Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$18,409.63
2024
Average charge
$148,027.94
Hospital list price
Stays
52
3 hospitals
Medicare paid
$957K
For these stays
For DRG 940 (o.r. procedures with diagnoses of other contact with health services with cc), Medicare paid $18,409.63 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $148,027.94 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $23,372.54. In 2023 Medicare paid $17,981.24.
52 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 940 at 3 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $957K for them.
NYU Langone Hospitals in New York, NY had the most Medicare stays for DRG 940 in 2024: 21, with an average Medicare payment of $23,216.52.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY · NYU Langone Health | 21 | $183,099.67 | $33,359.67 | $23,216.52 |
| Lee Memorial Hospital Fort Myers, FL · Lee Health | 20 | $114,281.70 | $16,882.05 | $15,308.25 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 2 | 31 | $124,269.68 | $15,153.35 |
| New York | 1 | 21 | $183,099.67 | $23,216.52 |
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.
| 11 |
| $142,429.64 |
| $16,107.09 |
| $14,871.73 |