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Medicare DRG 304. What hospitals charge and what Medicare pays, 2024.
Avg hospital charge
$57,543
Avg total payment
$11,501
Avg Medicare pays
$9,244
Hospitals reporting
296
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 | 7 | $116,568 | $9,202 |
| New York | 14 | $85,818 | $12,864 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | $85,055 | $10,580 |
| Kansas | 3 | $84,074 | $7,242 |
| California | 21 | $81,656 | $12,101 |
| New Jersey | 10 | $77,088 | $9,356 |
| Maine | 1 | $76,155 | $11,492 |
| Florida | 29 | $64,750 | $8,585 |
| Texas | 36 | $64,029 | $8,365 |
| Utah | 1 | $63,232 | $8,298 |
| Georgia | 18 | $58,020 | $8,951 |
| Pennsylvania | 7 | $56,813 | $8,822 |
| West Virginia | 1 | $55,368 | $7,171 |
| Washington | 4 | $54,886 | $9,162 |
| Connecticut | 4 | $54,076 | $10,815 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | $53,194 | $7,885 |
| Alabama | 3 | $52,886 | $8,419 |
| Illinois | 11 | $51,686 | $8,557 |
| Missouri | 5 | $51,160 | $8,003 |
| Indiana | 8 | $50,625 | $7,939 |
| Minnesota | 1 | $50,196 | $11,121 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | $50,191 | $10,133 |
| Ohio | 8 | $49,834 | $8,211 |
| Iowa | 1 | $48,043 | $6,407 |
| Arizona | 7 | $47,836 | $9,512 |
| South Carolina | 6 | $47,812 | $8,239 |
| Virginia | 10 | $47,365 | $7,788 |
| Tennessee | 8 | $46,303 | $7,385 |
| Massachusetts | 7 | $46,150 | $10,697 |
| North Carolina | 11 | $40,181 | $8,364 |
| Delaware | 3 | $39,750 | $8,935 |
| New Mexico | 3 | $38,019 | $8,579 |
| Nebraska | 1 | $36,737 | $7,135 |
| Michigan | 10 | $36,540 | $8,478 |
| Arkansas | 4 | $36,089 | $6,791 |
| Louisiana | 5 | $35,936 | $6,822 |
| Mississippi | 5 | $34,201 | $7,401 |
| Kentucky | 2 | $33,875 | $7,147 |
| Maryland | 14 | $17,349 | $13,856 |
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.