Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$15,280.46
2024
Average charge
$100,303.24
Hospital list price
Stays
667
50 hospitals
Medicare paid
$10.2M
For these stays
For DRG 988 (non-extensive o.r. procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with cc), Medicare paid $15,280.46 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $100,303.24 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $19,534.31. In 2023 Medicare paid $14,074.89.
667 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 988 at 50 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $10.2M for them.
Among states with at least 50 stays, New York had the highest average Medicare payment for DRG 988 ($18,418.75) and Florida the lowest ($10,939.66).
New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York, NY had the most Medicare stays for DRG 988 in 2024: 25, with an average Medicare payment of $17,900.92.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY · New York Presbyterian Healthcare System | 25 | $142,969.64 | $23,940.44 | $17,900.92 |
| SUNY/Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · Stony Brook Medicine | 20 | $165,451.90 | $27,470.70 | $21,128.30 |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 5 | 80 | $141,444.82 | $18,418.75 |
| Florida | 5 | 77 | $102,454.77 | $10,939.66 |
| Texas | 4 | 51 | $63,576.63 | $16,511.59 |
| Massachusetts | 4 | 50 |
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.
| 19 |
| $76,024.42 |
| $12,338.47 |
| $11,037.05 |
| Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH · Cleveland Clinic | 19 | $68,863.68 | $21,441.11 | $13,268.00 |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · Stanford Health Care | 18 | $326,898.83 | $31,207.22 | $25,856.33 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester Rochester, MN · Mayo Clinic | 18 | $53,900.56 | $21,008.67 | $16,156.50 |
| Adventhealth Orlando Orlando, FL · AdventHealth | 18 | $111,042.94 | $15,714.00 | $10,731.94 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · Baptist Health | 17 | $115,153.82 | $13,293.53 | $12,440.06 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Phoenix, AZ · Mayo Clinic | 17 | $65,330.35 | $26,386.18 | $13,115.65 |
| Christiana Hospital Newark, DE · ChristianaCare | 16 | $57,343.75 | $15,559.38 | $13,615.88 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple Temple, TX · Baylor Scott & White Health | 14 | $75,456.79 | $17,202.00 | $14,362.86 |
| Saint Francis Hospital, Inc Tulsa, OK · Saint Francis Health System | 14 | $55,550.71 | $13,528.64 | $10,810.21 |
| Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital Milwaukee, WI · ThedaCare | 13 | $87,522.15 | $19,687.85 | $14,411.31 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA · Mass General Brigham | 13 | $103,189.92 | $21,975.23 | $16,980.77 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA · Beth Israel Lahey Health | 13 | $47,936.15 | $21,462.54 | $16,159.23 |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus Worcester, MA · UMass Memorial Health Care | 13 | $77,673.54 | $22,176.69 | $18,494.62 |
| Beaumont Hospital, Troy Troy, MI · Corewell Health | 13 | $225,484.08 | $46,130.69 | $44,712.77 |
| Centrastate Medical Center Freehold, NJ · Centrastate Healthcare System | 13 | $50,063.77 | $20,955.69 | $9,500.92 |
| North Shore University Hospital Manhasset, NY · Northwell Health | 13 | $134,278.08 | $23,354.62 | $14,379.54 |
| Miami Valley Hospital Dayton, OH · Premier Health | 13 | $65,483.38 | $13,147.69 | $11,270.15 |
| Reading Hospital West Reading, PA · Tower Health | 13 | $56,523.62 | $20,499.00 | $10,036.38 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA · Jefferson Health | 13 | $106,195.08 | $15,141.77 | $13,867.23 |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System Houston, TX · Memorial Hermann Healthcare System | 13 | $64,763.85 | $16,380.23 | $12,680.85 |
| University Health System San Antonio, TX · University Health System | 13 | $54,050.23 | $30,987.92 | $25,374.46 |
| Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Baltimore, MD · Johns Hopkins Health System | 12 | $29,225.58 | $26,029.92 | $19,170.42 |
| $79,731.36 |
| $17,477.60 |
| California | 3 | 42 | $257,561.50 | $21,401.19 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | 37 | $124,561.19 | $12,526.19 |
| New Jersey | 3 | 35 | $117,143.60 | $11,467.66 |
| Ohio | 2 | 32 | $67,490.44 | $12,456.37 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 29 | $61,222.69 | $14,772.72 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 25 | $58,307.92 | $11,188.88 |
| Michigan | 2 | 24 | $141,658.12 | $29,435.17 |
| Maryland | 2 | 24 | $30,122.96 | $23,205.92 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 24 | $82,878.58 | $14,272.42 |
| Arizona | 1 | 17 | $65,330.35 | $13,115.65 |
| Delaware | 1 | 16 | $57,343.75 | $13,615.88 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 12 | $72,407.75 | $12,187.75 |
| Illinois | 1 | 12 | $62,299.42 | $12,425.75 |
| Kansas | 1 | 12 | $70,282.25 | $10,921.00 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 12 | $77,499.58 | $11,086.58 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 12 | $84,242.33 | $13,608.50 |
| Maine | 1 | 11 | $47,688.00 | $11,799.45 |
| Virginia | 1 | 11 | $76,157.18 | $10,874.09 |
| Georgia | 1 | 11 | $91,202.45 | $13,189.00 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 11 | $58,474.00 | $11,439.55 |