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Medicare DRG 181. What hospitals charge and what Medicare pays, 2024.

Avg hospital charge
$59,631
Avg total payment
$12,969
Avg Medicare pays
$9,448
Hospitals reporting
47

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
California4$134,629$12,816
New Jersey1$100,872$8,099
Kansas1$82,542$8,092
Texas1$75,396$6,808
Florida5$72,786$7,327
New York5$71,117$10,398
Arizona1$57,918$8,660
Missouri2$56,343$8,161
Pennsylvania2$53,141$7,410
Ohio1$51,773$8,045
Illinois4$45,838$8,201
Tennessee2$45,634$6,782
Massachusetts5$44,284$9,359
North Carolina3$43,368$10,112
Kentucky1$42,462$7,220
Delaware1$41,390$8,536
Alabama1$40,050$6,920
South Carolina1$38,333$7,920
Minnesota2$37,902$9,061
Michigan1$26,034$6,593
Maryland3$22,312$18,164

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.