Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$12,772.28
2024
Average charge
$47,940.25
Hospital list price
Stays
36
2 hospitals
Medicare paid
$460K
For these stays
For DRG 839 (chemotherapy with acute leukemia as secondary diagnosis without cc/mcc), Medicare paid $12,772.28 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $47,940.25 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $14,602.17. In 2023 Medicare paid $18,017.74.
36 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 839 at 2 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $460K for them.
Barnes Jewish Hospital in Saint Louis, MO had the most Medicare stays for DRG 839 in 2024: 23, with an average Medicare payment of $12,632.26.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes Jewish Hospital Saint Louis, MO · BJC HealthCare | 23 | $50,347.91 | $14,811.30 | $12,632.26 |
| University of Mississippi Med Center Jackson, MS · The University of Mississippi Medical Center | 13 | $43,680.54 | $14,232.15 | $13,020.00 |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 1 | 23 | $50,347.91 | $12,632.26 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 13 | $43,680.54 | $13,020.00 |
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.