Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$10,642.23
2024
Average charge
$61,341.38
Hospital list price
Stays
73,514
1,869 hospitals
Medicare paid
$782.4M
For these stays
For DRG 640 (miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes with mcc), Medicare paid $10,642.23 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $61,341.38 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $12,830.08. In 2023 Medicare paid $10,086.08.
73,514 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 640 at 1,869 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $782.4M for them.
Among states with at least 50 stays, Maryland had the highest average Medicare payment for DRG 640 ($16,404.08) and Vermont the lowest ($5,694.99).
Southern California Hospital at Hollywood in Hollywood, CA had the most Medicare stays for DRG 640 in 2024: 632, with an average Medicare payment of $12,924.92.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern California Hospital at Hollywood Hollywood, CA · Prospect Medical Holdings | 632 | $59,752.78 | $14,146.75 | $12,924.92 |
| Adventhealth Orlando Orlando, FL · AdventHealth | 413 | $81,738.78 | $11,407.81 | $9,060.05 |
| Los Angeles Community Hospital |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 196 | 9,530 | $88,509.58 | $13,659.43 |
| Texas | 148 | 6,342 | $69,163.19 | $10,389.87 |
| Florida | 136 | 5,823 | $72,459.18 | $9,259.35 |
| New York | 93 | 4,328 |
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.
| 334 |
| $39,908.41 |
| $14,122.11 |
| $12,833.94 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY · New York Presbyterian Healthcare System | 293 | $133,831.27 | $20,004.24 | $15,492.10 |
| Methodist Hospital San Antonio, TX · HCA Healthcare | 269 | $90,446.83 | $10,350.38 | $8,558.93 |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks, CA · Prime Healthcare | 210 | $26,688.99 | $13,596.47 | $12,413.42 |
| Baptist Medical Center San Antonio, TX · Tenet Healthcare | 204 | $89,420.48 | $10,159.05 | $9,019.24 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · Baptist Health | 204 | $62,959.29 | $10,619.39 | $9,260.63 |
| NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY · NYU Langone Health | 186 | $142,433.77 | $20,224.45 | $15,212.41 |
| Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY · Montefiore Medical Center | 182 | $159,997.68 | $23,332.24 | $15,922.37 |
| Christiana Hospital Newark, DE · ChristianaCare | 158 | $48,078.15 | $13,418.43 | $10,599.09 |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · NorthShore Edward-Elmhurst Health | 155 | $36,430.77 | $11,904.33 | $9,892.66 |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System Houston, TX · Memorial Hermann Healthcare System | 153 | $59,620.39 | $12,557.87 | $10,803.64 |
| Long Island Jewish Medical Center New Hyde Park, NY · Northwell Health | 152 | $117,486.46 | $17,365.07 | $14,407.34 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Phoenix, AZ · Mayo Clinic | 152 | $56,118.82 | $18,118.59 | $12,137.58 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis, TN · Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation | 140 | $53,724.13 | $10,147.12 | $7,995.79 |
| Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and Novi Southfield, MI · Henry Ford Health Parent | 138 | $36,869.20 | $11,826.26 | $10,397.41 |
