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Medicare DRG 195. What hospitals charge and what Medicare pays, 2024.

Avg hospital charge
$29,679
Avg total payment
$5,989
Avg Medicare pays
$3,957
Hospitals reporting
115

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
New Jersey9$48,331$4,215
California5$46,165$4,891
New York12$42,858$4,859
Connecticut1$39,140$5,471
Florida14$36,480$4,127
Arizona4$36,366$4,235
Kansas1$34,418$2,353
Texas3$33,471$3,403
South Carolina1$31,564$4,664
Tennessee1$30,849$3,098
Oklahoma2$30,088$3,703
Missouri5$28,310$3,533
Pennsylvania4$27,697$3,271
Wisconsin1$25,606$2,630
Illinois5$25,520$3,330
Georgia3$24,263$4,398
North Carolina5$23,718$3,577
Louisiana2$23,114$2,763
Delaware2$22,925$3,754
Minnesota1$22,235$3,076
Alabama2$21,809$3,290
Michigan1$21,701$2,807
Kentucky5$21,535$2,965
Rhode Island1$21,166$4,142
Indiana3$20,561$3,271
West Virginia1$19,724$2,841
Ohio3$19,629$3,029
Mississippi1$17,664$2,827
Nebraska1$16,823$3,163
Iowa1$15,568$2,892
Massachusetts8$14,788$3,724
Virginia1$13,883$3,439
Maryland6$8,711$6,169

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.