare | 15 | $239,931.53 | $12,289.53 | $10,536.20 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus Concord, CA · John Muir Health | 15 | $174,736.67 | $18,915.40 | $15,078.93 |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville, KY · Baptist Healthcare System | 15 | $72,693.47 | $12,197.40 | $5,894.00 |
| Honorhealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · HonorHealth | 15 | $103,806.20 | $12,544.87 | $8,863.13 |
| $95,236.18 |
| $9,604.04 |
| Maryland | 4 | 47 | $20,041.15 | $15,276.21 |
| South Carolina | 3 | 44 | $131,241.98 | $10,425.98 |
| Massachusetts | 3 | 43 | $34,804.07 | $10,484.56 |
| Florida | 3 | 40 | $147,784.68 | $9,071.47 |
| Illinois | 3 | 40 | $51,380.72 | $10,377.15 |
| Missouri | 3 | 39 | $42,539.54 | $9,400.59 |
| New Jersey | 3 | 37 | $62,295.62 | $13,357.24 |
| Ohio | 2 | 35 | $50,011.26 | $9,975.54 |
| North Carolina | 2 | 31 | $50,415.42 | $8,780.48 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 28 | $76,997.39 | $7,219.64 |
| New York | 2 | 28 | $120,095.32 | $13,001.39 |
| Nevada | 2 | 25 | $73,284.20 | $10,503.48 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 25 | $62,398.76 | $8,111.60 |
| Kansas | 1 | 21 | $94,734.48 | $7,571.14 |
| Oregon | 1 | 19 | $43,732.63 | $10,915.05 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 19 | $75,490.47 | $9,393.21 |
| Utah | 1 | 19 | $85,190.53 | $6,647.95 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 17 | $84,888.47 | $8,028.94 |
| Arizona | 1 | 15 | $103,806.20 | $8,863.13 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 15 | $36,046.07 | $10,876.80 |
| Indiana | 1 | 14 | $90,976.21 | $9,405.64 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 14 | $30,556.71 | $8,677.50 |
| Delaware | 1 | 14 | $47,486.79 | $9,960.07 |
| Idaho | 1 | 13 | $73,765.15 | $6,337.31 |
| Virginia | 1 | 13 | $43,255.92 | $6,840.38 |
| Georgia | 1 | 12 | $105,397.83 | $10,678.92 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 12 | $32,600.42 | $7,701.17 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 12 | $42,666.83 | $9,031.75 |
| Montana | 1 | 11 | $48,656.82 | $9,874.36 |
| Colorado | 1 | 11 | $181,896.91 | $8,272.36 |
| Louisiana | 1 | 11 | $110,629.18 | $8,644.64 |