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Medicare DRG 229. What hospitals charge and what Medicare pays, 2024.
Avg hospital charge
$164,195
Avg total payment
$29,600
Avg Medicare pays
$26,298
Hospitals reporting
198
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 4 | $241,678 | $31,416 |
| California | 26 | $221,287 | $34,437 |
| Kentucky | 5 | $212,681 | $21,130 |
| Virginia | 5 | $209,675 | $22,806 |
| Arizona | 7 | $202,423 | $25,338 |
| Idaho | 2 | $196,085 | $25,396 |
| Florida | 20 | $181,026 | $23,662 |
| Kansas | 4 | $180,139 | $22,324 |
| Texas | 10 | $177,960 | $22,702 |
| New Jersey | 4 | $176,670 | $29,127 |
| New York | 12 | $173,454 | $32,777 |
| New Mexico | 2 | $167,312 | $18,907 |
| West Virginia | 3 | $165,956 | $27,743 |
| South Carolina | 2 | $161,234 | $29,317 |
| Georgia | 7 | $156,344 | $24,088 |
| Washington | 7 | $154,691 | $26,895 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | $153,415 | $31,159 |
| North Carolina | 5 | $147,112 | $25,480 |
| Alabama | 2 | $142,783 | $18,538 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | $140,898 | $26,650 |
| Oregon | 1 | $138,152 | $24,016 |
| Illinois | 9 | $135,980 | $25,385 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | $135,583 | $27,122 |
| Maine | 1 | $135,132 | $26,342 |
| South Dakota | 2 | $134,761 | $24,684 |
| Ohio | 3 | $134,212 | $23,879 |
| Minnesota | 2 | $129,348 | $29,175 |
| Tennessee | 5 | $128,936 | $22,448 |
| Michigan | 6 | $128,529 | $25,239 |
| Mississippi | 4 | $121,946 | $20,033 |
| Missouri | 6 | $121,801 | $21,614 |
| Arkansas | 3 | $115,252 | $21,616 |
| Iowa | 1 | $113,981 | $20,432 |
| Massachusetts | 5 | $113,980 | $33,849 |
| Vermont | 1 | $112,863 | $14,568 |
| Nebraska | 4 | $107,440 | $23,400 |
| Colorado | 2 | $105,914 | $21,816 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | $102,921 | $20,073 |
| Delaware | 1 | $97,169 | $22,936 |
| Indiana | 2 | $84,562 | $23,001 |
| North Dakota | 1 | $83,917 | $23,289 |
| Connecticut | 1 | $83,552 | $31,375 |
| Maryland | 1 | $35,518 | $23,461 |
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.