Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$32,476.43
2024
Average charge
$196,225.98
Hospital list price
Stays
1,872
120 hospitals
Medicare paid
$60.8M
For these stays
For DRG 987 (non-extensive o.r. procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with mcc), Medicare paid $32,476.43 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $196,225.98 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $41,020.93. In 2023 Medicare paid $32,657.58.
1,872 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 987 at 120 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $60.8M for them.
Among states with at least 50 stays, California had the highest average Medicare payment for DRG 987 ($47,602.18) and Florida the lowest ($22,632.98).
New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York, NY had the most Medicare stays for DRG 987 in 2024: 37, with an average Medicare payment of $55,718.35.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY · New York Presbyterian Healthcare System | 37 | $404,354.76 | $64,589.84 | $55,718.35 |
| NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY · NYU Langone Health | 34 | $359,203.82 | $56,361.12 | $47,867.56 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 14 | 236 | $301,214.65 | $42,919.52 |
| Florida | 10 | 167 | $181,281.84 | $22,632.98 |
| Massachusetts | 8 | 124 | $133,329.75 | $35,946.72 |
| Illinois | 7 | 115 |
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.
| 34 |
| $121,450.32 |
| $48,602.85 |
| $36,442.15 |
| Adventhealth Orlando Orlando, FL · AdventHealth | 31 | $228,470.29 | $25,332.52 | $21,301.87 |
| Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH · Cleveland Clinic | 29 | $262,737.03 | $55,317.55 | $42,135.31 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · Baptist Health | 28 | $125,649.54 | $23,070.89 | $21,906.25 |
| Baylor University Medical Center Dallas, TX · Baylor Scott & White Health | 25 | $156,987.56 | $30,804.24 | $25,854.44 |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · Northwestern Medicine | 24 | $183,328.17 | $43,770.71 | $29,487.00 |
| ECU Health Medical Center Greenville, NC · ECU Health | 23 | $75,936.83 | $29,569.04 | $23,966.26 |
| Norton Hospitals, Inc Louisville, KY · Norton Healthcare | 23 | $143,406.57 | $26,784.26 | $25,698.48 |
| Hartford Hospital Hartford, CT · Hartford Healthcare | 22 | $117,122.14 | $38,055.91 | $30,639.05 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · Cedars Sinai Health System | 22 | $665,067.45 | $63,652.64 | $47,946.95 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA · Mass General Brigham | 22 | $256,103.18 | $60,490.45 | $38,190.14 |
| Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center Wilmington, NC · Novant Health | 21 | $95,230.62 | $27,778.71 | $26,106.76 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA · Beth Israel Lahey Health | 20 | $115,750.65 | $61,475.95 | $47,272.95 |
| Delray Medical Center Delray Beach, FL · Tenet Healthcare | 20 | $255,810.85 | $20,299.65 | $18,107.90 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA · Jefferson Health | 20 | $179,764.50 | $27,620.50 | $25,302.95 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Phoenix, AZ · Mayo Clinic | 20 | $123,135.65 | $39,601.95 | $29,785.70 |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System Houston, TX · Memorial Hermann Healthcare System | 20 | $124,131.00 | $27,154.40 | $23,619.60 |
| Saint Francis Hospital, Inc Tulsa, OK · Saint Francis Health System | 19 | $109,042.32 | $25,285.11 | $21,176.53 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc Gainesville, GA · Northeast Georgia Health System | 19 | $181,209.47 | $32,938.68 | $28,410.53 |
| Enloe Health Chico, CA · Enloe Medical Center | 19 | $261,557.68 | $32,936.53 | $31,499.42 |
| North Shore University Hospital Manhasset, NY · Northwell Health | 19 | $398,804.16 | $57,835.74 | $48,211.79 |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · The University of Chicago Medicine | 19 | $240,854.47 | $46,785.00 | $38,347.21 |
| Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Baltimore, MD · Johns Hopkins Health System | 18 | $144,822.94 | $128,400.33 | $108,230.11 |
| $157,313.15 |
| $29,418.74 |
| Texas | 7 | 115 | $184,964.23 | $30,530.97 |
| Pennsylvania | 8 | 108 | $250,964.81 | $31,386.78 |
| California | 7 | 107 | $435,085.41 | $47,602.18 |
| North Carolina | 6 | 97 | $105,733.38 | $25,994.43 |
| New Jersey | 6 | 86 | $266,616.63 | $32,313.67 |
| Ohio | 4 | 71 | $176,690.79 | $30,041.06 |
| Minnesota | 3 | 61 | $117,515.70 | $31,340.13 |
| Missouri | 4 | 53 | $120,033.30 | $25,913.26 |
| Connecticut | 3 | 49 | $145,754.76 | $38,256.76 |
| Michigan | 4 | 48 | $136,849.60 | $24,752.37 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 46 | $161,020.11 | $29,662.22 |
| Tennessee | 3 | 44 | $161,565.48 | $24,707.25 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 35 | $139,214.91 | $23,562.34 |
| Virginia | 2 | 34 | $101,424.21 | $24,342.44 |
| South Carolina | 2 | 30 | $162,941.43 | $23,804.87 |
| Alabama | 2 | 25 | $278,880.52 | $42,972.28 |
| Mississippi | 2 | 25 | $111,776.48 | $21,421.64 |
| Oregon | 2 | 24 | $138,348.21 | $34,324.71 |
| Arizona | 1 | 20 | $123,135.65 | $29,785.70 |
| Georgia | 1 | 19 | $181,209.47 | $28,410.53 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 19 | $109,042.32 | $21,176.53 |
| Maryland | 1 | 18 | $144,822.94 | $108,230.11 |
| Delaware | 1 | 17 | $100,803.41 | $23,291.00 |
| Maine | 1 | 15 | $107,799.53 | $27,215.93 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 15 | $144,824.60 | $30,180.00 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 14 | $162,459.50 | $24,060.14 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 12 | $137,744.92 | $25,011.75 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 12 | $141,617.58 | $33,568.92 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 11 | $84,009.00 | $21,523.00 |