Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$71,004.78
2024
Average charge
$383,510.44
Hospital list price
Stays
716
48 hospitals
Medicare paid
$50.8M
For these stays
For DRG 957 (other o.r. procedures for multiple significant trauma with mcc), Medicare paid $71,004.78 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $383,510.44 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $90,447.77. In 2023 Medicare paid $72,574.71.
716 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 957 at 48 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $50.8M for them.
Among states with at least 50 stays, Virginia had the highest average Medicare payment for DRG 957 ($68,023.10) and New Jersey the lowest ($56,462.50).
Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, WA had the most Medicare stays for DRG 957 in 2024: 35, with an average Medicare payment of $102,347.80.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harborview Medical Center Seattle, WA · UW Medicine | 35 | $427,595.71 | $131,767.54 | $102,347.80 |
| O U Medical Center Oklahoma City, OK · OU Health | 29 | $614,187.59 | $112,826.86 | $66,507.14 |
| University of Maryland Medical Center |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 4 | 56 | $405,090.07 | $56,462.50 |
| Virginia | 4 | 52 | $368,930.15 | $68,023.10 |
| Florida | 4 | 51 | $468,000.12 | $57,488.45 |
| Tennessee | 3 | 45 |
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.
| 28 |
| $143,278.11 |
| $131,814.14 |
| $130,461.29 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · Vanderbilt Health | 22 | $387,465.95 | $81,546.68 | $59,722.64 |
| University of Alabama Hospital Birmingham, AL · UAB Health System | 22 | $396,014.91 | $77,064.14 | $59,776.36 |
| Indiana University Health Indianapolis, IN · Indiana University Health | 22 | $512,947.14 | $92,178.45 | $83,122.09 |
| Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital Greenville, SC · Prisma Health | 19 | $327,479.00 | $87,584.32 | $58,864.37 |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington, KY · University of Kentucky Healthcare | 18 | $295,130.28 | $70,320.44 | $61,175.44 |
| Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center Houston, TX · Memorial Hermann Healthcare System | 17 | $651,742.47 | $85,805.00 | $71,133.94 |
| University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics Authority Madison, WI · UW Health | 16 | $391,519.81 | $100,222.00 | $85,125.94 |
| Prisma Health Richland Hospital Columbia, SC · Prisma Health-Midlands | 16 | $373,538.56 | $76,077.31 | $70,339.94 |
| UNM Hospital Albuquerque, NM · UNM Health System | 16 | $174,861.75 | $75,860.19 | $70,116.25 |
| Carilion Medical Center Roanoke, VA · Carilion Clinic | 15 | $302,543.33 | $61,011.00 | $57,072.00 |
| University of Arkansas Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | 15 | $197,923.33 | $70,956.67 | $63,139.33 |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City, IA · University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics | 15 | $358,639.93 | $73,698.33 | $59,861.93 |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon, NH · Dartmouth-Hitchcock | 15 | $377,691.13 | $104,719.93 | $91,130.20 |
| Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health Charlotte, NC · Atrium Health | 15 | $439,591.47 | $98,808.07 | $69,245.47 |
| University of California Davis Medical Center Sacramento, CA · Ucop | 14 | $804,915.29 | $208,962.07 | $122,570.86 |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ · RWJBarnabas Health | 14 | $415,214.93 | $133,490.21 | $38,174.21 |
| Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health | 14 | $419,262.79 | $122,574.64 | $67,667.93 |
| Orlando Health Orlando, FL · Orlando Health | 14 | $583,141.07 | $60,557.21 | $57,455.29 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune, NJ · Hackensack Meridian Health | 14 | $503,813.86 | $142,898.57 | $50,457.00 |
| Cooper University Hospital Camden, NJ · Cooper University Health Care | 14 | $282,068.71 | $73,250.71 | $69,550.86 |
| Sanford Medical Center Fargo Fargo, ND · Sanford Health | 13 | $230,341.00 | $59,411.92 | $56,757.08 |
| Mainehealth Maine Medical Center Portland, ME · MaineHealth | 13 | $513,687.77 | $72,763.38 | $68,354.00 |
| $359,137.89 |
| $58,898.38 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 40 | $518,022.43 | $61,410.73 |
| Washington | 1 | 35 | $427,595.71 | $102,347.80 |
| South Carolina | 2 | 35 | $348,534.80 | $64,110.34 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 30 | $285,020.67 | $63,625.70 |
| Maryland | 1 | 28 | $143,278.11 | $130,461.29 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 27 | $332,445.96 | $76,610.67 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 23 | $185,328.48 | $60,561.13 |
| Georgia | 2 | 22 | $684,642.36 | $96,033.82 |
| Indiana | 1 | 22 | $512,947.14 | $83,122.09 |
| Alabama | 1 | 22 | $396,014.91 | $59,776.36 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 22 | $430,103.27 | $61,576.14 |
| Texas | 1 | 17 | $651,742.47 | $71,133.94 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 16 | $174,861.75 | $70,116.25 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 15 | $439,591.47 | $69,245.47 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 15 | $197,923.33 | $63,139.33 |
| Iowa | 1 | 15 | $358,639.93 | $59,861.93 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 15 | $377,691.13 | $91,130.20 |
| California | 1 | 14 | $804,915.29 | $122,570.86 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 13 | $250,983.62 | $63,211.69 |
| Arizona | 1 | 13 | $285,296.46 | $73,754.15 |
| North Dakota | 1 | 13 | $230,341.00 | $56,757.08 |
| Delaware | 1 | 13 | $189,673.46 | $55,819.62 |
| Maine | 1 | 13 | $513,687.77 | $68,354.00 |
| Missouri | 1 | 12 | $270,703.17 | $58,337.17 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 11 | $402,526.27 | $70,013.27 |
| New York | 1 | 11 | $176,991.27 | $67,329.64 |