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Medicare DRG 178. What hospitals charge and what Medicare pays, 2024.
Avg hospital charge
$44,353
Avg total payment
$9,313
Avg Medicare pays
$7,200
Hospitals reporting
1,018
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.
| State | Hospitals | Avg charge | Avg Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 41 | $81,279 | $7,571 |
| California | 66 | $79,945 | $9,551 |
| Colorado | 7 | $72,616 | $6,516 |
| Nevada | 5 | $71,624 | $8,028 |
| Alaska | 1 | $61,582 | $8,017 |
| Kansas | 7 | $57,553 | $5,952 |
| Florida | 83 | $57,124 | $6,787 |
| New York | 70 | $55,666 | $8,727 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | $50,087 | $7,712 |
| Pennsylvania | 63 | $49,860 | $6,429 |
| Texas | 50 | $49,641 | $6,955 |
| Arizona | 17 | $49,413 | $6,356 |
| Hawaii | 1 | $49,069 | $8,663 |
| South Dakota | 3 | $44,170 | $7,029 |
| Maine | 3 | $42,780 | $6,875 |
| Utah | 2 | $41,727 | $8,867 |
| Georgia | 23 | $41,531 | $7,111 |
| Oklahoma | 16 | $40,149 | $6,376 |
| Washington | 13 | $38,953 | $7,002 |
| Illinois | 53 | $38,799 | $6,752 |
| Nebraska | 6 | $38,728 | $6,569 |
| South Carolina | 22 | $38,586 | $6,389 |
| Missouri | 25 | $38,077 | $6,259 |
| Louisiana | 14 | $37,894 | $5,626 |
| Wisconsin | 15 | $37,454 | $6,297 |
| Vermont | 3 | $36,950 | $5,628 |
| Connecticut | 15 | $36,020 | $8,324 |
| Indiana | 24 | $35,353 | $6,502 |
| Kentucky | 14 | $35,338 | $5,799 |
| Oregon | 8 | $35,170 | $7,870 |
| New Hampshire | 9 | $34,732 | $6,750 |
| Delaware | 4 | $34,646 | $7,000 |
| Ohio | 51 | $34,060 | $6,180 |
| Alabama | 18 | $32,773 | $5,873 |
| North Carolina | 37 | $32,273 | $6,842 |
| Virginia | 27 | $32,253 | $6,449 |
| North Dakota | 3 | $31,866 | $6,594 |
| West Virginia | 11 | $31,354 | $5,963 |
| Tennessee | 15 | $31,026 | $5,991 |
| Rhode Island | 5 | $30,908 | $7,011 |
| Minnesota | 20 | $30,829 | $6,872 |
| Mississippi | 11 | $30,740 | $6,064 |
| Wyoming | 3 | $29,433 | $9,702 |
| Michigan | 26 | $28,669 | $6,584 |
| Idaho | 4 | $28,635 | $6,175 |
| Iowa | 11 | $27,509 | $5,784 |
| Arkansas | 11 | $26,513 | $5,865 |
| Massachusetts | 41 | $23,949 | $7,789 |
| New Mexico | 2 | $23,537 | $7,954 |
| Montana | 3 | $20,835 | $6,229 |
| Maryland | 33 | $15,558 | $12,199 |
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.