Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$21,677.31
2024
Average charge
$164,554.47
Hospital list price
Stays
49
4 hospitals
Medicare paid
$1.1M
For these stays
For DRG 686 (kidney and urinary tract neoplasms with mcc), Medicare paid $21,677.31 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $164,554.47 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $26,031.04. In 2023 Medicare paid $13,621.64.
49 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 686 at 4 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $1.1M for them.
New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York, NY had the most Medicare stays for DRG 686 in 2024: 14, with an average Medicare payment of $25,626.71.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY · New York Presbyterian Healthcare System | 14 | $250,545.86 | $31,900.93 | $25,626.71 |
| Adventhealth Orlando Orlando, FL · AdventHealth | 12 | $183,078.25 | $16,526.67 | $14,364.25 |
| NYU Langone Hospitals |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 2 | 26 | $200,784.04 | $24,021.35 |
| Florida | 1 | 12 | $183,078.25 | $14,364.25 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 11 | $58,713.18 | $24,114.73 |
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.
| 12 |
| $142,728.58 |
| $26,510.17 |
| $22,148.42 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA · Beth Israel Lahey Health | 11 | $58,713.18 | $28,406.00 | $24,114.73 |