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Medicare DRG 244. What hospitals charge and what Medicare pays, 2024.
Avg hospital charge
$87,651
Avg total payment
$16,362
Avg Medicare pays
$13,252
Hospitals reporting
241
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2 | $186,886 | $15,242 |
| California | 11 | $147,934 | $18,185 |
| Texas | 12 | $133,169 | $12,606 |
| New Jersey | 5 | $110,751 | $14,422 |
| Florida | 25 | $107,447 | $11,968 |
| Pennsylvania | 8 | $106,378 | $12,865 |
| Alaska | 1 | $98,942 | $14,478 |
| Arizona | 7 | $98,005 | $11,987 |
| South Carolina | 10 | $96,156 | $12,367 |
| Virginia | 11 | $94,599 | $12,862 |
| Georgia | 5 | $92,834 | $13,258 |
| New York | 17 | $91,959 | $15,649 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | $91,531 | $16,174 |
| Tennessee | 7 | $88,268 | $11,415 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | $87,146 | $10,558 |
| Illinois | 6 | $86,662 | $11,824 |
| Washington | 4 | $81,293 | $14,295 |
| Indiana | 4 | $80,728 | $11,542 |
| South Dakota | 2 | $79,047 | $12,086 |
| Minnesota | 6 | $78,318 | $14,165 |
| Louisiana | 2 | $78,095 | $10,447 |
| West Virginia | 2 | $77,605 | $10,154 |
| Mississippi | 4 | $77,511 | $10,043 |
| Maine | 2 | $77,348 | $12,239 |
| North Carolina | 14 | $73,433 | $12,173 |
| Ohio | 10 | $69,044 | $12,306 |
| Oregon | 3 | $68,546 | $14,278 |
| Kentucky | 1 | $67,669 | $11,691 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | $66,195 | $13,709 |
| Kansas | 4 | $65,933 | $10,827 |
| Iowa | 3 | $65,362 | $11,510 |
| Michigan | 4 | $64,528 | $11,861 |
| Wyoming | 1 | $64,338 | $15,480 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | $63,709 | $12,236 |
| Vermont | 1 | $63,080 | $6,330 |
| Delaware | 2 | $62,956 | $13,220 |
| Nebraska | 1 | $62,420 | $10,668 |
| Alabama | 3 | $61,854 | $11,676 |
| Connecticut | 2 | $58,976 | $15,349 |
| North Dakota | 1 | $58,749 | $12,051 |
| Missouri | 3 | $58,260 | $12,867 |
| Massachusetts | 6 | $56,734 | $17,044 |
| Montana | 4 | $52,557 | $13,127 |
| Idaho | 1 | $50,457 | $12,594 |
| Arkansas | 3 | $48,327 | $9,662 |
| Utah | 1 | $41,671 | $13,664 |
| Maryland | 8 | $25,805 | $20,306 |
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.