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Medicare DRG 005. What hospitals charge and what Medicare pays, 2024.

Avg hospital charge
$834,474
Avg total payment
$159,309
Avg Medicare pays
$119,300
Hospitals reporting
53

The "charge" is the hospital's list price — almost nobody pays it. "Total payment" is what the hospital actually received (Medicare plus patient copays and other payers). These figures cover Medicare fee-for-service inpatient stays only.

StateHospitalsAvg chargeAvg Medicare payment
California7$1,542,190$197,620
Pennsylvania2$1,216,481$102,460
New York4$1,115,037$130,073
Virginia1$1,062,005$158,362
Tennessee1$886,706$89,444
Illinois1$860,363$101,791
Kentucky1$844,699$73,267
Texas3$794,734$98,584
District of Columbia1$786,857$86,783
Nebraska1$777,584$87,402
Florida3$767,700$112,118
Kansas1$745,258$67,728
Alabama1$722,885$78,908
Washington1$714,595$100,962
Minnesota2$709,899$124,076
Wisconsin1$704,435$106,940
Michigan1$661,570$126,065
Arizona1$644,226$79,272
Oklahoma1$640,784$74,140
Georgia2$614,205$77,393
Indiana1$614,020$108,711
Ohio4$608,933$93,513
South Carolina1$598,641$109,376
Utah1$550,988$82,750
Massachusetts4$532,309$120,651
Louisiana1$524,545$105,528
Missouri1$522,096$102,130
North Carolina2$497,945$83,614
Oregon1$449,734$114,040
Maryland1$330,341$301,805

Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service. A DRG (Diagnosis Related Group) is how Medicare classifies an inpatient stay for payment; the description is Medicare's, not a diagnosis for any individual.