Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$71,876.01
2024
Average charge
$353,988.18
Hospital list price
Stays
546
36 hospitals
Medicare paid
$39.2M
For these stays
For DRG 928 (full thickness burn with skin graft or inhalation injury with cc/mcc), Medicare paid $71,876.01 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $353,988.18 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $84,625.77. In 2023 Medicare paid $65,402.06.
546 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 928 at 36 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $39.2M for them.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN had the most Medicare stays for DRG 928 in 2024: 27, with an average Medicare payment of $54,062.15.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · Vanderbilt Health | 27 | $351,905.85 | $80,102.26 | $54,062.15 |
| Valleywise Health Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · Valleywise Health | 25 | $325,186.44 | $100,629.24 | $95,784.88 |
| UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 3 | 40 | $470,371.42 | $73,979.40 |
| California | 2 | 40 | $570,605.22 | $108,976.40 |
| Texas | 3 | 33 | $271,598.70 | $69,892.09 |
| New York | 2 | 27 |
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.
| 22 |
| $727,517.59 |
| $131,201.05 |
| $129,231.91 |
| Medstar Washington Hospital Center Washington, DC · MedStar Health | 21 | $229,957.48 | $75,439.52 | $69,451.43 |
| Harborview Medical Center Seattle, WA · UW Medicine | 20 | $210,005.40 | $82,836.60 | $79,171.25 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA · Mass General Brigham | 19 | $224,833.63 | $87,781.79 | $69,212.95 |
| Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center Las Vegas, NV · HCA Healthcare | 18 | $894,725.50 | $51,573.72 | $50,503.83 |
| University of California Davis Medical Center Sacramento, CA · Ucop | 18 | $378,823.44 | $102,433.56 | $84,219.67 |
| University of Colorado Hospital Authority Aurora, CO · University of Colorado Health | 18 | $389,786.83 | $74,315.00 | $64,764.22 |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City, IA · University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics | 18 | $217,014.78 | $65,938.72 | $55,076.33 |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · Legacy Health | 18 | $203,167.94 | $75,835.06 | $73,369.11 |
| Medical College of Virginia Hospitals Richmond, VA · VCU Health System | 15 | $214,315.67 | $72,447.60 | $55,954.87 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY · New York Presbyterian Healthcare System | 15 | $639,858.47 | $179,112.73 | $86,119.80 |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · Trinity Health | 15 | $146,224.27 | $71,695.47 | $57,730.47 |
| USA Health University Hospital Mobile, AL · University of South Alabama Hospitals | 15 | $175,950.47 | $83,062.27 | $56,501.47 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA · Jefferson Health | 15 | $436,575.53 | $70,037.27 | $66,976.53 |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO · Mercy | 14 | $198,713.57 | $55,074.36 | $52,667.00 |
| Wellstar Cobb Medical Center Austell, GA · WellStar Health System | 14 | $265,901.07 | $57,482.71 | $55,193.86 |
| Doctors Hospital Augusta, GA · HCA Healthcare | 13 | $379,377.62 | $50,870.92 | $49,741.15 |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Atlanta, GA · Grady Health System | 13 | $781,564.08 | $134,565.62 | $118,448.23 |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston-Salem, NC · Advocate Health Care | 13 | $335,575.54 | $81,316.15 | $58,145.31 |
| UNC Hospitals Chapel Hill, NC · UNC Health Care System | 13 | $326,431.23 | $138,636.69 | $110,624.15 |
| Hillcrest Medical Center Tulsa, OK · Ardent Health | 13 | $388,735.08 | $61,225.92 | $51,974.54 |
| Integris Baptist Medical Center, Inc Oklahoma City, OK · Integris Health | 13 | $254,629.38 | $55,370.23 | $50,940.69 |
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston, SC · Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center | 13 | $244,527.23 | $77,732.00 | $60,512.92 |
| $832,534.85 |
| $91,774.63 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 27 | $351,905.85 | $54,062.15 |
| North Carolina | 2 | 26 | $331,003.38 | $84,384.73 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 26 | $321,682.23 | $51,457.62 |
| Arizona | 1 | 25 | $325,186.44 | $95,784.88 |
| Florida | 2 | 24 | $295,809.37 | $49,254.92 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 21 | $229,957.48 | $69,451.43 |
| Washington | 1 | 20 | $210,005.40 | $79,171.25 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 19 | $224,833.63 | $69,212.95 |
| Nevada | 1 | 18 | $894,725.50 | $50,503.83 |
| Oregon | 1 | 18 | $203,167.94 | $73,369.11 |
| Colorado | 1 | 18 | $389,786.83 | $64,764.22 |
| Iowa | 1 | 18 | $217,014.78 | $55,076.33 |
| Alabama | 1 | 15 | $175,950.47 | $56,501.47 |
| Illinois | 1 | 15 | $146,224.27 | $57,730.47 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 15 | $436,575.53 | $66,976.53 |
| Virginia | 1 | 15 | $214,315.67 | $55,954.87 |
| Missouri | 1 | 14 | $198,713.57 | $52,667.00 |
| Utah | 1 | 13 | $284,382.77 | $81,140.31 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 13 | $244,527.23 | $60,512.92 |
| Michigan | 1 | 12 | $409,448.50 | $75,395.17 |
| Ohio | 1 | 12 | $126,293.50 | $56,084.08 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 11 | $198,453.36 | $64,241.91 |
| Maryland | 1 | 11 | $149,604.27 | $128,082.91 |