Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$21,912.96
2024
Average charge
$84,072.68
Hospital list price
Stays
518
30 hospitals
Medicare paid
$11.4M
For these stays
For DRG 838 (chemotherapy with acute leukemia as secondary diagnosis with cc or high dose chemotherap), Medicare paid $21,912.96 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $84,072.68 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $27,094.73. In 2023 Medicare paid $23,782.96.
518 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 838 at 30 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $11.4M for them.
Barnes Jewish Hospital in Saint Louis, MO had the most Medicare stays for DRG 838 in 2024: 35, with an average Medicare payment of $19,976.94.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes Jewish Hospital Saint Louis, MO · BJC HealthCare | 35 | $92,332.51 | $23,013.31 | $19,976.94 |
| Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Baltimore, MD · Johns Hopkins Health System | 33 | $59,372.55 | $52,156.48 | $49,961.94 |
| The Nebraska Medical Center |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 2 | 53 | $58,214.36 | $49,849.53 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 47 | $114,449.43 | $19,385.13 |
| Missouri | 1 | 35 | $92,332.51 | $19,976.94 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 31 |
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.
| 31 |
| $94,379.39 |
| $20,789.29 |
| $16,743.35 |
| Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA · University of Pennsylvania Health System | 30 | $108,165.47 | $25,430.37 | $20,253.43 |
| Emory University Hospital Atlanta, GA · Emory University | 26 | $61,988.15 | $23,385.96 | $18,462.92 |
| University of Washington Medical Ctr Seattle, WA · UW Medicine | 24 | $42,971.92 | $23,405.08 | $17,556.29 |
| University of Maryland Medical Center Baltimore, MD · University of Maryland Medical System | 20 | $56,303.35 | $51,833.55 | $49,664.05 |
| University of Mississippi Med Center Jackson, MS · The University of Mississippi Medical Center | 18 | $70,915.28 | $20,483.72 | $18,828.06 |
| Medical City Dallas Hospital Dallas, TX · HCA Healthcare | 18 | $248,039.17 | $16,925.78 | $14,922.72 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY · New York Presbyterian Healthcare System | 17 | $112,736.53 | $29,526.71 | $22,864.88 |
| UNC Hospitals Chapel Hill, NC · UNC Health Care System | 17 | $39,309.71 | $23,665.35 | $20,506.41 |
| UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Pittsburgh, PA · UPMC | 17 | $125,538.76 | $19,893.53 | $17,852.82 |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · The University of Chicago Medicine | 16 | $138,838.50 | $46,637.56 | $20,917.63 |
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston, SC · Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center | 15 | $49,589.13 | $23,221.20 | $17,416.93 |
| Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital Milwaukee, WI · ThedaCare | 14 | $98,275.21 | $26,708.57 | $18,230.79 |
| Yale-New Haven Hospital New Haven, CT · Yale New Haven Health System | 14 | $75,095.00 | $30,224.50 | $20,066.50 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA · Mass General Brigham | 14 | $83,727.36 | $24,424.43 | $21,752.43 |
| Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH · Cleveland Clinic | 14 | $88,048.36 | $20,286.79 | $14,594.86 |
| OHSU Hospital and Clinics Portland, OR · Oregon Health and Science University | 14 | $72,313.50 | $24,519.21 | $22,410.43 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · Vanderbilt Health | 13 | $39,144.23 | $22,054.23 | $14,880.46 |
| Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL · Mayo Clinic | 13 | $37,563.08 | $20,658.31 | $14,338.77 |
| University of Alabama Hospital Birmingham, AL · UAB Health System | 13 | $106,270.31 | $23,739.54 | $13,376.23 |
| Duke University Hospital Durham, NC · Duke University Health System | 13 | $74,579.92 | $31,623.15 | $21,050.69 |
| Sanford Medical Center Fargo Fargo, ND · Sanford Health | 12 | $50,183.42 | $16,750.67 | $13,810.67 |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA · Mass General Brigham | 12 | $60,948.75 | $24,393.00 | $21,847.50 |
| $94,379.39 |
| $16,743.35 |
| North Carolina | 2 | 30 | $54,593.47 | $20,742.27 |
| Illinois | 2 | 27 | $99,752.19 | $19,392.41 |
| Massachusetts | 2 | 26 | $73,214.15 | $21,796.31 |
| Georgia | 1 | 26 | $61,988.15 | $18,462.92 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 24 | $49,104.25 | $14,278.50 |
| Washington | 1 | 24 | $42,971.92 | $17,556.29 |
| California | 2 | 22 | $116,516.18 | $26,660.23 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 18 | $70,915.28 | $18,828.06 |
| Texas | 1 | 18 | $248,039.17 | $14,922.72 |
| New York | 1 | 17 | $112,736.53 | $22,864.88 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 15 | $49,589.13 | $17,416.93 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 14 | $98,275.21 | $18,230.79 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 14 | $75,095.00 | $20,066.50 |
| Ohio | 1 | 14 | $88,048.36 | $14,594.86 |
| Oregon | 1 | 14 | $72,313.50 | $22,410.43 |
| Florida | 1 | 13 | $37,563.08 | $14,338.77 |
| Alabama | 1 | 13 | $106,270.31 | $13,376.23 |
| North Dakota | 1 | 12 | $50,183.42 | $13,810.67 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 11 | $69,307.64 | $18,059.73 |