Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$40,556.82
2024
Average charge
$232,697.98
Hospital list price
Stays
79,560
1,779 hospitals
Medicare paid
$3.23B
For these stays
For DRG 853 (infectious and parasitic diseases with o.r. procedures with mcc), Medicare paid $40,556.82 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $232,697.98 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $46,666.91. In 2023 Medicare paid $39,113.60.
79,560 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 853 at 1,779 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $3.23B for them.
Among states with at least 50 stays, California had the highest average Medicare payment for DRG 853 ($55,842.93) and Mississippi the lowest ($30,699.30).
Adventhealth Orlando in Orlando, FL had the most Medicare stays for DRG 853 in 2024: 501, with an average Medicare payment of $35,271.81.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventhealth Orlando Orlando, FL · AdventHealth | 501 | $316,480.96 | $44,039.17 | $35,271.81 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY · New York Presbyterian Healthcare System | 418 | $543,206.85 | $85,645.34 | $73,398.60 |
| NYU Langone Hospitals |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 191 | 8,314 | $378,409.50 | $55,842.93 |
| Florida | 135 | 6,292 | $296,593.96 | $34,824.57 |
| Texas | 133 | 5,915 | $286,720.23 | $35,509.12 |
| New York | 87 | 5,120 |
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.
| 320 |
| $470,762.33 |
| $76,489.62 |
| $63,987.27 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · Cedars Sinai Health System | 305 | $920,692.38 | $84,675.86 | $73,222.74 |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System Houston, TX · Memorial Hermann Healthcare System | 229 | $195,925.47 | $44,196.23 | $36,414.69 |
| Wesley Medical Center Wichita, KS · HCA Healthcare | 213 | $406,783.26 | $35,518.64 | $32,049.52 |
| Norton Hospitals, Inc Louisville, KY · Norton Healthcare | 208 | $174,418.82 | $37,894.15 | $33,421.91 |
| Methodist Hospital San Antonio, TX · HCA Healthcare | 205 | $367,558.42 | $38,727.12 | $31,363.31 |
| Saint Francis Hospital, Inc Tulsa, OK · Saint Francis Health System | 195 | $143,448.26 | $35,567.72 | $32,416.16 |
| Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center Las Vegas, NV · HCA Healthcare | 193 | $654,975.17 | $45,827.48 | $40,100.38 |
| Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY · Montefiore Medical Center | 190 | $519,773.17 | $79,572.38 | $62,253.22 |
| Christiana Hospital Newark, DE · ChristianaCare | 189 | $159,906.89 | $51,375.51 | $44,257.55 |
| Baystate Medical Center Springfield, MA · Baystate Health | 186 | $101,268.63 | $55,377.08 | $46,649.44 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA · Jefferson Health | 176 | $277,742.88 | $43,737.14 | $36,784.96 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · Baptist Health | 173 | $242,110.29 | $42,649.36 | $37,515.65 |
| Orlando Health Orlando, FL · Orlando Health | 169 | $370,050.22 | $39,055.30 | $35,555.77 |
| Mountainview Hospital Las Vegas, NV · HCA Healthcare | 164 | $453,863.99 | $47,635.79 | $43,243.71 |
| Carilion Medical Center Roanoke, VA · Carilion Clinic | 162 | $189,701.07 | $42,406.06 | $35,983.44 |
| Deaconess Hospital Inc Evansville, IN · Deaconess Health System | 162 | $140,017.35 | $36,789.19 | $32,702.45 |
