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Medicare DRG 208. What hospitals charge and what Medicare pays, 2024.
Avg hospital charge
$137,571
Avg total payment
$25,326
Avg Medicare pays
$21,859
Hospitals reporting
988
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 2 | $299,177 | $24,095 |
| Nevada | 13 | $271,218 | $23,000 |
| California | 104 | $234,432 | $29,935 |
| Colorado | 5 | $213,424 | $20,031 |
| New Jersey | 34 | $200,709 | $23,941 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | $192,275 | $28,129 |
| Texas | 80 | $169,190 | $19,635 |
| Florida | 82 | $157,689 | $19,630 |
| Pennsylvania | 37 | $150,500 | $21,441 |
| New York | 53 | $144,895 | $27,332 |
| Arizona | 20 | $140,884 | $21,559 |
| Kansas | 10 | $138,625 | $19,320 |
| Oklahoma | 17 | $130,154 | $18,554 |
| Georgia | 29 | $125,492 | $21,462 |
| Missouri | 22 | $122,924 | $20,063 |
| South Dakota | 3 | $121,376 | $21,386 |
| Washington | 23 | $119,828 | $22,298 |
| Connecticut | 9 | $116,288 | $25,583 |
| South Carolina | 16 | $115,790 | $18,661 |
| Louisiana | 16 | $115,753 | $17,694 |
| Virginia | 25 | $112,875 | $18,670 |
| Tennessee | 26 | $111,718 | $17,092 |
| Mississippi | 15 | $110,984 | $17,825 |
| Maine | 3 | $109,529 | $20,409 |
| Minnesota | 11 | $109,070 | $25,025 |
| Idaho | 5 | $108,882 | $19,982 |
| Hawaii | 3 | $107,453 | $26,166 |
| Illinois | 43 | $107,202 | $19,996 |
| Alabama | 13 | $99,655 | $17,458 |
| Oregon | 9 | $98,770 | $25,382 |
| Ohio | 38 | $98,697 | $18,775 |
| Utah | 5 | $98,241 | $19,648 |
| New Hampshire | 6 | $98,083 | $20,774 |
| Wisconsin | 13 | $97,662 | $20,185 |
| Indiana | 22 | $96,476 | $19,308 |
| Delaware | 3 | $96,083 | $20,163 |
| Kentucky | 18 | $95,859 | $18,014 |
| North Carolina | 26 | $92,496 | $20,394 |
| Vermont | 2 | $91,218 | $19,055 |
| Nebraska | 5 | $90,311 | $21,070 |
| Arkansas | 16 | $88,823 | $17,712 |
| North Dakota | 5 | $86,162 | $19,735 |
| Michigan | 28 | $85,605 | $20,146 |
| Montana | 5 | $82,608 | $19,803 |
| Massachusetts | 17 | $82,192 | $25,202 |
| West Virginia | 11 | $82,181 | $16,909 |
| Rhode Island | 2 | $81,048 | $22,192 |
| Iowa | 8 | $77,059 | $18,189 |
| New Mexico | 2 | $62,507 | $20,585 |
| Maryland | 25 | $35,170 | $29,671 |
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.