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Medicare DRG 184. What hospitals charge and what Medicare pays, 2024.
Avg hospital charge
$59,344
Avg total payment
$11,038
Avg Medicare pays
$8,035
Hospitals reporting
299
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 20 | $126,902 | $11,387 |
| Kansas | 4 | $93,085 | $6,557 |
| Nevada | 3 | $86,954 | $9,006 |
| Colorado | 6 | $80,414 | $7,315 |
| Florida | 23 | $79,591 | $7,206 |
| New Jersey | 5 | $77,001 | $8,422 |
| District of Columbia | 2 | $74,371 | $10,135 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | $70,273 | $7,699 |
| Georgia | 7 | $69,204 | $9,590 |
| New York | 23 | $68,955 | $9,352 |
| Texas | 20 | $68,507 | $7,865 |
| Alabama | 2 | $63,493 | $7,179 |
| Tennessee | 7 | $62,145 | $8,365 |
| Arizona | 4 | $61,618 | $8,078 |
| Iowa | 3 | $57,954 | $6,331 |
| South Carolina | 7 | $57,581 | $7,481 |
| Pennsylvania | 25 | $57,012 | $7,140 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | $53,385 | $8,414 |
| Idaho | 2 | $51,747 | $7,459 |
| Washington | 5 | $51,017 | $7,411 |
| Kentucky | 3 | $50,322 | $6,170 |
| Virginia | 15 | $46,720 | $6,821 |
| West Virginia | 3 | $46,607 | $6,624 |
| Maine | 1 | $45,567 | $7,401 |
| Ohio | 13 | $44,578 | $7,006 |
| North Carolina | 11 | $44,033 | $7,884 |
| Connecticut | 6 | $43,382 | $10,308 |
| North Dakota | 1 | $42,041 | $7,049 |
| Missouri | 7 | $41,626 | $7,411 |
| Wisconsin | 6 | $41,511 | $6,853 |
| Indiana | 4 | $41,157 | $7,176 |
| Illinois | 7 | $41,120 | $6,856 |
| Utah | 3 | $39,682 | $7,274 |
| South Dakota | 2 | $39,272 | $7,377 |
| Arkansas | 1 | $36,004 | $6,434 |
| Michigan | 8 | $34,472 | $6,749 |
| Nebraska | 3 | $33,834 | $7,779 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | $32,369 | $9,652 |
| Delaware | 1 | $31,193 | $7,695 |
| Minnesota | 5 | $27,243 | $7,620 |
| Massachusetts | 18 | $27,033 | $8,566 |
| New Mexico | 1 | $23,724 | $10,006 |
| Montana | 2 | $21,262 | $6,969 |
| Maryland | 4 | $13,887 | $10,959 |
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.