Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$10,675.96
2024
Average charge
$62,118.37
Hospital list price
Stays
24
2 hospitals
Medicare paid
$256K
For these stays
For DRG 909 (other o.r. procedures for injuries without cc/mcc), Medicare paid $10,675.96 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $62,118.37 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $13,707.21. In 2023 Medicare paid $10,634.48.
24 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 909 at 2 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $256K for them.
Duke University Hospital in Durham, NC had the most Medicare stays for DRG 909 in 2024: 13, with an average Medicare payment of $12,256.46.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University Hospital Durham, NC · Duke University Health System | 13 | $65,202.23 | $16,848.23 | $12,256.46 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota, FL · Sarasota Memorial Health Care System | 11 | $58,473.82 | $9,995.09 | $8,808.09 |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 1 | 13 | $65,202.23 | $12,256.46 |
| Florida | 1 | 11 | $58,473.82 | $8,808.09 |
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.