Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$13,804.24
2024
Average charge
$115,315.54
Hospital list price
Stays
106
6 hospitals
Medicare paid
$1.5M
For these stays
For DRG 626 (thyroid, parathyroid and thyroglossal procedures with cc), Medicare paid $13,804.24 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $115,315.54 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $17,673.90. In 2023 Medicare paid $13,034.00.
106 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 626 at 6 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $1.5M for them.
HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital in Tampa, FL had the most Medicare stays for DRG 626 in 2024: 31, with an average Medicare payment of $10,750.77.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital Tampa, FL · HCA Healthcare | 31 | $114,549.35 | $12,330.13 | $10,750.77 |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · Stanford Health Care | 19 | $261,429.00 | $23,591.58 | $20,757.21 |
| Barnes Jewish Hospital |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 1 | 31 | $114,549.35 | $10,750.77 |
| California | 1 | 19 | $261,429.00 | $20,757.21 |
| Missouri | 1 | 18 | $62,418.78 | $12,993.83 |
| New York | 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 |
| $62,418.78 |
| $15,910.28 |
| $12,993.83 |
| Long Island Jewish Medical Center New Hyde Park, NY · Northwell Health | 15 | $84,288.00 | $19,883.93 | $14,246.20 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester Rochester, MN · Mayo Clinic | 12 | $66,043.25 | $20,419.67 | $11,940.33 |
| UNC Hospitals Chapel Hill, NC · UNC Health Care System | 11 | $47,717.18 | $19,389.00 | $13,156.55 |
| $84,288.00 |
| $14,246.20 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 12 | $66,043.25 | $11,940.33 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 11 | $47,717.18 | $13,156.55 |