| Norton Hospitals, Inc Louisville, KY · Norton Healthcare | 135 | $40,276.33 | $9,301.94 | $8,060.14 |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group Fall River, MA · Southcoast Health System | 133 | $26,977.08 | $10,971.01 | $9,794.41 |
| Jefferson Stratford Hospital Stratford, NJ · Jefferson Health | 131 | $84,800.85 | $12,859.24 | $10,541.67 |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville, AL · Huntsville Hospital Health System | 131 | $37,301.04 | $9,784.73 | $8,192.00 |
| Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center Wilmington, NC · Novant Health | 127 | $38,611.61 | $11,771.86 | $10,127.98 |
| Methodist Hospitals of Memphis Memphis, TN · Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare | 127 | $40,786.34 | $12,301.86 | $9,578.34 |
| ECU Health Medical Center Greenville, NC · ECU Health | 125 | $34,389.05 | $13,560.97 | $9,818.14 |
| Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak Royal Oak, MI · Corewell Health | 125 | $43,912.39 | $12,289.98 | $9,578.66 |
| $85,615.09 |
| $14,085.50 |
| Illinois | 81 | 3,198 | $46,934.70 | $10,009.93 |
| Pennsylvania | 79 | 2,588 | $66,688.34 | $9,685.49 |
| Georgia | 63 | 2,499 | $57,208.52 | $10,168.14 |
| New Jersey | 54 | 2,449 | $96,178.06 | $11,081.84 |
| Ohio | 75 | 2,342 | $44,169.42 | $8,829.09 |
| North Carolina | 55 | 2,268 | $40,279.42 | $9,537.20 |
| Massachusetts | 44 | 2,072 | $33,715.77 | $11,486.20 |
| Michigan | 52 | 2,061 | $37,003.21 | $9,564.33 |
| Virginia | 52 | 2,041 | $47,112.50 | $8,938.49 |
| Maryland | 38 | 1,619 | $19,895.39 | $16,404.08 |
| Tennessee | 42 | 1,554 | $49,902.11 | $8,443.67 |
| Missouri | 43 | 1,528 | $49,144.69 | $9,269.81 |
| South Carolina | 37 | 1,451 | $46,001.40 | $8,760.00 |
| Indiana | 42 | 1,394 | $44,724.51 | $9,199.68 |
| Washington | 35 | 1,225 | $58,422.97 | $10,435.99 |
| Arizona | 38 | 1,209 | $60,961.75 | $10,199.66 |
| Louisiana | 29 | 1,071 | $44,557.42 | $8,445.54 |
| Mississippi | 26 | 1,070 | $40,840.48 | $8,485.60 |
| Alabama | 34 | 1,047 | $50,524.12 | $8,181.93 |
| Oklahoma | 25 | 1,039 | $49,882.70 | $8,897.95 |
| Kentucky | 28 | 937 | $41,704.07 | $8,167.49 |
| Minnesota | 22 | 902 | $45,140.79 | $10,748.56 |
| Nevada | 17 | 845 | $104,918.42 | $10,683.46 |
| Wisconsin | 27 | 800 | $43,994.59 | $9,395.76 |
| Connecticut | 20 | 778 | $51,675.08 | $12,191.07 |
| Arkansas | 20 | 708 | $37,564.77 | $8,218.04 |
| Colorado | 27 | 680 | $86,926.50 | $10,057.52 |
| Kansas | 18 | 649 | $61,689.39 | $8,621.87 |
| Oregon | 19 | 578 | $46,179.07 | $12,094.02 |
| Iowa | 17 | 524 | $42,094.79 | $8,315.33 |
| West Virginia | 14 | 419 | $38,186.37 | $8,334.51 |
| New Mexico | 11 | 369 | $42,763.92 | $10,021.30 |
| Nebraska | 14 | 363 | $42,792.94 | $9,860.94 |
| Delaware | 5 | 315 | $44,869.01 | $10,220.87 |
| District of Columbia | 5 | 304 | $79,429.21 | $12,597.68 |
| Utah | 8 | 270 | $41,882.00 | $10,006.39 |
| New Hampshire | 12 | 270 | $42,355.95 | $9,705.64 |
| Idaho | 10 | 255 | $49,720.55 | $9,499.82 |
| Hawaii | 7 | 234 | $57,013.12 | $12,823.52 |
| North Dakota | 6 | 229 | $31,838.84 | $9,252.18 |
| South Dakota | 6 | 216 | $44,100.80 | $9,376.98 |
| Rhode Island | 7 | 194 | $40,376.97 | $10,947.96 |
| Montana | 7 | 185 | $27,091.89 | $8,852.86 |
| Maine | 4 | 130 | $44,786.72 | $10,147.37 |
| Alaska | 4 | 126 | $100,281.98 | $13,866.90 |
| Wyoming | 2 | 76 | $43,130.97 | $12,030.37 |
| Vermont | 3 | 76 | $41,247.70 | $5,694.99 |