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Medicare DRG 281. What hospitals charge and what Medicare pays, 2024.
Avg hospital charge
$51,488
Avg total payment
$8,785
Avg Medicare pays
$6,648
Hospitals reporting
1,238
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 | 12 | $99,283 | $7,187 |
| Alaska | 3 | $94,774 | $7,903 |
| California | 108 | $83,979 | $8,980 |
| Florida | 102 | $71,150 | $6,124 |
| New Jersey | 36 | $67,447 | $7,009 |
| Colorado | 9 | $67,081 | $6,103 |
| Texas | 84 | $64,565 | $6,604 |
| Arizona | 26 | $62,221 | $6,415 |
| Alabama | 15 | $58,737 | $5,260 |
| New York | 64 | $55,738 | $9,014 |
| Pennsylvania | 54 | $53,988 | $6,090 |
| New Mexico | 4 | $51,780 | $6,071 |
| Georgia | 42 | $50,953 | $6,730 |
| Tennessee | 30 | $47,601 | $5,423 |
| Idaho | 8 | $47,297 | $6,427 |
| New Hampshire | 10 | $47,065 | $6,069 |
| South Carolina | 19 | $46,817 | $5,986 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | $46,537 | $8,254 |
| Mississippi | 12 | $46,144 | $4,976 |
| Kansas | 14 | $45,680 | $5,832 |
| Illinois | 49 | $45,672 | $6,091 |
| Oklahoma | 16 | $45,644 | $6,099 |
| Missouri | 22 | $45,407 | $5,686 |
| Washington | 31 | $43,716 | $6,453 |
| Indiana | 28 | $43,708 | $5,845 |
| Hawaii | 2 | $43,580 | $7,829 |
| Virginia | 39 | $43,496 | $5,704 |
| Kentucky | 21 | $41,590 | $5,211 |
| Louisiana | 16 | $40,170 | $5,113 |
| South Dakota | 5 | $40,085 | $5,865 |
| Wyoming | 3 | $39,971 | $8,493 |
| Ohio | 56 | $39,615 | $5,681 |
| Nebraska | 8 | $39,595 | $5,860 |
| Connecticut | 11 | $38,026 | $7,493 |
| Wisconsin | 23 | $36,977 | $6,014 |
| North Carolina | 37 | $36,459 | $6,194 |
| Oregon | 17 | $35,904 | $7,432 |
| Delaware | 4 | $35,413 | $6,479 |
| Arkansas | 19 | $33,750 | $5,187 |
| Minnesota | 16 | $33,716 | $6,069 |
| Iowa | 15 | $33,447 | $5,344 |
| Utah | 5 | $33,370 | $6,414 |
| Michigan | 43 | $33,228 | $6,227 |
| Rhode Island | 5 | $32,362 | $7,241 |
| West Virginia | 14 | $31,222 | $5,192 |
| Maine | 7 | $30,333 | $6,663 |
| Massachusetts | 30 | $28,424 | $7,232 |
| North Dakota | 5 | $27,562 | $5,766 |
| Montana | 6 | $25,891 | $5,788 |
| Vermont | 3 | $20,213 | $5,998 |
| Maryland | 29 | $13,181 | $10,378 |
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.