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Medicare DRG 013. What hospitals charge and what Medicare pays, 2024.

Avg hospital charge
$148,185
Avg total payment
$26,253
Avg Medicare pays
$17,720
Hospitals reporting
1

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
Alabama1$148,185$17,720

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.