Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$13,599.22
2024
Average charge
$88,039.77
Hospital list price
Stays
1,052
66 hospitals
Medicare paid
$14.3M
For these stays
For DRG 964 (other multiple significant trauma with cc), Medicare paid $13,599.22 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $88,039.77 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $19,128.59. In 2023 Medicare paid $12,464.17.
1,052 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 964 at 66 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $14.3M for them.
Among states with at least 50 stays, Maryland had the highest average Medicare payment for DRG 964 ($24,570.12) and Pennsylvania the lowest ($9,461.97).
Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN had the most Medicare stays for DRG 964 in 2024: 49, with an average Medicare payment of $11,195.88.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · Vanderbilt Health | 49 | $82,514.55 | $21,029.16 | $11,195.88 |
| O U Medical Center Oklahoma City, OK · OU Health | 48 | $130,967.04 | $24,809.44 | $12,497.67 |
| University of Maryland Medical Center |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 5 | 115 | $83,804.91 | $11,838.57 |
| New York | 6 | 79 | $124,181.28 | $15,185.34 |
| Maryland | 4 | 75 | $23,663.33 | $24,570.12 |
| California | 5 | 70 |
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.
| 31 |
| $34,866.58 |
| $43,727.68 |
| $41,814.58 |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · Atlantic Health System | 26 | $105,736.38 | $19,366.65 | $12,158.65 |
| Suburban Hospital Bethesda, MD · Johns Hopkins Health System | 22 | $15,313.68 | $13,756.41 | $12,023.77 |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Atlanta, GA · Grady Health System | 22 | $137,578.86 | $31,337.77 | $23,756.23 |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus Worcester, MA · UMass Memorial Health Care | 21 | $65,841.81 | $19,042.48 | $15,993.05 |
| Indiana University Health Indianapolis, IN · Indiana University Health | 21 | $64,555.38 | $15,959.10 | $13,063.24 |
| University of Virginia Medical Center Charlottesville, VA · University of Virginia Health System | 20 | $87,387.50 | $21,891.50 | $14,615.50 |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon, NH · Dartmouth-Hitchcock | 20 | $67,245.35 | $16,881.85 | $13,703.55 |
| Harborview Medical Center Seattle, WA · UW Medicine | 19 | $80,715.68 | $19,989.05 | $14,600.74 |
| University of California Davis Medical Center Sacramento, CA · Ucop | 18 | $208,985.06 | $28,322.83 | $21,823.06 |
| Regional One Health Memphis, TN · Regional One Health | 18 | $70,966.89 | $23,485.00 | $19,338.61 |
| University Health System, Inc Knoxville, TN · University of Tennessee Medical Center | 18 | $55,027.06 | $14,457.89 | $9,093.78 |
| Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care Burlington, VT · University of Vermont Health Network | 17 | $74,688.88 | $9,181.88 | $6,279.06 |
| Erlanger Medical Center Chattanooga, TN · Erlanger Health System | 17 | $66,754.76 | $13,824.18 | $11,249.94 |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · Lifespan | 17 | $37,684.00 | $15,727.18 | $12,953.53 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA · Beth Israel Lahey Health | 17 | $23,015.35 | $19,197.29 | $14,603.00 |
| Westchester Medical Center Valhalla, NY · WMC Health | 17 | $236,850.53 | $21,915.18 | $17,943.88 |
| Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center Houston, TX · Memorial Hermann Healthcare System | 16 | $73,518.88 | $20,150.88 | $15,359.00 |
| The Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE · The Nebraska Medical Center | 16 | $48,356.50 | $15,264.50 | $12,137.13 |
| Cooper University Hospital Camden, NJ · Cooper University Health Care | 16 | $72,646.69 | $25,539.00 | $11,741.56 |
| Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health Fort Myers, FL · Lee Health | 16 | $85,570.75 | $10,624.69 | $8,964.56 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota, FL · Sarasota Memorial Health Care System | 16 | $74,453.88 | $11,495.56 | $9,636.00 |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City, IA · University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics | 16 | $103,578.56 | $16,571.50 | $10,982.38 |
| $187,312.01 |
| $16,656.90 |
| Pennsylvania | 5 | 61 | $86,867.64 | $9,461.97 |
| Georgia | 4 | 61 | $110,317.00 | $15,578.10 |
| Florida | 4 | 58 | $117,134.29 | $9,557.47 |
| Massachusetts | 3 | 53 | $43,690.89 | $14,844.11 |
| New Jersey | 3 | 53 | $93,345.43 | $11,538.89 |
| Texas | 4 | 52 | $95,246.10 | $16,347.67 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 48 | $130,967.04 | $12,497.67 |
| North Carolina | 3 | 41 | $53,800.32 | $10,970.66 |
| Virginia | 2 | 32 | $74,108.09 | $13,513.84 |
| Iowa | 2 | 30 | $83,047.43 | $9,805.93 |
| Alabama | 2 | 24 | $72,044.88 | $10,705.50 |
| Ohio | 2 | 22 | $65,548.32 | $9,084.59 |
| Indiana | 1 | 21 | $64,555.38 | $13,063.24 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 20 | $67,245.35 | $13,703.55 |
| Washington | 1 | 19 | $80,715.68 | $14,600.74 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 17 | $37,684.00 | $12,953.53 |
| Vermont | 1 | 17 | $74,688.88 | $6,279.06 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 16 | $48,356.50 | $12,137.13 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 15 | $66,727.33 | $9,924.07 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 15 | $65,592.73 | $13,788.80 |
| Delaware | 1 | 14 | $36,577.43 | $11,781.21 |
| Missouri | 1 | 13 | $39,992.85 | $12,902.15 |
| Nevada | 1 | 11 | $71,302.73 | $12,543.82 |