| Baptist Medical Center San Antonio, TX · Tenet Healthcare | 158 | $412,153.57 | $35,407.68 | $30,505.39 |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA · Inova Health System | 158 | $140,588.94 | $53,671.01 | $41,204.71 |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson, MS · Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation | 158 | $156,921.19 | $33,575.16 | $30,828.35 |
| Bryan Medical Center Lincoln, NE · Bryan Health | 158 | $125,878.39 | $34,992.76 | $32,181.27 |
| Methodist Hospitals of Memphis Memphis, TN · Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare | 156 | $168,896.62 | $40,772.43 | $35,998.77 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester Rochester, MN · Mayo Clinic | 155 | $222,302.87 | $80,575.03 | $63,347.04 |
| $294,908.66 |
| $54,043.94 |
| Illinois | 77 | 3,356 | $184,789.88 | $38,368.99 |
| Pennsylvania | 79 | 3,252 | $234,822.33 | $38,130.58 |
| New Jersey | 52 | 2,819 | $296,211.35 | $42,746.47 |
| Ohio | 68 | 2,750 | $173,675.10 | $33,577.20 |
| Virginia | 43 | 2,430 | $179,039.21 | $35,012.30 |
| Michigan | 54 | 2,291 | $136,718.45 | $36,560.75 |
| Georgia | 53 | 2,228 | $235,067.73 | $37,028.85 |
| Massachusetts | 39 | 1,997 | $130,443.39 | $48,167.26 |
| Maryland | 37 | 1,929 | $60,467.10 | $51,473.15 |
| Tennessee | 38 | 1,847 | $185,024.20 | $32,079.10 |
| North Carolina | 49 | 1,743 | $150,891.28 | $35,649.31 |
| Missouri | 44 | 1,655 | $178,457.92 | $35,012.84 |
| Arizona | 39 | 1,615 | $212,727.80 | $38,606.37 |
| Indiana | 35 | 1,561 | $170,598.55 | $34,733.95 |
| Washington | 38 | 1,432 | $203,713.74 | $41,815.11 |
| South Carolina | 31 | 1,355 | $200,975.02 | $33,892.11 |
| Kentucky | 26 | 1,233 | $166,962.27 | $33,490.91 |
| Minnesota | 20 | 1,172 | $163,038.42 | $43,416.23 |
| Oklahoma | 21 | 1,135 | $195,107.93 | $34,070.39 |
| Mississippi | 22 | 1,064 | $155,023.79 | $30,699.30 |
| Wisconsin | 32 | 1,052 | $144,773.46 | $36,463.31 |
| Louisiana | 26 | 1,044 | $193,159.02 | $32,299.44 |
| Alabama | 29 | 1,029 | $215,342.77 | $31,111.39 |
| Colorado | 28 | 965 | $306,208.60 | $38,099.32 |
| Nevada | 16 | 953 | $458,214.44 | $41,006.59 |
| Kansas | 19 | 911 | $235,738.99 | $34,115.21 |
| Arkansas | 19 | 889 | $145,587.78 | $30,895.45 |
| Connecticut | 21 | 882 | $190,314.18 | $47,503.94 |
| Oregon | 21 | 755 | $156,454.21 | $48,218.43 |
| Iowa | 18 | 738 | $129,517.55 | $32,919.35 |
| West Virginia | 13 | 618 | $153,983.52 | $33,420.43 |
| Nebraska | 13 | 612 | $145,206.94 | $36,219.25 |
| Utah | 12 | 453 | $157,420.10 | $35,350.77 |
| New Mexico | 8 | 410 | $169,583.46 | $39,454.20 |
| New Hampshire | 11 | 372 | $170,593.59 | $42,254.57 |
| Delaware | 5 | 365 | $144,227.81 | $42,481.36 |
| Idaho | 9 | 327 | $169,087.09 | $38,795.52 |
| South Dakota | 5 | 327 | $175,977.13 | $40,194.63 |
| Montana | 8 | 324 | $99,059.98 | $38,171.45 |
| North Dakota | 6 | 309 | $127,077.96 | $37,777.78 |
| District of Columbia | 5 | 299 | $321,553.89 | $53,647.28 |
| Hawaii | 8 | 296 | $197,887.10 | $50,109.34 |
| Alaska | 6 | 295 | $310,671.05 | $55,782.99 |
| Maine | 5 | 177 | $178,547.55 | $46,279.20 |
| Rhode Island | 7 | 133 | $144,583.14 | $41,820.54 |
| Vermont | 3 | 101 | $140,692.08 | $32,616.13 |
| Wyoming | 2 | 82 | $157,414.85 | $48,907.41 |