Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$23,656.78
2024
Average charge
$123,794.30
Hospital list price
Stays
111
7 hospitals
Medicare paid
$2.6M
For these stays
For DRG 655 (major bladder procedures without cc/mcc), Medicare paid $23,656.78 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $123,794.30 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $28,226.48. In 2023 Medicare paid $20,867.34.
111 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 655 at 7 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $2.6M for them.
University of Colorado Hospital Authority in Aurora, CO had the most Medicare stays for DRG 655 in 2024: 24, with an average Medicare payment of $18,018.13.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Colorado Hospital Authority Aurora, CO · University of Colorado Health | 24 | $141,429.38 | $22,732.33 | $18,018.13 |
| Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Baltimore, MD · Johns Hopkins Health System | 21 | $40,638.19 | $35,697.67 | $34,298.81 |
| UCSF Medical Center |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 1 | 24 | $141,429.38 | $18,018.13 |
| Maryland | 1 | 21 | $40,638.19 | $34,298.81 |
| California | 1 | 16 | $194,010.94 | $29,113.56 |
| Indiana | 1 | 14 |
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.
| 16 |
| $194,010.94 |
| $37,839.31 |
| $29,113.56 |
| Indiana University Health Indianapolis, IN · Indiana University Health | 14 | $142,808.07 | $21,742.21 | $17,970.93 |
| University of Washington Medical Ctr Seattle, WA · UW Medicine | 14 | $107,551.29 | $23,306.29 | $17,215.29 |
| Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · Mount Sinai Health System | 11 | $91,470.09 | $28,948.09 | $25,685.00 |
| Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA · University of Pennsylvania Health System | 11 | $170,734.82 | $25,761.36 | $21,112.18 |
| $142,808.07 |
| $17,970.93 |
| Washington | 1 | 14 | $107,551.29 | $17,215.29 |
| New York | 1 | 11 | $91,470.09 | $25,685.00 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 11 | $170,734.82 | $21,112.18 |