Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$4,595.59
2024
Average charge
$27,033.64
Hospital list price
Stays
3,008
148 hospitals
Medicare paid
$13.8M
For these stays
For DRG 951 (other factors influencing health status), Medicare paid $4,595.59 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $27,033.64 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $6,139.66. In 2023 Medicare paid $4,350.10.
3,008 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 951 at 148 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $13.8M for them.
Among states with at least 50 stays, Florida had the highest average Medicare payment for DRG 951 ($6,427.48) and Kentucky the lowest ($2,963.18).
Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY had the most Medicare stays for DRG 951 in 2024: 60, with an average Medicare payment of $6,564.60.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY · University of Rochester Medical Center | 60 | $20,678.60 | $12,979.73 | $6,564.60 |
| Long Island Jewish Medical Center New Hyde Park, NY · Northwell Health | 58 | $47,164.21 | $7,580.14 | $5,918.07 |
| St Michael Medical Center |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 20 | 582 | $37,277.90 | $5,344.74 |
| Washington | 21 | 518 | $31,976.24 | $4,214.37 |
| North Carolina | 14 | 281 | $16,742.63 | $4,354.78 |
| California | 9 | 146 |
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.
| 55 |
| $42,966.53 |
| $5,658.24 |
| $4,278.18 |
| North Shore University Hospital Manhasset, NY · Northwell Health | 52 | $91,893.96 | $8,065.62 | $5,662.83 |
| Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK · Providence | 52 | $53,683.65 | $6,267.10 | $4,870.77 |
| Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · Valley Health System | 49 | $25,007.20 | $5,049.86 | $4,127.73 |
| Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles, WA · Olympic Medical Center | 49 | $17,740.45 | $5,007.71 | $3,671.76 |
| University of Washington Medical Ctr Seattle, WA · UW Medicine | 46 | $36,199.43 | $7,683.37 | $5,037.54 |
| Kaleida Health Buffalo, NY · Kaleida Health | 44 | $14,743.05 | $6,673.32 | $5,135.73 |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · Providence | 43 | $41,924.40 | $6,449.88 | $3,977.47 |
| The University of Vermont Health Network - Champl Plattsburgh, NY · University of Vermont Health Network | 38 | $30,522.95 | $6,238.21 | $4,787.26 |
| Lenox Hill Hospital New York, NY · Northwell Health | 38 | $52,696.76 | $8,449.89 | $5,991.03 |
| Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center Winston-Salem, NC · Novant Health | 37 | $19,016.46 | $5,391.27 | $4,209.03 |
| Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia, WA · Providence | 35 | $28,419.57 | $5,379.77 | $3,874.86 |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville, KY · Baptist Healthcare System | 35 | $16,526.31 | $3,853.77 | $2,824.11 |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, the Greensboro, NC · Cone Health | 34 | $14,341.82 | $6,398.38 | $5,177.71 |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus Worcester, MA · UMass Memorial Health Care | 34 | $24,831.38 | $7,830.15 | $6,117.53 |
| Staten Island University Hospital Staten Island, NY · Northwell Health | 33 | $37,743.30 | $7,412.06 | $5,676.24 |
| University Hospital S U N Y Health Science Center Syracuse, NY · SUNY Upstate Medical University | 32 | $43,227.22 | $7,339.19 | $5,430.31 |
| Ns/Lij Hs Huntington Hospital Huntington, NY · Northwell Health | 31 | $28,387.68 | $5,093.81 | $4,293.03 |
| Cape Cod Hospital Hyannis, MA · Cape Cod Healthcare | 30 | $13,430.73 | $6,018.30 | $5,351.23 |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center Visalia, CA · Kaweah Delta Health Care District | 30 | $25,407.60 | $6,812.23 | $5,527.60 |
| Carolina East Medical Center New Bern, NC · CarolinaEast Health System | 30 | $14,285.17 | $4,934.93 | $4,065.60 |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · UPMC | 29 | $21,822.52 | $5,178.14 | $3,785.00 |
| Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, Inc Oklahoma City, OK · Mercy | 29 | $18,113.34 | $4,653.34 | $3,752.93 |
| $42,138.53 |
| $5,507.51 |
| Massachusetts | 6 | 135 | $18,790.40 | $5,183.35 |
| Maryland | 5 | 87 | $5,719.53 | $4,363.44 |
| New Jersey | 3 | 85 | $28,657.45 | $4,308.78 |
| Illinois | 5 | 76 | $24,787.74 | $4,315.03 |
| Alaska | 2 | 74 | $47,807.09 | $5,934.28 |
| Florida | 4 | 73 | $22,444.47 | $6,427.48 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | 65 | $24,634.43 | $3,752.34 |
| South Carolina | 4 | 63 | $19,466.41 | $4,193.92 |
| Missouri | 4 | 63 | $15,544.60 | $3,904.38 |
| Maine | 4 | 56 | $19,171.77 | $4,209.84 |
| Connecticut | 4 | 55 | $22,144.24 | $5,506.85 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 55 | $22,373.36 | $2,963.18 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 54 | $23,434.13 | $3,683.78 |
| Oregon | 2 | 50 | $17,560.30 | $4,862.22 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | 47 | $24,409.64 | $4,269.04 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 41 | $16,208.93 | $4,024.66 |
| Montana | 2 | 39 | $13,106.28 | $3,679.23 |
| Indiana | 3 | 39 | $20,290.38 | $4,009.05 |
| Iowa | 2 | 36 | $17,500.75 | $3,186.50 |
| West Virginia | 2 | 34 | $23,559.44 | $3,170.06 |
| Vermont | 2 | 34 | $24,568.50 | $2,602.35 |
| Virginia | 2 | 32 | $20,298.97 | $3,541.28 |
| Alabama | 2 | 28 | $9,543.89 | $3,773.86 |
| Idaho | 2 | 25 | $23,756.36 | $4,194.48 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 24 | $24,618.29 | $4,275.75 |
| Michigan | 2 | 24 | $12,577.25 | $4,517.83 |
| Texas | 1 | 16 | $37,105.13 | $4,777.88 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 16 | $30,634.06 | $5,479.13 |
| Delaware | 1 | 15 | $12,695.13 | $4,653.40 |
| Nevada | 1 | 15 | $19,668.87 | $4,508.07 |
| Arizona | 1 | 14 | $24,245.07 | $4,655.86 |
| Kansas | 1 | 11 | $45,942.18 | $4,029.64 |